County Meeting Notes

We added basic notes about county government meetings to our coverage. If you have additional story ideas, please send them to reporter and photographer Eleazar “El” Yisrael at (252) 258-9434 or [email protected]

About 6 people were in attendance at the July 7 Board of Commissioners meeting. The next Commissioners Meeting and public hearing for solar energy and wind farm ordinances is scheduled for July 21 at 7 p.m. in the county courthouse annex.

Consent Agenda (routine items to voted on and usually don’t require discussion):

• Approved: Untimely Application for Property Tax Relief.

  • Linda Lewis, under elderly exclusion, submitted an Application for Property Tax Relief 11 days after the deadline of June 1st. Commissioners approved her application to go-through.

• Approved: Pamlico Health Department’s bad debt write-off of $11,825.91.

  • The purpose, according to the health department, is to, “allow Pamlico County Health Department to write-off bills that has been deemed uncollectible for longer than 24 months.” The revenue is not expected anymore.

• Approved: Request by Dare County Board of Commissioners to include Pamlico in the proposed Coastal County Fishery Coalition.

  • A group of counties that want to “defend and support” the commercial fishers.

  • If solidified, Candy Bohmert will serve as the representative.

  • First meeting is planned for next month.

• Approved: Kenny Health to serve as Pamlico’s voting delegate at the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners annual state-wide conference in August.

• Approved: County fee schedule for Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) Minor Development permit increase.

  • The Division of Coastal Management notified the county that CAMA Minor Development permits, to develop around fragile areas like rivers, sounds, and waterways, were going to increase from $100 to $119. The county changed the fee schedule to reflect this—meaning that the listed amount of a CAMA Minor Development permit changed in county documents to reflect change.

• Approved: Public Hearing for Solar Energy and Wind Farm Ordinances to July 21, 2025 regular session meeting @7 pm at the Courthouse Annex in Bayboro.

Correspondence Agenda (discussion required and are not routine):

• Approved: County efforts to apply for the Community Development Block Grant – Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) program by the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

  • The grant is designed for non-entitlement municipality or counties to meet at least one of their main principles:

    

  • The county said that they will apply to support “housing rehabilitation and/or reconstruction efforts.”

• Approved: Continued partnership with McDavid Associates which offers grant support services and administration construction projects such as raising houses.

• Approved: Update to the pay scale to reflect 2.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for county employees.

• Entered closed session to discuss yearly review of County Health Department Director, Melanie Dixon.

  • No action was taken.

• County Finance Officer, Alex Showalter and Grant Administrator, Sara Deskar was hired.

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