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 8
The Brunswick County Planning Board will meet in the commissioners’ chambers at the Brunswick County Government Center, 30 Government Center Drive NE. The agenda includes multiple rezonings, a parking reduction request and modifying planned development:
- Rezoning on 12 acres on Macedonia Road from rural residential to neighborhood commercial
- Revising Holden Beach Landing requests to more than double density from 109 single-family homes to 295
- Liberty Healthcare wants to reduce parking from 357 to 305 parking spaces
The Pender County Board of Education will have a budget planning meeting at 2 p.m. in the Dr. Katherine Herring Resource Center, 798 U.S. Highway 117 S. Meetings are livestreamed here.
The Southport Board of Aldermen will have a special meeting at 9 a.m. in the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. to discuss the shoreline stabilization project, the UDO, and the role of board liaisons. Meetings are livestreamed here.
Tuesday, April 9
Leland Town Council will hold a fiscal year 2024-2025 budget work session at 6 p.m. in town hall. The work session does not include public comment. Leland council is proposing a 70% tax-rate increase this next fiscal year. The meeting can be livestreamed here.
The Brunswick County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. in the conference room of The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology, 1109 Old Ocean Highway. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda can be viewed here.
The New Hanover County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. in the Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- School safety committee
- School discipline survey
Belville Planning Board will meet in commissioners’ chambers, 63 River Road, at 6:30 p.m. There will be a public heading about modifying landscape buffers, discussion on a sign ordinance and training opportunities. The agenda can be accessed here and recorded meetings can be accessed here.
Carolina Beach Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. at 1121 N. Lake Park Boulevard. The agenda includes public hearings for two text amendments for zoning district regulations, including dimensional standards for principal structures and lots and standards for wine and beer shops. The meetings can be livestreamed here.
Town of Oak Island will host a regular council meeting at 6 p.m. in OKI Town Hall. Meetings can be livestreamed here. The agenda includes two quasi-judicial hearings for:
- A hotel’s special use permit in the Commercial Recreational (CR) zoning district located at 1425 E Beach Dr. (read more here)
- A special use permit for a childcare facility in the commercial low density (C-LD) zoning district at 2827 Midway Rd SE, Suite 108
Burgaw Board of Commissioners will meet at 4:30 p.m. at Burgaw Town Center, 108 E. Wilmington Street. The agenda includes public hearings for two text amendments for the unified development ordinance regarding non-conforming lots.
The Brunswick County Board of Elections will test voting equipment for the secondary primary, slated to take place May 14. In-person early voting opens April 25. Brunswick BOE will do logic and accuracy (L&A) testing through a series of steps that will ensure ballots, scanners, and any other components of the voting system are configured and in working order. The board will run test ballots and a bipartisan team and election staff
During the testing, ballots of each style are coded for a mock election and marked in a pre-determined pattern. They are then run through the tabulator and the results compared to the expected result. The tests check the voting system’s ability to read each ballot style and the accuracy of the tabulator when counting votes; it’s overseen by a bipartisan team and election staff. Testing takes place:
- Tuesday, April 9, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
- Wednesday, April 10, 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Thursday, April 11, 9:00 am until finished
It can be livestreamed here.
Wednesday, April 10
Navassa Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at 338 Main St. An agenda was not posted by press.
The Southport Board of Aldermen will have a special closed session at 8:20 a.m. in the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St.
Topsail Beach Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at 820 S. Anderson Boulevard. The agenda includes discussion of a resolution supporting the Coastal Land Trust’s purchase of the South End and an application for funding assistance to purchase parking lots at the South End.
Thursday, April 11
The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers of city hall, 102 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- 1519 Princess Street installation of fence and landscaping on a corner lot
- 1607 Chestnut St. construction of an accessory structure
- 512 Ann St. construction of new residential infill
The Brunswick County Board of Adjustment will meet in commissioners’ chambers at the Brunswick County Government Center, 30 Government Center Drive NE. The agenda includes a place of worship for Bridge of Life Community Church, 2220 Mercantile Drive NE, Leland.
Leland Economic Development Committee will meet at 6 p.m. in town hall, 102 Town Hall Dr. Jason Semple, director of Business Development with Brunswick Business and Industrial Development, will speak and Barnes Sutton will present at economic development update. It can be livestreamed and agenda accessed here.
The New Hanover County Commissioners will have an agenda review at 4 p.m. in the NHC Government Center conference room 138-139, 230 Government Center Drive. Meetings are livestreamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.
The Southport Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m.. in the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Parking study update
- Code enforcement update
- Alleyways
- Minimum housing ordinances
Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Wrightsville Beach Town Hall Council Chambers at 321 Causeway Drive. The agenda includes consideration of a contractor for the search for a new town manager and a resolution exempting the town from NCGS 143-64.31 to allow an engineering firm to develop a new sidewalk from the southern side of Causeway Drive from Island Drive to Live Oak Drive.
Town of Oak Island will hold a special council meeting at 9 a.m. for its 2024-2025 budget workshop. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers, second floor of Oak Island Town Hall, 4601 E. Oak Island Drive; action may be taken. Meetings are livestreamed here.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board will meet at 9 a.m. at 230 Government Center Drive. The agenda includes the discussion of the executive director’s report including environmental, safety, and strategic plan updates and consideration of a resolution for bond reimbursement on multiple projects.
Friday, April 12
The Southport Board of Aldermen will have a special closed session at 8:20 a.m. in the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St.
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