Monday, October 19, 2026

The Agenda: In local government this week

North Topsail Beach plans to demolish its current fire station No. 2 and build a new, more durable one in the same spot. (Courtesy rendering)

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.

Tuesday, Jan. 2

The Topsail Beach Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 10 a.m. at town hall, 820 S. Anderson Blvd. The meeting can be livestreamed here. The agenda includes discussion of the comprehensive parks and recreation master plan.

Wednesday, Jan. 3

The New Hanover County Board of Education will hold an agenda review meeting at 2 p.m. in the Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th St. Meetings are live streamed here. The agenda includes information items on district field trips, Title IX, the Career Readiness Academy at Mosely, and a safety committee. 

Cape Fear Public Utilities Authority’s finance committee will meet at 9 a.m. at 230 Government Center Dr. Its agenda includes a $2.4 million contract with A.C. Shultes of Carolina, Inc. for the Grace Street and Chestnut Street Water and Sewer Rehabilitation Project, as well as $163,381.94 cost sharing agreement for water main installation at the Barclay West Development. At 10 a.m., the executive committee meets, with an agenda including the attorney’s and executive director’s reports.

Surf City Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. at the Surf City Municipal Complex, 214 W. Florence Way. 

North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen will meet at 11 a.m. at town hall, 2008 Loggerhead Court. The meeting can be livestreamed here. A few items on the agenda include:

  • A resolution to approve installment financing with JP Morgan Chase not to exceed $5.6 million to pay for the demolition of the current fire station and construction of a new one. Read PCD coverage here.
  • Ordinance to allow the town to enforce abandoned and junk vessels. Read PCD coverage of Surf City’s similar ordinance here.
  • Adoption of a code of ethics policy

Pender County Planning Board meets at 6 p.m. at the Hampstead Annex, 15060 US Highway 17. The agenda includes a rezoning request for 1.52 acres from planned development zoning district to general business zoning in the Topsail Township.

Thursday, Jan. 4

The Town of Burgaw Tourism Development Authority will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Burgaw Town Center, 108 E. Wilmington St.

Surf City Promotions, Special Events and Tourism Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. at the Surf City Municipal Complex, 214 W. Florence Way. 

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will hold an agenda review at 4 p.m. at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive.

New Hanover County Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, 24 N. Third St. The meeting can be livestreamed on NHCTV and YouTube. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Pender County Technical Review Committee meets in the Pender County Public Assembly Room at 9 a.m. The agenda includes site development plans for a veterinarian facility/office consisting of exam rooms, x-ray/surgical areas, and office space. Also discussed will be the development of a building for American Legion meetings and associated activities, and rezoning two parcels on Malpass Road from general business to a conditional zoning district that permits light industrial and commercial uses (read more about the latter from PCD here).

Friday, Jan. 5

The Town of Burgaw Beautification Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Burgaw Town Center, 108 E. Wilmington St.

The Southport Board of Aldermen will meet at 9 a.m. in the Indian Trail Meeting Hall, 113 W. Moore St. Meetings are live streamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Belville Board of Commissioners is holding a special meeting at 8:30 a.m., 63 River Rd. The purpose is to approve request additional funds for the Belville Elementary School / Rice Hope Multi-Use Paths Project and provide the required local match. 


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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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