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Wards Gap Road parcel: The board approved a $5,000 initial offer from an adjoining property owner for a 3.5-acre parcel on Ward’s Gap Road and authorized the start of the upset-bid process contingent on the buyer providing a 5% bid deposit. County staff noted the parcel was placed into surplus in March 2023 and has an estimated tax value of $9,100. Commissioners recorded a motion to begin the upset-bid process and approved it; the clerk recorded the result as carried.

Walt Street (Dobson) parcel: Finance reported an offer of $906 on a parcel with an estimated tax value of $9,060. Commissioners moved not to approve the initial offer and the motion passed; staff will continue surplus-procedure steps consistent with that direction.

Bourbon Trail parcel (Mount Airy): An offer of $1,140 was presented for a lot with an estimated land value of $11,400. A motion to reject the offer as too low was made; the board’s subsequent procedural actions resulted in the motion failing (meeting record: “proposal failed”), so no rejection was adopted during the meeting. No transfer or final sale for that parcel was recorded at the session.

The board did not complete any final sales beyond beginning the upset-bid process for the Ward’s Gap parcel. Commissioners debated the bids’ relationship to assessed values and whether to start upset-bid procedures or reject offers as too low.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 17, 2025 Surry County Board of Commissioners Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board opened an upset-bid process for a Ward's Gap property after accepting a $5,000 initial offer, and rejected a low offer for a Walt Street parcel. A motion to reject a low Bourbon Trail offer failed at the meeting; no final sale was approved for that parcel.","taxTitle","Surry County, North Carolina","taxId",73854,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700706,"Commissioners approve three rezonings including new towing and motor-repair uses",460,2994000,3454000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d&start=2994&end=3454","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d/thumbnail_2994000.jpg","/articles/6700706/Surry-County/North-Carolina/Commissioners-approve-three-rezonings-including-new-towing-and-motor-repair-uses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700706-8f8d8639b37e0971a91176655c089d66/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649960&Signature=K3l5GuvgAlPPuTv4AnFzJb00wgrORWUqK2JuVtw~hD4PqcrmpnZT72lAcUy5sz2WhrGi6VRSoDi4Gz3q6ZHxBeOE-RjfomXGEmMGrnY5ddE1E3ldfd4Hwgr0htj7tasML3f4OyPpQ-DOL0v6R6c8TLX7DgIDh~TqCE~0JpjnhAY4yhLBV3a0XuH1TU0r45ZeUkG1YbBM8iju~ID4oYtxfOrI222aK6C6bFS2RzYIW4FODQ~qbnW-85rSm9ul8yQHUI0Xv9RofhS6xXPb-sKlT3Wx~7cJ0mHBOzFVFAnch7t5bocKhaaFIoW44UPko04~cEOm~Q52gqdwofW4MNjnlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved three rezoning requests on Feb. 17, clearing land-use changes for a tow/auto service site in Dobson, formalizing industrial zoning near Mount Airy, and authorizing a small rural-business auto-electrical repair site.

ICN Towing and Auto Services (ZCR 1260) — 5870 N.C. 268, Dobson: The board rezoned 2.3 acres from rural business (RB) to highway business conditional (HB-conditional) to permit motor-vehicle towing and automotive repair and maintenance on the site. Planning staff said the parcel has a long commercial history; the request limited allowed uses to two specific uses. Because existing on-site buildings did not meet current HB setback requirements, the applicant asked the board to expressly modify HB setbacks under the county development ordinance. County legal staff said the board may approve a conditional rezoning and expressly modify setbacks “to accommodate the existing building.” The board approved the rezoning and expressly modified the setbacks as shown on the submitted site plan. The planning board recommended approval, citing consistency with the 2040 land-use plan.

Mount Airy area parcels (ZCR 1261) — 1656 and 1664 Park Drive: The county applied to rezone about 8.237 acres from manufacturing-industrial conditional to straight manufacturing-industrial (MI), a cleanup after prior mapping when the Mount Airy ETJ was dissolved. Staff reported the parcels are compatible with surrounding industrial and commercial land uses (including a large adjacent manufacturing parcel) and the property owner consented. The board approved the straight MI rezoning and adopted the planning staff’s consistency statement.

David Shane Edmonds (ZCR 1262) — 1.5 acres near Copeland School Road: The board rezoned 1.5 acres from rural agriculture to rural business conditional to allow an auto service/repair use (including electric-motor repair). Planning staff said the petition limited uses to two specified activities and that the service is not widely available in the area; the planning board recommended approval. The board approved the rezoning and adopted the planning board’s consistency statement.

For the ICN Towing petition, county staff and the county attorney explicitly noted that if the board approves a conditional rezoning it must also explicitly adopt any setback modifications requested on the site plan. Public comment on the Dobson towing rezoning was limited to the applicant expressing appreciation for the opportunity to provide the service. The meeting minutes record motions and approvals for all three rezonings; the board did not record member-by-member roll calls for each vote.","The board approved three separate rezoning requests: conditional highway-business zoning for a towing/auto repair site (with setback modifications), a cleanup rezoning in Mount Airy from manufacturing-industrial conditional to manufacturing-industrial, and a rural-agriculture parcel to rural-business conditional for electric-motor repair.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700707,"Surry County commissioners approve two sheriff’s-office reclassifications over budget timing objections",354,630000,984000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d&start=630&end=984","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d/thumbnail_630000.jpg","/articles/6700707/Surry-County/North-Carolina/Surry-County-commissioners-approve-two-sheriffs-office-reclassifications-over-budget-timing-objections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700707-21a37b879c849c6b0117bf5162f7984c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649960&Signature=YnaAEH3MTCFa8GIrTnn5hVJXZudKm4lUskWEZKktJYFJecqAdMVjPEZO8tA65dpOwepw9JZ77oQ8LnSsUXkVS09HR9AY5h0tGLMzgrGKZO9aKuqF-aQOilo9Iq2wEm7LAjp3ad3Mc~T-qcQIJmnnh2w1sS9yk0rTBAIwMP4vFBUMZpZzN320epDtt7agXmktxZe48rdPFo~kQjM6jQ5lfwGyZB1IfFWxq88S4yvPo5~YrFoH2j1ZyBln6IlyvmnSAkKqHoQGDzR-K~8kg22V5goliQWxqUaDR0H41qx2aBnMrbAgPeBRWNBBReNKa-hdECOlQNzmIvKiY4KWbJFVJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Surry County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Feb. 17 to reclassify two positions in the sheriff’s office, changing ranks to lieutenant and sergeant to provide additional supervision for school resource officers.

Commissioner Eddie Harris said he pulled the item from the consent agenda and opposed the change on principle, arguing pay and classification changes “ought to be synced with the new coming fiscal year.” He said he preferred addressing reclassifications during the board’s budget retreat and not in the current meeting. “I asked for this to be pulled. These are two position reclassifications at the sheriff’s department that I, as a matter of principle, felt it would be more appropriate for these to be taken up at budget time,” Harris said.

County staff and other commissioners said the sheriff has agreed to fund the raises from the sheriff’s own budget so the county general fund would not bear new costs. A county speaker summarized that “no extra monies will be coming from the county budget. The sheriff has agreed to use his own money for these reclassifications.” The board then approved the reclassification motion; the clerk recorded the vote as “Motion carried 3 2.”

Board discussion noted the increase in staff to supervise newly added SROs. Commissioners described the SRO unit as one of the sheriff office’s larger divisions after adding officers last year; county speakers said the reclassifications create a supervisory structure that includes a sergeant under the lieutenant to manage the expanded unit.

The action was purely a personnel classification decision; no additional county appropriation was approved at the meeting. The board did not record member-by-member roll-call votes in the meeting minutes.

Looking ahead, several commissioners reiterated that broader pay and classification changes will be revisited during the board’s upcoming budget retreat and formal budget process.","The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved reclassifying two sheriff’s-office positions — a lieutenant and a sergeant — in a 3-2 vote. Commissioners who opposed said raises should be addressed during the budget process; county staff said the sheriff will fund the changes from his department budget.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700699,"Mount Airy–Surry County Airport Authority releases retainage, approves two site-prep appropriations",134,5208000,5342000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d&start=5208&end=5342","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d/thumbnail_5208000.jpg","/articles/6700699/Surry-County/North-Carolina/Mount-AirySurry-County-Airport-Authority-releases-retainage-approves-two-site-prep-appropriations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700699-4d9c00f7186b315b313e9e89f3723912/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649960&Signature=doySZo-ao7vp~StElsvxAVLbqe25OiKiE01EWJqVqtGI1kq04q79GG5Rt5Jjp8IRGMAhy9-TH7lE6jeR3H2Hno-pqmrs1jqhb3SC4ItZ-DXGrCmjqFueSzWgEjhWAlxqL6gPJDy7jXNZlS~ndh2nUIgsRmDQeNhzwuPfN02U-KqSgqErxLAgUPAKVMNiYdAwZev2Yd8L~3MuLQZFpLBl3ya8TmU8kd3VE0LJUH39R44IsufJN0pzJCOJK6zabWXw6RM4SIIDKB3U95DTOLKJoipF2w90ytV301aFtXmnaqPiNhJ44h9zPwHWcrWdens1ykRytTZBZphPBEufd38koA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mount Airy–Surry County Airport Authority, meeting in a special session Feb. 17, approved release of retainage and budgeted additional site-preparation costs related to the terminal project.

The authority approved release of $40,285.85 in retainage to Sowers Construction for grant project 36244.490.91 (partial parallel taxiway extension) after staff reported the contractor had completed the work and no further subcontractor work was outstanding. The release clears the way for finance to issue the retainage payment.

The authority also reviewed additional site-prep costs and approved two line-item appropriations, $8,208 and $32,824, to be charged to the terminal site-preparation budget rather than the terminal construction contract. Authority staff said the change consolidates related work with Omega Construction and yields cost and scheduling efficiencies; the authority noted all credits would return to project contingency lines as appropriate. Authority members confirmed grant-management coordination with the grants manager would track the funding changes.

Both votes were approved by the authority; the record shows unanimous voice approval. Grant-manager coordination and finance processing are the next steps.","The Mount Airy–Surry County Airport Authority approved release of retainage to Sowers Construction and authorized two site-preparation appropriations totaling $40, (split items of $8,208 and $32,824) to come from terminal site-prep funds, the authority said.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6700702,"Board approves $278,818.29 refund after duplicate equipment listing by Altec Capital",109,3556000,3665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d&start=3556&end=3665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324293-51ba3724d43d590db07434ddd17de09d/thumbnail_3556000.jpg","/articles/6700702/Surry-County/North-Carolina/Board-approves-27881829-refund-after-duplicate-equipment-listing-by-Altec-Capital","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6700702-025bf135c13af9ea665d00986b019fa2/orig.mp4?Expires=1773649960&Signature=XCAG-JX2lyyBp-SweWGvTgN~oHUdvPrjXIx7QPtggpVe-36Yl3~BBJXj76hJB8VTgc4~1jteXkaW5ZIOWNCB7jrt7R6VGUKAdq7zuXK3UlS-UgSme0YOo8ZfrVw46aIQ7-jH9LmFVuVmhS~uyAf7Fd20riulG9kDkvS2WyYxGhfsPPGxyEM2rQiWS~ws-IolUxtaSOdw2yKGMil3gMFNR0tXNw9AnzoovcBG8cJUo5c2QJ~ohJ2MytGMI-jwVvnO3frsQ3pKd~5Q0AHsB~6VlSV99u3-W~9Kmhz0mJc9tDY5J941mLuSPNEWS0DHuWfvE1Ks7NJ5pkfE9zYSk4y8vA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved a refund of $278,818.29 to Altec Capital Services LLC on Feb. 17 after the tax office found duplicate equipment listings during the property-listing period.

Tax administrator Penny Harrison told the board the company inadvertently listed the same utility trailers twice—once under Altec Capital Services LLC and again under Altec Capital Trust—creating an overpayment. After department research, staff recommended a refund and provided a countywide and fire fund breakdown in the packet.

Commissioner Bill Goins moved to approve the refund. The motion passed unanimously on voice vote; the minutes record the board’s approval. County staff will process the refund per the tax office reconciliation and return the funds to the appropriate payees, with the board authorizing the action at this meeting.

The tax administrator presented the total amount and said the double-listing was an error determined after research; the board did not discuss further conditions beyond authorizing the refund.","Surry County approved a $278,818.29 refund to Altec Capital Services LLC after the tax office determined utility trailers were listed twice during property listing; board approved refund and distribution to county and fire fund shares as presented.","actionData","errors"]

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