Pender County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Pender County Board to weigh 32-acre wastewater rezoning; agendas list opioid funds, equipment buys and a $1.17M well contract

Pender County commissioners are scheduled to hold public hearings on a request to rezone about 32 acres in Topsail Township for a wastewater treatment facility, along with a related Special Use Permit revision for a sewer treatment facility, according to the agenda for the Board of County Commissioners meeting held October 5, 2026.

The same agenda lists several spending items and contracts, including a $1,328,425.00 purchase order increase to Samet for Fleet Garage Phase 2 design and a $1,171,729 contract to A.C. Schultes of Carolina Inc. for the Well Filtration Project.

No minutes have been published for any of the three meetings summarized here. The available records are agendas, so none of the items below is confirmed as decided.

Board of County Commissioners, October 5

The board met at 6:00 PM at 805 S. Walker Street in Burgaw. The agenda included a public hearing on the Pender Adult Services Grant.

Items on the consent agenda:

• $101,541.22 from Opioid Settlement Funds for year three of the Health Opioid Coordinator position
• $167,089.48 to the Pender County Sheriff's Department for the DARE Program
• $218,937.00 to Coastal Horizons for the PORT Program
• $454,545.45 Assistance to Firefighters Grant award for cardiac monitors
• $176,750.00 for law enforcement officer bonuses

Items listed on the agenda as approvals:

• $1,328,425.00 purchase order increase to Samet for Fleet Garage Phase 2 design
• $1,171,729 contract to A.C. Schultes of Carolina Inc. for the Well Filtration Project

The 8 PM hearings covered REZONE 2026-96 for the roughly 32-acre wastewater treatment facility and SUP 2026-59 for the sewer treatment facility, both in Topsail Township. The agenda also listed discussion of feral cat management and cemetery identification, and noted the board may enter closed session for attorney-client privilege and economic development. An appointment of a Commissioner for the vacant District One seat was also listed.

Planning Board, October 6

The Planning Board met at 6:30 PM in the BOCC Room at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw. Two public hearings were scheduled:

• MDP 2026-97, a requested revision to the Wyndwater Master Development Plan in Topsail Township
• REZONE 2026-101, a conditional use zoning map amendment for about 0.24 acres for a specialty trade contractor office in Topsail Township

The agenda also included adoption of the minutes from the September 1, 2026 Planning Board meeting, a public comment period, and discussion and case updates.

Technical Review Committee, October 1

The Technical Review Committee was scheduled to review five major site development plans and set its next meeting date:

• SDP 2026-608: Walmart Supercenter Major Site Development Plan
• SDP 2026-609: Walmart Fuel Center Major Site Development Plan
• SDP 2026-611: Halcyon Amenity Center Major Site Development Plan
• SDP 2026-615: Merchants Circle Office Space Major Site Development Plan
• SDP 2026-616: Forest Sound Boat & RV Storage Major Site Development Plan

Coming up

The meeting schedule provided for the next 14 days lists no upcoming meetings. That is a gap in the supplied records, not confirmation that no meetings are scheduled. Readers should treat the agendas themselves as the authoritative documents for each body named above.

What is and is not established

All three meetings above are documented only by agendas; minutes had not been published at the time of this roundup. Vote tallies, final outcomes, and any changes made during the meetings are therefore not reported here, because the available records do not establish them.

Pender County boards to weigh water/sewer contract, 1,023-home rezoning

Pender County's Board of Commissioners, Planning Board, and Technical Review Committee met Aug. 3-6 to consider infrastructure spending, land-use changes, and subdivision plats. Minutes have not yet been published for any of these meetings, so no decisions are final. The most consequential items on the agendas include a $308,713 engineering contract and a request to rezone 630 acres for more than 1,000 homes.

Board of County Commissioners (Aug. 3)

The board's agenda included a vote on a $308,713 contract with Kimley-Horn Engineering for Maple Hill infrastructure improvements. Also scheduled were:

• Approval of a $1,400 sale of surplus land on White Stocking Road to Angela Rivenbark.
• A $5,131 re-budget for EMS station network equipment from CDW Government Inc.
• A $23,683.74 re-budget for a primary datacenter UPS from Eaton Corporation.
• Discussion of a water tap refund.

Planning Board (Aug. 4)

The Planning Board held public hearings on two rezoning requests and one zoning text amendment. Both rezoning requests are listed under the same case number, REZONE 2026-96:

• A request to rezone 32 acres for a wastewater treatment facility in Topsail Township.
• A request to rezone 630 acres for 1,023 single-family homes in Long Creek Township.

The board also heard ZTA 2026-36, a request to allow public solid waste collection in the Environmental Conservation (EC) Zoning District.

Technical Review Committee (Aug. 6)

The committee reviewed preliminary plats for two subdivisions and four conditional zoning map amendments. Items included:

• SUBMAJ 2026-151: Blake Farms Parcel O Phase 2 Preliminary Plat.
• SUBMAJ 2026-153: Point South Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat.
• REZONE 2026-101: R&R Roofing and Reroofing Conditional Zoning Map Amendment.
• REZONE 2026-102: Bryant Assemblage Conditional Zoning Map Amendment.

The meeting was held at the Pender County Public Assembly Room, 805 South Walker Street.

Coming up

The Pender County Library Advisory Board meets today, Aug. 10, to review the FY2026-2027 budget, library statistics, the 2026 Summer Reading Program, and updates on the Judy Holly Sidbury Hampstead Branch Library. The meeting is open to the public.

Pender County boards set to weigh $1.6M athletic field lighting, 32-acre wastewater rezoning

Pender County commissioners are scheduled to vote this month on a $1.6 million purchase order for athletic field lighting, while the Planning Board is set to hold a public hearing on rezoning roughly 32 acres for a wastewater treatment facility in Topsail Township. Because minutes have not yet been published for any of the recent meetings below, the items are described as they appear on the agendas; outcomes are not yet confirmed in the official record.

Board of County Commissioners — July 13, 2026

The Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to consider several capital projects and purchase orders, including:

• **Athletic Field Lighting Final Phase** capital project and purchase order for **$1,612,589.00**.
• **County-Wide Physical Security Refresh (Phase 2)** purchase order to **Nitor E LLC** for **$502,654.00**.
• **Blanket purchase orders for waterworks**: Fortiline (**$500,000**), Ferguson (**$275,000**), and Core & Main (**$125,000**).
• **Fleet Garage Phase 1B** zoning and geotechnical work for **$106,150.00**.
• A **public hearing** on a petition to name a road in Topsail Township as **W M Teachey Avenue**.
• Appointments to various boards and commissions.

Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published, so no vote tallies or final decisions are available in the record.

Planning Board — July 7, 2026

The Planning Board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on two rezoning proposals, both in Topsail Township:

• **REZONE 2026-96**: Conditional Use amendment to rezone approximately **32 acres** for a wastewater treatment facility.
• **REZONE 2026-98**: General Use amendment to rezone a **0.31-acre** parcel from Residential Performance (RP) to General Business (GB).

Agenda-only status means the board's recommendations or votes are not yet part of the official record.

Board of Adjustment — July 15, 2026

The Board of Adjustment's regular session lists one substantive item:

• **Appeal 2026-18**: Appeal of an Administrative Decision. The agenda provides no further details about the appeal.

All other listed items are procedural, including call to order, minutes, public comment, and adjournment. No outcome is recorded.

Coming up

• **Parks & Recreation Advisory Board** — July 21, 2026, 6:30 PM at the Hampstead Annex. The board will receive an update on the athletic field lighting project and a briefing on the FY 2026–27 budget and General Assembly appropriation funding projects. Also scheduled: adoption of the agenda and adoption of the May 19, 2026 meeting minutes. No formal actions are listed; the items are for discussion.