SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Every Monday Port City Daily will share upcoming government and community meetings around the tri-county region. If there’s an item of public interest, it will be included, too.
Monday, Dec. 2
The Wilmington City Council will hold an agenda review at 8:30 a.m. in city hall, 102 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here.
The New Hanover County Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. in the NHC Courthouse, 124 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- New board members are sworn in; election of board leadership
- NHC Strategy Plan Update
Pender County Board of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. in the Public Assembly Room, 805 Walker St. in Burgaw. The meeting can be livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Public hearing regarding amending the noise ordinance
- Presentation on an update on the Imagine Pender 2050 Comprehensive Land Use Plan project
- Swearing in of new board members and appointments of new members to Novant Pender Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Wrightsville Beach Board of Alderman will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. in the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall Conference Room, 321 Causeway Drive, for the purpose of hearing a presentation from Pivot Parking on the town’s parking program.
New Hanover County Board of Elections will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Longleaf Room at the Board of Elections at 1241 A Military Cutoff Road. The meeting will include an evidentiary hearing for the election protest filed by Jefferson Griffin and other election related matters. The meeting will be available by livestream here.
Brunswick County Board of Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. at 30 Government Center Dr. The agenda includes an annual selection of the board’s chair and vice chair and a contact amendment for the Northwest Water Treatment Plant.
The Pender County Board of Education will conduct a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the Dr. Katherine Herring Resource Center, 798 U.S. Highway 117 S. Meetings are livestreamed here. The board will be reviewing school improvement plans.
The New Hanover County Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the NHCS Administration Building, 6410 Carolina Beach Road. The meeting will be held in closed session.
Southport Board of Alderman will meet at 9 a.m. at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The meeting can be livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- 4th of July Committee presentation
- Specialty Southport License Plate
- City Manager’s Strategic Needs Assessment
The Environmental Management Commission is accepting public comments on proposed standards for three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater through Dec. 31. Two hearings are being held this week, including one in Wilmington, at U-170, Union Station Building, Cape Fear Community College, 502 N. Front St. at 6 p.m. on Dec. 2. These proposed standards complement the federal drinking water standards by reducing PFAS entering drinking water sources and addressing past contamination. Standards are being proposed for PFOS, PFOA and GenX. Groundwater quality standards are the maximum allowable concentrations resulting from any discharge of contaminants to the land or waters of the state, which may be tolerated without creating a threat to human health or which would otherwise render the groundwater unsuitable for use as an existing or potential source of drinking water supply for humans. The proposed groundwater standards must be adopted by the EMC. The proposed effective date will be July 1, 2025. Comments delivered at hearings or delivered via mail or email will be given equal consideration in the review process. Read Port City Daily coverage here.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
The Wilmington City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in city hall, 102 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Resolution in Support of Naming the Military Cutoff Bridge Over Market Street the “Cornelius E. Nixon Bridge”
- Ordinance to extend the corporate limits of the City of Wilmington
- Resolution authorizing a fund balance cap for the one cent for affordable housing
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:
- New board members will be sworn in; election of board leadership
- New Hanover County Endowment update
- Bus safety update
- Budget development plan
Pender County Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Hampstead Annex Auditorium, 15060 U.S. Highway 17. The agenda includes a public hearing for McAdams Homes, LLC, for the approval of a master development plan in Topsail Township for the construction of a 79-lot single family residential community across approximately 30 acres. The meeting can be livestreamed here.
Surf City Town Council will meet at Surf City Municipal Complex, 214 W. Florence Way. Meetings can be livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Public hearing about a site plan modification for Applewood Trace development
- Public hearing for flood map adoption
- Public hearing for request from Jackson, Hardison & Batts to annex 29.53 acres on JH Batts Rd. into Surf City
- Resolution to exercise eminent domain over multiple properties located between the mean high-water line of the Atlantic Ocean and the landward side of the construction easement line, as necessary to implement the Banks Channel Navigation Dredging and ancillary Beach Nourishment project
The Brunswick County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. in The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology, 1109 Old Ocean Highway. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- New board members will be sworn in; election of board leadership
- Comprehensive financial audit report
Wilmington Housing Authority Community Outreach and Resident Services (CORS) Committee will be held Glover Plaza at 3 p.m. An agenda was not posted by press, but the public is welcome.
The New Hanover Community Endowment will host a listening session on Dec. 3 at The Harrelson Center, 20 N. 4th St., Ste 214, at 5:30 p.m., the community, for the first time, comes face-to-face with the endowment’s new executive director, Dan Winslow, who took over the reins in October. The session will formally introduce the former judge and lawyer to the community, as well as preview the endowment’s 2025 strategy aimed at enhancing transparency and accessibility, and answer community questions. Panel interviews will follow after the meeting, including Winslow, board chairman Bill Cameron and vice chair Shannon Winslow.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen will meet at 11 a.m. at Town Hall, 2008 Loggerhead Court. The meeting can be livestreamed here; the agenda includes:
- Election of Mayor Pro Tem and committee appointments
- Presentation of fiscal year 2023-24 audit
- NCDOT letter of intent to repeal the speed limit 45 along 3.92-mile section of SR 1568 (New River Inlet Road)
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. at 235 Government Center Dr. The agenda includes a $109,000 engineering contract amendment to WK Dickson for PS 41 & PS 61 upgrades and a resolution to accept a state grant for the Wrightsville Beach consolidation projects.
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. at 235 Government Center Drive. The agenda includes an attorney’s report and executive director’s report.
The Wilmington Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. in city hall, 102 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Conditional district rezoning of the properties containing 1.28 acres +/- from O&I, Office and institutional, to MD-17, High-density multiple-dwelling residential district (Conditional District) for a residential development
The Southport Board of Alderman will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. in Indian Trail Meeting Hall, 113 W. Moore St., to have a discussion on the use of city facilities and city departments space needs. The meeting can be livestreamed here.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Pender County Technical Review Committee will meet at 9 a.m. at 805 Walker St. in Burgaw. An agenda was not posted by press.
The New Hanover County Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. in the NHC Courthouse, 24 N. Third St. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:
- Text Amendment Request (TA24-05) – request by New Hanover County Planning & Land Use to amend Section 4.4.4, Table 5.1.2.A, Section 5.4.5, Section 5.4.6, Section 2.3, Section 4.3.2, and Table 4.2.1 of the New Hanover County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) related to Accessory Dwelling Units, parking ratios for warehouses, parking lot landscaping, street-yard requirements, and mixed-use residential development
Finance and Development (F&D) Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the WHA main office, 1524 S 16th St. The purpose of the meetings is to review and discuss matters relating to the Wilmington Housing Authority and these are public meetings. An agenda was not posted by press.
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