Burgaw public meetings in 2024
26 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Town Council
The Burgaw Board of Commissioners will consider budget amendments, including a fund balance appropriation for Duke Energy and insurance proceeds. The meeting includes public hearings on a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance and the adoption of updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
- Approval of November 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes
- Ordinance 2024-33 Amending FY 2024-2025 budget for Duke Energy work
- Ordinance 2024-34 Amending FY 2024-2025 budget for insurance proceeds
- Public Hearing: Text amendment to Chapter 14 of the Unified Development Ordinance
- Public Hearing: Adoption of updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
The Burgaw Board of Commissioners approved several items, including a Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan, flood damage prevention ordinance updates, and adoption of updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The board also appropriated $75,000 for sidewalk replacements on North Wright and Bridgers Streets, approved the FY 2025-26 budget calendar, and added a seat belt requirement to the golf cart ordinance. All votes were unanimous.
- Approved Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan with noted corrections (unanimous)
- Adopted updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) via Ordinance 2024-36 (unanimous)
- Amended UDO Chapter 14 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance via Ordinance 2024-35 (unanimous)
- Appropriated $75k for sidewalk replacements on North Wright and Bridgers Streets (unanimous)
- Approved FY 2025-26 budget calendar with retreat Feb 18-19 and work session May 5-6 (unanimous)
- Added seat belt requirement to golf cart ordinance (unanimous)
- Approved 2025 regular meeting schedule via Resolution 2024-34 (unanimous)
- Extended Town Attorney agreement through January 31, 2025 (unanimous)
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on three proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance. The board will also consider budget amendments regarding building permit revenue and fee schedules.
- Ordinance 2024-30: Adding auction houses (excluding livestock) as a by-right use in the I-1 zoning district
- Ordinance 2024-31: Modifying tree mitigation and removal requirements on public property
- Ordinance 2024-32: Modifying tree inventory requirements
- Ordinance 2024-28: Amending FY 2024-2025 budget for building permit revenue and inspections expenditures
- Ordinance 2024-29: Amending FY 2024-2025 budget to reflect changes to the Schedule of Fees
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will meet for a special session to discuss town priorities and projects. The council will also consider a resolution supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans.
- Resolution 2024-28 Supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans
- Work session regarding town priorities and projects
Town Council
The agenda for this meeting consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific projects, rezonings, or contracts are listed for decision or discussion.
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will consider amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance regarding land use. The meeting includes public hearings on permitting recreational camps in specific districts and removing separation requirements for bars and nightclubs. The Board will also review budget amendments and a utility franchise renewal.
- Ordinance 2024-26: Adding recreational and vacation camps as a use in I-1 and O&I districts
- Ordinance 2024-27: Removing minimum separation between bars, cocktail lounges, or nightclubs and churches, schools, parks, or residences
- Ordinance 2024-24: Budget amendment for Fire Department T-shirt purchase
- Ordinance 2024-25: Budget amendment for the Beautification Committee
- Duke Energy Progress, LLC Franchise Ordinance Renewal
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Town Council
The Burgaw Town Council will consider and vote on several agenda items, including routine consent agenda approvals and budget amendments for sidewalk repair and speed limit sign purchases. A key decision is the adoption of the Capital Project Ordinance for the Town of Burgaw Stormwater Masterplan. The council will also review special requests such as a street closure request from Pender United and a franchise ordinance renewal from Duke Energy Progress, LLC.
- Ordinance 2024-23 – Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance for the Town of Burgaw Stormwater Masterplan
- Ordinance 2024-21 – FY 2024-2025 budget amendment for a fund balance appropriation for sidewalk repair
- Ordinance 2024-22 – FY 2024-2025 budget amendment for a fund balance appropriation for purchase of speed limit signs
- Special Events Application – Sydney Lewis
- Street Closure Request – Pender United
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
General
The Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the town's priorities and projects. The meeting is scheduled for August 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Burgaw Town Center.
- Work session on town priorities and projects
- Meeting at Burgaw Town Center, 108 E Wilmington St
- Scheduled for August 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
General
The Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting for routine procedural matters, including a quasi‑judicial training session. No decisions or contracts are listed on the agenda.
- Call to Order
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Quasi-judicial Training
- Adjournment
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding a wall mural request in the Central Business District. The council will also review budget amendments for fire marshal fees and a loan for lead service line replacement.
- Resolution 2024-23: Mural request at 101 S Wright St
- Ordinance 2024-20: FY 2024-2025 budget amendment for Fire Marshal fee schedule
- Resolution 2024-22: NCDEQ Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan for lead service line replacement
- Ordinance 2024-19: Town of Burgaw Golf Cart Ordinance
- North Walker Street box culvert replacement project update
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will consider several land use requests, including a conditional rezoning for a bar/cocktail lounge at 114 S Dickerson St. The agenda also includes a nine-lot residential subdivision request on East Coston Road and the annexation of Pender County property on Old Savannah Road.
- Conditional zoning request for a bar/cocktail lounge at 114 S Dickerson St
- 9-lot single-family residential development on East Coston Road
- Voluntary annexation of Pender County property on Old Savannah Road
- Adoption of the Town of Burgaw Resilience Strategy (Resolution 2024-18)
- Authorization for electronic payments (Resolution 2024-19)
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
General
The Board will hold a public hearing for the consideration of adopting Ordinance 2024-16, the FY 2024-2025 budget. A planning session is scheduled to discuss sewer capacity processes, street acceptance standards, and facade grant boundaries. The meeting also includes a street closure request for the 4th of July Parade.
- Public hearing for adoption of FY 2024-2025 Budget (Ordinance 2024-16)
- Street closure request for the 4th of July Parade
- Discussion on developing sewer capacity processes and procedures
- Discussion on standards for street acceptance by the Town
- Discussion regarding facade grant boundary
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will consider a rezoning request for the Weldon Village subdivision at 2630 NC HWY 53 W to allow for 487 single-family homes. The board is also scheduled to consider adopting the FY 2024-2025 budget.
- Rezoning request for a 487-lot subdivision at 2630 NC HWY 53 W
- Adoption of the FY 2024-2025 Town Budget (Ordinance 2024-16)
- Resolution supporting the purchase of South End of Topsail Beach by NC Coastal Land Trust
- Funding request for the Walker Street Culvert Project
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will review requests for traffic signal installations at NC Highway 53/US Highway 117 Business and US Highway 117 Bypass/Wilmington Street. The meeting includes a budget amendment for a donation to the NC Blueberry Festival Association and a review of a solid waste collection services contract.
- Ordinance 2024-11: Budget amendment for NC Blueberry Festival Association donation
- Resolution 2024-12: Traffic signal and intersection improvements at NC Highway 53 and US Highway 117 Business
- Resolution 2024-13: Request for traffic light at US Highway 117 Bypass and Wilmington Street
- Contract for Solid Waste Collection Services
- Resolution 2024-14: Grant application for Phase 3 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will meet for a special session to discuss the budget. No other substantive items are listed on the agenda.
- Budget discussion
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss the budget and conduct technology training. The meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2024, at the Burgaw Town Center.
- Budget discussion
- Technology training
Planning Board
The Planning & Zoning Board will consider a conditional district rezoning request. The proposal involves converting land from Rural Agricultural to Residential Conditional District for a single-family subdivision at 2630 NC HWY 53 W.
- Conditional district rezoning for 531-lot single-family residential subdivision
- Rezoning of 2630 NC HWY 53 W from RA to R-20 (CZ)
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding a request by Nathan Tew to amend the Unified Development Ordinance. The proposed change would allow one recorded access easement for an existing lot of record with no road frontage. The board will also review requests related to the NC Blueberry Festival.
- Ordinance 2024-09: Amending FY 2023-2024 budget for an easement purchase
- Public hearing on Ordinance 2024-10: Text amendment to Section 2.3.5 regarding nonconforming lots of record
- Resolution 2024-10: Statement of Consistency for the Nathan Tew text amendment
- NC Blueberry Festival: Public funding request and street closure request
- Chamber of Commerce Agreement
🗳️ How they voted (3 roll-call votes)
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on several zoning requests, including a multifamily project and a detention facility. The board is also reviewing budget amendments for town signage and parking lot paving.
- Rezoning request for 30 3-bedroom townhomes on North Timberly Lane
- Special use permit for a detention facility and sheriff’s office on Old Savannah Road
- Budget amendment for a digital message board, holiday decorations, and Burgaw Town Center parking lot paving
- Budget amendment for changes to the Pay Classification Plan
- Proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
Tourism Development Authority
The Tourism Development Authority is meeting to review updates on town banners and wayfinding signs. The body will also discuss the Blueberry Festival, including a grant application and local Airbnb advertising.
- Welcome to Burgaw Banners update
- Giveaway quotes from ThreadFX
- Wayfinding Signs update
- Blueberry Festival grant application
- Local Airbnb advertising
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss the budget and prioritize the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
- Budget discussion
- Capital Improvement Program (CIP) prioritization
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will meet to review departmental items and conduct a budget discussion. The meeting also includes a recap of the previous year from the Manager.
- Budget discussion
- Manager recap of previous year
- Departmental items
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will consider several changes to the Unified Development Ordinance and a conditional rezoning for a health services project. The meeting also includes discussions on town ordinances and funding requests for local organizations.
- Public hearing on UDO text amendments regarding regulated trees and survey methods for projects over 40 acres requested by D.R. Horton
- Public hearing on UDO text amendments to allow temporary construction and use for projects with conditional zoning release
- Conditional rezoning request for Pender County Health and Human Services project on Progress Drive
- Resolution 2024-04 opposing the NC Rate Bureau's request for homeowners' insurance rate increases
- Funding requests from the Downtown Business Association and Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce
General
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet to receive departmental updates on programs and special events. The board will discuss the West Side Trail and results from the Master Plan Recreation Needs. Budget reviews will include current revenues and the Parks and Recreation Fund.
- Master Plan Recreation Needs results
- West Side Trail update
- Parks and Recreation Fund budget review
- Tourism Development Authority Board update
- Parks Foundation of Burgaw update
Tourism Development Authority
The Tourism Development Authority is meeting to approve previous meeting minutes and receive updates on tourism initiatives. Discussions include media partnerships and community sponsorships.
- Cumulus Media Group updates
- Welcome to Burgaw Banners
- Summer giveaways
- Burgaw Dixie Youth Sponsorship
Town Council
The Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings regarding a rezoning request and special use permit for a multifamily project on Timberly Lane. The meeting also includes early citizen input on the FY 2024-25 budget and updates on town infrastructure projects.
- Public hearing for rezoning Timberly Lane from R-12 to R-7(CZ) for 40 3-bedroom townhomes
- Special use permit request for multifamily residential on Timberly Lane
- Early citizen input on the FY 2024-25 Budget
- Public funding request for The 1865 Society of Pender County, LLC
- Amendments to the Burgaw Incubator Kitchen cleaning policy
🗳️ How they voted (4 roll-call votes)
Tourism Development Authority
The Tourism Development Authority is meeting to review marketing updates and discuss a sponsorship for Burgaw Dixie Youth. The body will also review updates regarding AlphaGraphics rack cards and Cumulus Media Group.
- Burgaw Dixie Youth Sponsorship
- AlphaGraphics rack cards updates
- Cumulus Media Group updates
- Upcoming Market discussion