Take a look at what your local government is up to this week

From incentives for National Gypsum to riot gear for the sheriff's office, several major issues are before local government bodies this week.

April 1, 2018

City Council

The Wilmington City Council meets Tuesday 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, items on the council’s agenda include:

Consider the approval of a resolution to National Gypsum Company, this item was continued from February and would grant up to $230,000 in incentives for the company
Consider amending the land development code to allow buildings associated with a development agreement to reach 75-feet in height without a special use permit (Read more about The Avenue and the request)
Consider approving a rezoning to allow for the construction of a new church and YMCA Activity Center on George Anderson Drive

Wilmington Planning Commision

The Wilmington Planning Commission will meet Wednesday 6 p.m. in City Hall and the agenda includes several requests including:

A rezoning request for 9.30-acres on Wrightsville Avenue to change from mobile home park to residential-7
A rezoning request for 9.40-acres to change the zoning for a mobile home park to multifamily medium density on Military Cutoff Road for Arboretum Village
A conditional district rezoning for 21.51-acres of land on Military Cutoff Road to allow for the construction of a mixed-use development

County Commissioners

The New Hanover County Commissioners meet Monday, 4 p.m. at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, agenda items include:

The approval of a resolution to help the Sheriff’s Office acquire $20,000 worth of new riot control suits
Consider the rezoning request for nearly 2-acres of land off Market Street to allow for the construction of a retail and office center
Consider approving a rezoning request for more than 7-acres on Piner Road to construct an apartment complex

County Commissioners

The Pender County Board of County Commissioners meet Tuesday, 4 p.m. in the county’s public assembly room, agenda items include:

Approval of a $63,000 contract to re-carpet the Pender County Library in Burgaw
Receive an annual report on communicable diseases from the Pender County Board of Health