Tuesday, November 10, 2026

The Agenda: In local government this week

The Board of Elections, including in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties, will canvass election results on Friday, Nov. 13. (Port City Daily/File)

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, Nov. 9

The Brunswick County Planning Board will host a regular meeting at 4 p.m. Meetings can be watched here. The agenda includes:

  • Consideration of the Heron Bluff Major Subdivision consisting of 172 single family units on approximately 80.18 acres, creating an overall density of 2.13 DUPA
  • Rezoning of a Chappell Loop Road property near Leland from High Density Residential to commercial intensive
  • Request to hold a public hearing for a UDO text amendment on crossover modern homes
  • An extension request for Leaning Pine

The Pender County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. in the Dr. Katherine Herring Resource Center, 798 US Highway 117 S. Meetings are livestreamed here. The agenda includes:

  • PCS 26-27 Budget Resolution to include all funding sources 
  • Swearing in Jason Jordan for the District 2 vacancy

The Brunswick County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. at the BOE location, 75 Stamp Act Drive NE, in Bolivia. The board will conduct sample audit counts, as well as review and count absentee ballots and provisional ballots. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis and the meeting is streamed here.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

The Carolina Beach Town Council will host a special meeting at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers to hear a presentation from the UNC School of Government about the beachfront park. Meetings can be found here.

The Carolina Beach Town Council will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Meetings can be found here and the agenda includes:

  • Presentation of the annual audit
  • A public hearing for a conditional zoning mod for an outdoor space expansion for the event/venue at 205 Charlotte Ave.

The Oak Island Town Council will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Meetings can be found here and the agenda includes:

  • Appointments to the Board of Adjustment and Planning Board
  • Establishment of an ad hoc committee on branding and wayfinding

The Belville Planning Board will host a meeting at 6 p.m. at the Brunswick Community College Leland Center. The agenda includes: 

  • A public hearing on a rezoning of a 3.6-acre Ocean Highway property from industrial to business highway

The Burgaw Board of Commissioners is meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the Burgaw Town Center, 108 East Wilmington Street. The agenda includes:

  • Quasi-judicial hearing for a preliminary plat for a major subdivision of a 6-lot single-family detached residential development located west of East Coston Road. 

The New Hanover County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Board of Elections Office, 226 Government Center Dr. The board will conduct sample audit counts, as well as review and count absentee ballots and provisional ballots. Limited in-person seating will be available. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The meeting can be streamed here.

The Pender County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. at 805 S. Walker St. The board will conduct sample audit counts, as well as review and count absentee ballots and provisional ballots. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority board meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in Rooms 138 and 139, NHC Building, 230 Government Center Drive. The CFPUA Sustainability Committee meets at 10:30 a.m. 

Thursday, Nov. 12

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will hold an agenda review at 11 a.m. in the NHC Government Center, 230 Government Center. Meetings are livestreamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Carolina Beach Planning Board will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Meetings can be found here. and the agenda includes:

  • A conditional zoning for a 16-unit mixed-use building at 308 Carolina Beach Avenue in the CBD
  • A conditional zoning for a floating dock at 313 Canal Drive.

The Southport Board of Aldermen will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Building. Meetings can be found here and the agenda includes:

  • Public hearing regarding a modification to Southport Crossing PUD
  • Discussion and consideration of potential city charter amendments
  • Consideration of budget town hall meeting

The Navassa Planning Board will host a meeting at 6 p.m. at 338 Main St. An agenda was not posted by press.

The North Topsail Beach Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 2008 Loggerhead Court. Meetings are livestreamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Surf City Planning Board will meet at 4  p.m. at the Surf City Town Hall, 214 West Florence Way. Meetings are livestreamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

The Surf City Shoreline & Resiliency Committee will meet at 9 a.m. at the Surf City Town Hall, 214 West Florence Way. Meetings are livestreamed here. An agenda was not posted by press.

Friday, Nov. 13

The New Hanover County Board of Elections will canvass midterm election results at 11 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room at the Board of Elections Office, 226 Government Center Dr. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.The meeting can be streamed here.

The Brunswick County Board of Elections will canvass results at 11 a.m. in Commissioners’ Chambers, 30 Government Center Dr NE. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The meeting can be streamed here.

The Pender County Board of Elections will canvass results at 11 a.m. at 805 S. Walker St. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.


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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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