North Wilkesboro
Upcoming
Town Board
The Board of Commissioners will meet to review routine business and approve minutes from previous meetings. The primary action item is a request from the Finance Director to approve Budget Amendment #10 to cover various expenses, including salaries.
- General Fund Budget Amendment #10 for salaries and expenses
- Approval of March 25, 2026, Budget Retreat meeting minutes
- Approval of April 7, 2026, Regular and Closed Session meeting minutes
Last 30 days
Town Board
The Board will consider several new business items including a downtown building improvement grant and the BUILD grant. They will also hold public hearings regarding an annexation petition on Jones Dancy Street, a parcel removal from the ETJ, and updates to the town's zoning ordinance.
- Public hearing: Annexation petition for 224 Jones Dancy Street
- Introduction of Downtown North Wilkesboro Building Improvement Grant Program
- Introduction of the BUILD Grant
- Public hearing: Zoning ordinance text amendments to Articles 3.2, 3.4, and 3.7
- Call for public hearing to remove Parcel #2203757 from the ETJ
Town Board
The North Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners will discuss and vote on a contract with Jackson Builders to construct a new fire department at 100 Finley Avenue, with a total estimated cost of $6.76 million. The meeting also includes a budget amendment to allocate $50,000 in state grant funds to the Fire Department.
- Contract with Jackson Builders for NW Fire Department construction ($6.76M)
- Site selection at 100 Finley Avenue for new fire station
- Budget amendment to allocate $50,000 in state fire grant funds
- Design-build team selected: Jackson Builders and Dalton & Dunn Architects
- Approval of agenda and adjournment
The board unanimously approved a Guaranteed Maximum Price contract of $6,759,192 for the new North Wilkesboro Fire Department, with a 390-day construction timeline and $1,000 per day liquidated damages. They also unanimously passed three budget amendments to reallocate funds within the General Fund, Water Fund, and Sewer Fund without using contingency reserves.
- Approved $6,759,192 fire station construction contract (4-0)
- Approved Budget Amendment #3, #6, and Water/Sewer Amendment #2 (4-0)
Town Board
The board approved the purchase and upfit of a Club Car golf cart for the police department for $18,500, funded from the police budget. They also approved a temporary road closure on 5th Street for a Gordon Recyclers ribbon-cutting event on June 24.
- Approved $18,500 police golf cart purchase and upfit (4-0)
- Approved road closure for Gordon Recyclers ribbon-cutting on June 24 (4-0)