Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The Agenda: In local government this week

City of Wilmington council meets this week for an agenda review on Monday and its regular meeting on Wednesday. (Port City Daily/Alexandria Sands)

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Every Monday Port City Daily will share upcoming government meetings around the tri-county region. If there’s an item of public interest, we’ll include that below the listed meeting, too.

Monday, April 15

Town of Leland will have its agenda review meeting at 1 p.m. Staff will give an update on the budget process, since council asked they bring down the property tax increase from 70% to 17%; staff is also giving an update on roadway damage. The agenda is here.

Brunswick County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at 30 Government Dr. The agenda includes multiple public hearings, including water and sewer fees, public housing agency goals and UDO text amendments to both roadways in industrial parks and amendments to the voluntary agricultural district. 

The New Hanover County Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in room 301 of the NHC Courthouse, 24 N. Third St. Meetings are live streamed here. The agenda includes:

  • Consideration of the New Hanover County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council funding recommendation and blylaws
  • Trillium Health Resources annual report
  • Public hearing and consideration of economic development grant 

City of Wilmington Council will hold an agenda briefing at 8:30 a.m. to discuss its Tuesday night meeting.

Tuesday, April 16

Town of Oak Island will hold a special meeting for a budget workshop at 9 a.m. at town hall, 4601 E Oak Island Drive. An agenda was not posted by press, but the meeting will be livestreamed here

The New Hanover County Board of Elections will meet at 5 p.m. in the Longleaf Room at the Board of Elections Office, 1241 A Military Cutoff Road, to review absentee ballot applications and discuss other election-related matters; limited in-person seating will be available. Meetings are available to tune into telephonically by dialing 1-336-218-2051, conference ID 661 030 245 followed by pound. To livestream, view here.

Brunswick County Board of Elections will meet at 4 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, David Sandifer Administration Building, 30 Government Center Drive NE. The meeting can be livestreamed here.

Pender County Board of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. at Pender County Public Assembly Room, 805 S. Walker Street. The agenda includes consideration of a memorandum of understanding for Marine Special Forces off-base training in Pender and a $42,000 budget amendment for lobbying services with Maynard Nexsen. Meetings can be livestreamed here

The Wilmington City Council will meet at 6 p.m. in council chambers of city hall, 102 N. Third St. Meetings are live streamed here. The agenda includes: 

  • Resolution Granting/Denying a Special Use Permit for Property Located at 3933 Princess Place Drive for L.I.N.C., Inc., to Operate a Group Home, Residential in the Office and Institutional (O&I) District [Land Use Action – Quasi-Judicial Hearing]
  • Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Lakeside Partners of Wilmington, Inc., a subsidiary of Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington, Inc., For the Construction of 32 Units of Supportive Rental Housing Utilizing $2,113,506 of HOME Investment Partnerships Program American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP) Funds (Budget Impact – $2,113,506 HOME-ARP funds)

Wednesday, April 17

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and the Airport Authority will hold a joint meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Wilmington International Airport in the second floor Executive Conference Room, 1740 Airport Blvd. The authority will present its annual report to commissioners.

H2Go Brunswick Sewer and Water will meet at 4 p.m. at 146 Gregory Rd. The agenda includes engineer update on multiple projects — Arboretum at Brunswick Forest and Pinewood Cannon — and a resolution to set the May 15 public hearing for the 2024-2025 budget.

The Leland Tourism Development Authority will meet at town hall at 4 p.m. The tourism director Barnes Sutton will present an update, plus it will sign its 2024-2025 budget ordinance in the amount of $230,000, according to the agenda.

Thursday, April 18

Leland Town Council will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. The agenda includes setting a public hearing for the 2024-2025 budget for May 2, and a public hearing to change its code of ordinances to reflect more commercial districts over residential areas. The meeting can be livstreamed here

Town of Navassa will hold a council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 338 Main St.

Brunswick County Community College will meet at 5:30 p.m. in building A board room. An agenda was not posted by press.

The New Hanover County ABC Board will meet at 6009 Market St. at 9 a.m. An agenda was not posted by press. 

Topsail Beach Beach Inlet and Sound committee will meet at 2 p.m. at town hall, 820 S. Anderson Boulevard. An agenda was not posted by press.

The UNCW Board of Trustees will have committee meetings from 11 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the Burney Center on UNCW’s Campus, 601 S. College Road. The agenda can be viewed here. 

The Southport Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Meetings are live streamed here. An agenda was not posted by press. 

Friday, April 19

The Bald Head Island Village Council will meet at 10 a.m. in the Public Safety Complex, 273 Edward Teach Extension. Meetings are live streamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

The UNCW Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Burney Center on UNCW’s Campus, 601 S. College Road. The agenda can be viewed here.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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