Kinston public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Tue Sep 5, 2023
City Council
✓ Decided: City Council approves special use permit for bar at 209 S. Queen Street
The City Council approved a special use permit for a bar and authorized a lease agreement for a church. The council also adopted the meeting agenda and approved the minutes from the August 22, 2023 meeting.
- Approved Special Use Permit for a bar at 209 S. Queen Street (5-0)
- Approved lease agreement for 533 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to Bonnie Bass Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ (5-0)
- Adopted the meeting agenda (5-0)
- Approved minutes of the August 22, 2023 meeting (5-0)
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Mayor's Crime Intervention Task Force
✓ Decided: Task Force adopts agenda and approves June 8 meeting minutes
The Task Force adopted its agenda and approved the minutes from the June 8, 2023, meeting. The session primarily served as a forum for Governor Roy Cooper and state officials to introduce the NC SAFE campaign for secure firearm storage.
- Adopted the meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Approved minutes from June 8, 2023 (unanimous)
Tue Aug 22, 2023
City Council
✓ Decided: City Council approves $2.26M sewer project and new dump trucks
The City Council approved a contract for sewer rehabilitation on Vernon Avenue and the purchase of two replacement dump trucks. The council also approved the minutes from the July 31, 2023 meeting.
- Approved Vernon Avenue Sewer Rehabilitation Project award to Herring Rivenbark, Inc. for $2,255,993.40 (5-0)
- Approved purchase of two replacement dump trucks for Street and Stormwater Sections at $145,300.00 each (5-0)
- Approved July 31, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Adopted meeting agenda (5-0)