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Stanley described a series of legal disputes and named individuals and judges he said were involved. He said he spoke to the county previously about slander of title and fraud and that court documents he brought to the meeting support his account. \"That home has been for my for me for 60 years,\" Stanley said of the property he described as subject to an order to vacate. He claimed a private individual and judges had taken actions without his notice, asserted that a power of attorney used in some probate actions was fraudulent, and said earlier rulings had denied some of the contested documents.

The county clerk accepted documents Stanley provided for the record and staff offered to make photographs so copies could be returned to him. Commissioners did not take action on the allegations during the meeting; the public-comment period concluded after Stanley finished and staff indicated they would keep the materials Stanley handed to the clerk.

Why it matters: public comment is the normal channel for residents to bring grievances to the commissioners. The board did not announce any immediate follow-up action during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting | April 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Brunswick County resident used the public-comment period on April 21 to make detailed allegations about decades-long property fraud and to ask the commission for assistance; the claims were presented as the speaker's personal account and were not acted on during the meeting.","taxTitle","Brunswick County, North Carolina","taxId",53179,"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},6579485,"County to seek $2.5M reserve to restart neighborhood water-main projects",394,5167000,5561000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171&start=5167&end=5561","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171/thumbnail_5167000.jpg","/articles/6579485/Brunswick-County/North-Carolina/County-to-seek-25M-reserve-to-restart-neighborhood-water-main-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579485-68f9d3b2649d6cf3d89a8dbfe3a1baff/orig.mp4?Expires=1775458057&Signature=nOA-51o8DKrsiwTR8I26RhFy~GO0STv-qTgg5fulq-~C6ySZ2TxyESVVi5QgoWESm54MB8IuyjAF3zAsixQq2nk7BgdvHUz-Tm~3eRAe985kNyOri7CvtEXcw9DZV4DZBzibLv3PNIcLHvBoGsvHfCxZWEr6nFl7kWehMtsuFiFN0bL2j8qUU4P3NGMs6AOwar4Y35qf3X-RRSsfNzwiJ47HxyOVULW2E2nRoI4LyEJ26~F4OHKMmp8iLT7Vr9KHpImDGSCKdcQNircp1s8D-jC7CX1CKPZYjbigSLY6oUVyCG40LJZZHvMW6QP8iMP-rf2OUF7n7C77lRJLaC2Esw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brunswick County commissioners discussed restarting long-delayed neighborhood water and utility projects and were told staff will propose setting aside $2.5 million in reserves for those efforts in the upcoming budget.

Commissioners noted the county previously paused a neighborhood water-line program during the COVID period and had a backlog of requests. County staff described two mechanisms historically used to extend water service: special-assessment districts (SADs), where participants pay for lines and may finance through county processes, and county-funded neighborhood projects in which the county paid for lines and residents paid connection fees. At the meeting staff said last year the county resumed set-aside funding at $1 million and that the proposed reserve for the coming budget year is $2.5 million to support design and construction phases.

Staff said engineering will re-review the list of streets submitted for future enterprise water-main rankings and advised commissioners they will present project feasibility and prioritization at a future meeting. Commissioners directed staff to bring the requests forward for consideration in the May budget discussions and suggested engineering present recommended projects and cost estimates.

Why it matters: restarting the program would allow residents who previously requested connections to advance projects that were deferred; commissioners said they want prioritization based on likely participation and fiscal feasibility.

No formal vote was recorded on setting the reserve at the meeting; staff said the $2.5 million figure will be part of the coming budget proposal and that engineering will present specific projects for commissioner review.","Brunswick County staff told commissioners the fiscal-year budget will include $2.5 million to rebuild a reserve for neighborhood water-main projects and asked engineering to prioritize feasible projects for the coming cycle.",{"_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},6579490,"Commissioners direct staff to send letters opposing several state bills and a VIPER user fee",1317,3706000,5023000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171&start=3706&end=5023","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171/thumbnail_3706000.jpg","/articles/6579490/Brunswick-County/North-Carolina/Commissioners-direct-staff-to-send-letters-opposing-several-state-bills-and-a-VIPER-user-fee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579490-a7ee88fbe4f189417da1741e5513a071/orig.mp4?Expires=1775458057&Signature=jv013Hx6VDeRzPCAdwUsKoIv16y9TwZ0ur2gqdV45~1e2EP4i8x2lpFHUg6OSeAYxE1UqzHFpMzWISAkOde414Ixu4TQAiCmyBLUIXNQ5LZJKQul4AiUZnO9CNnerqfkSGzvBno-CcK6aVAI18-Fh1BBrHnMFvLeH5JIZbWD0NsjyOnkQzN6qM22kOU2~kbMui0GenJdUWWyVaDaHezSnCfisvrsjPpbaGqKzTLjrRHsrQ1SISKz1niJNOeFgI-1zfMNT4jmZJ5b9tcZR-MjY-PS7pBDGaZa8maVNOsl3z8ADzEp8ZqYew4xF2oTYot3MtS-KVyrXe2rQwTWnI17vw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners voted on April 21 to send two letters to members of the General Assembly and legislative leadership raising concerns about several pending state bills and a proposed user fee for the statewide VIPER radio system.

Commissioners asked staff to draft and deliver: (1) a letter addressing House Bill 675 and House Bill 219 (both of which the county identified as potentially imposing new certification mandates and removing locally issued EMS franchise agreements), and (2) a letter addressing Senate Bill 257 (language within a larger appropriations bill that would alter emergency-response authority and involve the National Guard) plus VIPER radio fee provisions that would assess an annual $25 fee per radio.

County staff and department directors briefed the board on implications. Kathy Litch, health and human services director, and David McIntyre, emergency management director, described operational and training impacts they expect if HB 675 becomes law: the bill, as discussed at the meeting, would favor national certifications over current state certifications and could require extensive retraining for some staff — in one staff estimate, more than 1,000 hours of additional training for personnel whose certification dates reach back 10 years. On HB 219, staff flagged the loss of franchise agreements as a potential source of fragmentation in local EMS coordination.

On Senate Bill 257, staff and commissioners raised questions about shifting emergency-response activation or control to an adjutant general and the National Guard, asking how that change would interact with established county emergency management responsibilities and with pre-storm preparedness actions that counties take before any formal declaration.

Commissioners and staff also discussed a provision creating an annual $25 user fee for each radio on the statewide VIPER system; county staff said the county has about 3,047 radios on the system and that, if the fee applied per radio, the county's annual cost would exceed $76,000. Commissioners expressed concern that a recurring per-radio fee would become an ongoing cost that local governments and public-safety agencies would shoulder.

The board voted to send the two letters to the county's legislative delegation, to the chairs of the relevant committees and to leadership in both chambers, and directed staff to include the county association in outreach. The board requested that staff deliver the letters promptly so they could reach lawmakers while the bills remained active in committee.","Brunswick County commissioners voted to send two letters to state legislators and leadership expressing concern about House bills affecting EMS certification and franchising, and about provisions in a Senate appropriations measure and a proposed VIPER user fee.",{"_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},6579495,"Commissioners hold public hearing, approve Novant Health bond issuance; commissioner recuses",165,2009000,2174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171&start=2009&end=2174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171/thumbnail_2009000.jpg","/articles/6579495/Brunswick-County/North-Carolina/Commissioners-hold-public-hearing-approve-Novant-Health-bond-issuance-commissioner-recuses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579495-ad089bc4d851702c7a398aeec0950206/orig.mp4?Expires=1775458057&Signature=PCwrwQyWTgzVi2nHHjPn53I2GyfXeQwMMm4HsULTNmy4Y7kFXQ~K6XBW35UTFV9-E~kAlb7n5yg6U-wQ0bwHOO-HunrIgzha2bK81X54CjsfNdRXQu~XzolHycaa3et4D42onrM6fv8qpSl4h2QRiADaR4U2snYQsysCRmopRnBSQ6JZyfMXm2GVWTB7sOSTFlYl1ImUSw~FaqF~bUdAEI8IC7JgvAanO~AZkHEJo6u3vb6woVw83MXeG60XkjWKtGIKOOjOr5noVKbWY3oUPAHDAucfyVsrHs3znwtpPH-jnV2rhG0IHalXpGD4NqV-EfEiuuz0PT27gi0AZAGNiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on April 21 on a request related to proposed tax-exempt bond financing for projects at Brunswick Medical Center and then approved a resolution allowing the bond process to proceed.

Charles Boyer, representing the National Finance Authority and serving as bond counsel, told the board the request was a procedural step to satisfy federal tax rules under what he identified as \"section 147(f),\" and that the bonds would not create county debt or an obligation to repay. \"These are procedural tax approvals,\" Boyer said, and he described the hearing as the local venue for public comment on projects that span multiple counties.

Commissioners opened and closed the hearing with no public speakers registered. Commissioner discussion included an announced recusal: a motion was made to recuse Commissioner Forte from the vote because of his position on a hospital board; the board approved the recusal. After the public hearing closed, the board voted to approve the requested resolution authorizing the county's portion of the public hearing record and the procedural action.

Why it matters: the bonds, as described by counsel, would be privately issued and tax-exempt under federal rules; county staff and counsel confirmed the county would not assume repayment liability. Commissioners noted potential conflicts and recused one member prior to the vote.

The public record for this item will include the county minutes and the resolution filed with the county clerk; bond counsel provided a copy of the resolution to staff during the hearing.","At a public hearing April 21, the commission heard bond counsel for Novant Health and approved a resolution permitting tax-exempt private-activity bonds for improvements at Brunswick Medical Center; one commissioner recused from the vote.",{"_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},6579499,"Trillium updates commissioners on Medicaid transition, local services; panel urges youth prevention",1008,1525000,2533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171&start=1525&end=2533","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084249-63fe6e3e852da7fa1701b11305d25171/thumbnail_1525000.jpg","/articles/6579499/Brunswick-County/North-Carolina/Trillium-updates-commissioners-on-Medicaid-transition-local-services-panel-urges-youth-prevention","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6579499-38e9928c3f7dceffcd6b4adf55026db8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775458057&Signature=RxWR0AyvWBwTlavxww8KYv0JVCuHKu38DsMMZc4hicYEcnVq5q1AlIB~RRPmGlUuv7-Bp2sNCk6HeBlLMh-qQG9sT~9aVjKXxeluPNlKZkwGJOzpoCRyDCRU99CZXz3nbnrp6Xyur2N6lKEuZKtToUxA2ZN-XRzMELrlFP4NvoFLidpBsR3mcI8lTCOQXMcw~EW6V4IAlCR9vty9aEcuphHRfHq1MdsVt4lj7SMkVPiq368Gja~9XTunip3xQVzvCdFerPVBsrV9dSZInyhIh5dZUtklPTKdknkYgQ7UwNzpZxBIqp-mxFEkMW439XkXaLjzluoJWwGOowyXUTxaaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trillium Health Resources told the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on April 21 that a statewide Medicaid transition and the launch of \"tailored plans\" have increased spending and call volume but that the local network is expanding crisis and prevention services.

The update, given by Cecilia Pierce, southern regional vice president with Trillium, covered membership and spending changes since February's consolidation, local programs supported by county contributions and a timeline for remaining Medicaid transformations. Pierce said Trillium now covers roughly 46 counties and that the organization's half-year expenditures after tailored-plan launch were about $802 million, with an expected annual budget near $2 billion. \"We had around 80,000 members who were eligible, for those services,\" Pierce said, adding Trillium served roughly 3,200 people in Brunswick County from July through December in the tailored-plan period and that the value of services there was about $30,000,000.

The presentation described operational changes after the tailored-plan launch: call volume initially surged and has since fallen to \"around over 13,000 calls per month,\" with average answer times near 12 seconds. Pierce said Trillium funds local naloxone kits, distributes xylazine and fentanyl test strips, supported opening a local Oxford House recovery residence, and helped bring mobile behavioral health units and an app-based recovery tool (CHESS Health) to the county. She noted the behavioral health crisis line is answered regardless of insurer and that mobile crisis can deploy with a goal of response \"no more than 2 hours.\"

Why it matters: the Medicaid transformation alters how behavioral and physical health benefits are administered and can change local service costs and access. Trillium framed its local work as a partnership with counties and community providers to maintain access during the change.

At the same meeting the county's Substance Use, Addiction and Mental Health Commission presented a prevention-focused report led by Laura Truman, with contextual remarks by Josh Torvitch of Christian Recovery Centers. The commission highlighted statewide declines in overdose deaths and more modest local declines in emergency-department overdose visits: \"for 2024, it looks like for the state of North Carolina, we're down 27 percent in overdose deaths,\" Truman said, and for Brunswick County ED overdose visits she cited 98 visits in 2024 versus 110 the prior year, an roughly 11 percent decrease.

The commission emphasized prevention for vulnerable youth groups, noting local foster-care data: Truman said about 61.5 percent of children in Brunswick County foster care in 2023 had parental substance abuse as a contributing factor. Presenters urged actions including improved on-site clinical assessments for justice-involved youth, more local residential placements at higher levels of care, expansion of mentoring programs, a school-based working group to review the state's new health curriculum, and continued naloxone distribution and education.

Commission members and Trillium staff answered questions about the consumer and family advisory committee (Trillium said it seeks a mental-health representative), 988 and local 911 center routing, and how pilot services that address social determinants of health have reduced average monthly costs for participants. Trillium noted that some standard-plan enrollment in the county reflects a higher proportion of dual-eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) residents.

The presentations did not include formal votes. Staff and commissioners noted opportunities to help fill service gaps recommended by the commission and to recruit local people with lived experience to advisory roles.","Trillium Health Resources briefed the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on April 21 about the Medicaid tailored-plan transition, local service activity and crisis responses, while the county's Substance Use, Addiction and Mental Health Commission presented recommendations focused on youth prevention.","actionData","errors"]

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