Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Agenda: This week in local government

The Surf City Town Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the municipal complex, 214 W. Florence Way. (Port City Daily/File)

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, March 6

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. for the State of the County address. Following, the board will hold its regular meeting. It can be livestreamed on NHCTV and YouTube. A few items on the agenda include:

  • Consideration of support of H.R. 524
  • Public hearing for a rezoning request for 104 acres between Castle Hayne and Blue Clay Road from residential to residential moderate density
  • A quasi-judicial hearing for a special-use permit to place a 195-foot-tall wireless communications tower on 4.98 acres on Plantation Road.

Wilmington City Council will hold an agenda briefing at 8:30 a.m. at city hall, 102 North Third St. The meeting can be livestreamed on GTV8 and YouTube.

The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. at 30 Government Center Drive in Bolivia. A few items from the agenda include:

  • Adoption of resolutions to accept additional opioid settlement funding (read more here)
  • The reclassification of 911 dispatchers as first responders
  • A federal legislative update

The Town of Sunset Beach will hold a council meeting in town hall chambers at 6 p.m. Council will discuss jet ski purchases for the fire department, as well as an island phase two parking study and discussion. The agenda can be viewed here.

Tuesday, March 7

The Surf City Town Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the municipal complex, 214 W. Florence Way. The meeting can be livestreamed on YouTube. A few items on the agenda include:

  • Consideration of a plan for the Williams Hurricane House, subdividing a 10.5-acre lot into two residential lots
  • Consideration of a plan for the Accolade Subdivision, a 15.39-acre development at the 2300 block of South Shore Drive, to create 43 single-family homes
  • Consideration of reclassification of the communications position on town staff

Topsail Beach Parks and Recreation Board will meet at 10 a.m. at town hall, 820 S. Anderson Blvd.

Wilmington City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. at city hall, 102 North Third St. The meeting can be livestreamed on GTV8 and YouTube.

The Wilmington Housing Authority Board of Directors will meet at 4 p.m. at Rankin Place Terrace, 415 N. 12th St. in Wilmington. The Housing and Economic Opportunities Board of Directors will meet immediately following. After, the Glover Plaza Board of Directors will convene. 

The Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. An agenda was not published by press. Videos of meetings can be accessed here

The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m., 1805 South 13th St. School board meeting videos can be accessed here. Items on the agenda include: 

  • High school Esports
  • Information on anti-bullying practices
  • Information regarding changing the path of low-performing schools

The Brunswick County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. at 1109 Old Ocean Highway in Bolivia. The meetings can be viewed via livestream. The board will discuss its next school calendar and a letter to representatives regarding the so-called Parents Bill of Rights currently being considered in the General Assembly.

Wednesday, March 8

The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will host a special meeting at 3 p.m. the Port of Wilmington’s board room, 2202 Burnett Blvd. The purpose is for the WMPO Board to tour the NC State Ports Authority facilities.

The Topsail Beach Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at town hall, 820 S. Anderson Blvd. The meeting can be livestreamed on its website. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Cape Fear Utility Authority will meet at 9 a.m. at Lucie Harrell Conference Room, 230 Government Center Dr. Items on the agenda include $572,000 to go HDR Engineerings Inc. of the Carolinas for the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement/Capacity Upgrade Project (read more here) and the sale of two dumps trucks.

The Oak Island Board of Adjustment will meet 10 a.m. in council chambers at Oak Island Town Hall. On the agenda is a height variance for a fence. The meeting can be livestreamed here.

Thursday, March 9

The Surf City Shoreline and Resiliency Committee will meet at 9 a.m. at the municipal training room, 214 W. Florence Way.

The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. at city hall, 102 North Third St. The meeting can be livestreamed on GTV8 and YouTube. The agenda can be found here.

The Carolina Beach Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 6 p.m. in council chambers, 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd. On the agenda is a public discussion regarding a text amendment defining standards for wine and beer shops in neighborhood business. Watch the meeting livestreamed here.

The City of Southport Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. at 223 E. Bay St. Items on the agenda include:

  • Approval of water merger grant funding
  • Mayoral term change to four years
  • An amendment to chapter 3, animal welfare

The Leland Town Council will meet in a special session at 6 p.m. at 102 Town Hall Drive to consider the next fiscal year’s budget.

Friday, March 10

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen are holding a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. Videos of recorded meetings can be accessed 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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