{
 "city": "Craven County",
 "state": "North Carolina",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cravencountync.gov/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-07-23",
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 "recent": [
  {
   "date": "2026-07-20",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "County proposes $400,256 fiber‑optic cable relocation for I‑42 expansion",
   "summary": "The Craven County Board of Commissioners will vote on several budget amendments, including a $400,256 amendment to relocate about seven miles of fiber‑optic cable for the NCDOT I‑42 project. Other items include a $25,000 drone purchase funded by a Duke Energy grant, a $27,891 purchase of a central server for the Havelock Pharmacy, and a $6,894 WIC office‑furniture purchase. The board will also consider a request for a public hearing on a proposed limited‑obligation bond financing.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07202026-393",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-06",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to consider beginning of fiscal year budget amendments",
   "summary": "The Craven County Board of Commissioners holds a regular session on July 6, 2026. They will vote on a consent agenda including tax refunds and small budget amendments for fire services and IT. Departmental matters include a drone budget amendment, a pharmacy server funding increase, and several beginning-of-fiscal-year budget amendments for school capital outlay, economic development groups, and a workforce program. The board also considers adopting an information technology on-call policy.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07062026-389",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07062026-389",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-15",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to authorize opioid settlement fund spending",
   "summary": "The Board will consider consent agenda items including tax refunds, an airshow lease, and a $15,000 budget amendment for school PILT payments. Departmental matters include budget amendments for sheriff inmate medical expenses, public transportation safety, register of deeds, water inventory, facilities at 3491 Martin Drive, grant writer funding, industrial park improvements, rescue squads, schools fines, and opioid settlement fund spending. Also proposed are a living shoreline project resolution for Cypress Bay and changes to healthcare coverage for retirees.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06152026-388",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06152026-388",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Public hearing on $168.6M FY 2026-2027 budget with no tax rate increase",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026-2027 budget of $168,611,778, which maintains the current property tax rate of 44.48 cents per $100 valuation. The board will also consider adoption of the budget ordinance. Other agenda items include a consent agenda, a school board lease extension, and several departmental budget amendments.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012026-387",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06012026-387",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06012026-392",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06012026-392",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05192026-391",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05192026-391",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-390",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05182026-390",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-18",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "County Manager to present proposed FY 2026-2027 budget",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will receive the proposed FY 2026-2027 budget presentation from the County Manager. The meeting includes several budget amendments for county departments and requests to close out planning grants.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05182026-386",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05182026-386",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-04",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to hear budgets from schools, community college, and juvenile crime prevention council",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will receive budget presentations from the Board of Education, Craven Community College, and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. Consent agenda items include tax releases and refunds, a sheriff's office cash donation of $120, and health department state funding of $828. Commissioners will also consider appointing a representative to the Attainment NC Cohort Initiative and approving a related memorandum of understanding.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05042026-385",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_05042026-385",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-20",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "County Board to vote on Sudan property redevelopment ordinance and park land purchase",
   "summary": "The Craven County Board of Commissioners will consider multiple agenda items, including approval of a Sudan Property Redevelopment Project ordinance amendment, budget amendment, and related agreements; approval of a Government Center East Project ordinance and budget amendment; and approval of the purchase of land on Highway 101 for a new park. Other items include an FAA grant for the airport, amended CARTS policies, a Social Services budget amendment, and the annual audit contract for FY2026. The consent agenda includes minutes, tax releases, and budget amendments for volunteer fire insurance and senior center donations.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04202026-384",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04202026-384",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-06",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to consider expanding Metropolitan Planning Organization boundary",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding a building reuse agreement for Project Enterprise. They will also consider a Memorandum of Understanding to expand the Metropolitan Planning Organization boundary to include all of Craven County.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04062026-383",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04062026-383",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-16",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board approves application for up to $2.5 million Community Development Block Grant",
   "summary": "The Board approved a $5,991 budget amendment to use interest from a sheriff’s grant for a trailer purchase. It also approved $256,371 for school HVAC repairs funded by the NC Lottery Repair and Renovations Fund and $6,000 for Solid Waste storm‑damage repairs. Commissioners unanimously authorized the Chairman to sign the resolution submitting the County’s application for a Community Development Block Grant‑Economic Development project that could provide up to $2.5 million. Information on a $30,000 County match for Partners in Education athletic programs was received.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03162026-382",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03162026-382",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-02",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to consider $2.2M CDBG grant for site improvements",
   "summary": "The Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive comments on a $2.19 million application for Community Development Block Grant-Economic Development (CDBG-ED) funds. The grant would finance site and infrastructure improvements at Clarks Road. The Board will also consider approving a $256,371 budget amendment for school HVAC repairs and renovations.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03022026-381",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03022026-381",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-16",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Craven County holds public hearings on CDBG funding applications",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings regarding Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications and program amendments. The meeting also includes a presentation of the county's annual audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02162026-380",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02162026-380",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-01-20",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board considers RV park ordinance and approves $80,415 well pump replacement",
   "summary": "The Board of Commissioners is discussing the adoption of a Recreational Vehicle Park Ordinance and reviewing disaster debris contract renewals. The body is also deciding on budget amendments for legal fees and water infrastructure.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01202026-379",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01202026-379",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-01-05",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed Recreational Vehicle Park ordinance",
   "summary": "Commissioners will hear public comment on the Craven County Recreational Vehicle Park ordinance. The board will receive a 4‑H presentation and award certificates to Elizabeth Peluso and Lexi Gilkey for national poultry competition honors. A consent agenda will approve the December 15, 2025 minutes, tax releases, several public‑hearing requests for Community Development Block Grant applications, and a $10,750 budget amendment for the Sheriff’s Office. A budget amendment for the Davis Well pump replacement will also be considered.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01052026-378",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01052026-378",
   "source": "https://www.cravencountync.gov/AgendaCenter"
  }
 ]
}