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• Consent agenda: A motion and second to approve the consent agenda carried unanimously (clerk announced unanimous approval).

• Budget amendments: Motion and second to approve budget amendments as requested by the finance officer; carried unanimously.

• Voting delegate for county conference: Motion and second to select County Manager Brent Trout as the county’s voting delegate at the county commissioners’ annual conference; motion carried (ayes announced; no recorded opposition).

• Contract amendment signature authority: Motion and second to authorize the chairman to sign contract amendments exceeding the manager’s signature threshold; motion carried unanimously.

• Public comment period rule change: Motion and second to revise the public comment period from one hour (five minutes per speaker) to 30 minutes total (three minutes per speaker). Following discussion, commissioners approved the change (ayes announced; no recorded roll‑call tally in transcript).

• Closed session authorization: Motion made under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(5) to hold a closed session for consultation with the county’s staff concerning the position to be taken in negotiating the acquisition of real property; motion and second were approved and the board recessed into closed session.

The transcript does not include roll‑call vote names for several items; most routine items were carried by voice vote with the chair calling for aye or unanimous approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting 08/04/25","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions and outcomes at the Harnett County Board of Commissioners regular meeting, including consent agenda, budget amendments, delegate appointment, contract amendment authority, public‑comment rule change, and authorization to enter closed session.","taxTitle","Harnett County, North Carolina","taxId",13715,"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},6587887,"Resident raises water‑quality, education and drug‑treatment concerns during public comment",468,1139000,1607000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6&start=1139&end=1607","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6/thumbnail_1139000.jpg","/articles/6587887/Harnett-County/North-Carolina/Resident-raises-waterquality-education-and-drugtreatment-concerns-during-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587887-65966bd43807a41ccc79bb37c77e353a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770939807&Signature=lnnWKNJx0P02B0j4p4GwjLeK0t6xIVHnzvEzVOoD4IVVRgVXd0HFF3FToE9NQCMOqEo-E71cpKqYxHhd09qRkyQGzBcmw0FJdgowxsNM~NtpdTP7P4CBT4nW~2hwfY-Se5soMi9mqbEak5h0kpNLq4ZD1wi9Cby10T5QJcEl9u1Ek8vCs-elmJMW9yCz52JHoxjKkQqLMxvjEwk-oTgg4Bj4e50yEOQvOxhm3l3DDKykvOP3VQ235YrYhomPG93WiCAUFjb3JtaBycEEjCbE3mj1~yT0Cv7aVL4JtuLwvCuek3aLDbsVrlDbE6Euxti-Z9FlJO6YQg1taaYo11-7uA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the Aug. 4 public comment period at the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting, Bond Level resident Alan Longman addressed several issues including local water quality, education and addiction treatment.

“...my water is absolutely horrible,” Longman said, telling commissioners he had water testing showing “20 major failures” and levels of cadmium he described as significantly elevated and harmful to brain development. He urged the county to prioritize ensuring safe drinking water and not rely on businesses’ in‑house treatment systems. Longman also said school curricula should adapt to future economic changes and urged professional, non‑law‑enforcement leadership for addiction‑treatment programs, expressing concern about drugs entering jail systems.

County Manager Brent Trout responded later in the meeting when he addressed water quality broadly and directed residents to the county website: “If you are interested in our water quality, you can go to our website. There is a tab under HRW where we post our water quality report. It shows all of the data related to the quality of our water and the standards that are set by EPA that we must follow. And at this point, we're not in violation of any of those issues, and we have good clean water and have had for many, many years,” Trout said.

The transcript shows Longman’s remarks were part of the one‑hour public‑comment period (the board later revised the public comment rules; see separate item). There is no record in the transcript of staff verifying Longman’s specific testing results during the meeting.","A Bond Level resident told commissioners his tap water contains high levels of contaminants and urged more professional, non‑law‑enforcement approaches to drug treatment; commissioners and the county manager responded with information about county water reporting and other business.",{"_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},6587892,"Harnett County proclaims August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month",117,534000,651000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6&start=534&end=651","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6/thumbnail_534000.jpg","/articles/6587892/Harnett-County/North-Carolina/Harnett-County-proclaims-August-2025-as-Child-Support-Awareness-Month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587892-502d6d71f2ebe7f9e9c6e2e10b427cd4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770939807&Signature=Dx4mAcZchuT6wHB6vXLZoAmuhcf6WcnE3O19aeA41kv0ark1AUyhFdbgn9aEy9S1e7HTkkc7YHdMLkPdroIu8cwKzL9f64pF8Y9WTHDfueRdqDRh6s8A4MsZp5sybVCbztyPCN8WzQPdO94rKYgixZGO2ogrJVVLlrLL8A1Fr~lcJ~Dly0VlMX5O2NLUNNj-bFN~pcFDeFqx0-Pbk3crZYCzKPnh89vnsW8LH6hN1SKuZv8w1NOEaLPxgekEhd340ExV2fVEPz3yvH1cDCCopUlj3fzsIsvbxeppmb01gn7rbsp0zo-9prV2W9duSqxMI-2-xPwKC8cQCexzW73-gA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harnett County Board of Commissioners presented and adopted a proclamation recognizing August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month.

At the Aug. 4 meeting, a county representative read a proclamation noting the role of parental financial and emotional support in children's well‑being and citing the work of Harnett County Child Support Services. The proclamation states the office serves more than 20,000 children and families and reported collection of $9,700,000 in child support last year, figures provided during the reading.

The proclamation text noted that timely child‑support collections can reduce the need for public assistance for necessities such as food, clothing, shelter and medical care, and called for increased public awareness through education and outreach. The proclamation ends with language declaring the county board’s official recognition of Child Support Awareness Month for August 2025.

The transcript records the proclamation being presented and the language of adoption; no formal roll‑call vote or dissent on the proclamation was recorded in the transcript.","The Board of Commissioners read and adopted a proclamation recognizing August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month and cited county child support services’ caseload and collections figures.",{"_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},6587896,"Harnett County commissioners approve rezoning request along US‑401 corridor over one dissent",839,727000,1566000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6&start=727&end=1566","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5530904-a003ed3d59a7730d2b75d260f41dd4a6/thumbnail_727000.jpg","/articles/6587896/Harnett-County/North-Carolina/Harnett-County-commissioners-approve-rezoning-request-along-US401-corridor-over-one-dissent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587896-b16d912d8755a926c38a23263a6b937e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770939807&Signature=mgMYXzDZo2IEJeSZ1gA3KfeR20MyWa0gXdMa2aHvcjBAlOcEqaB4Q8EYQ60h5JsJQweAnKEnopuYBLgtgavmfi6lRTis9ypI6dK~hj7yid1QMe5~rrOeSPNBH~LOsgl4qKfXaoEMmMoofqYVCJXmhKbWUsrr~o4wBdXy54ZRzwhLJeWCyakQ2YTuCSd7sKtEFO9w0HzXRWjO-OMRcHTmb4zGK3HOiSVRdB37cTFVD6e32rX1tWiPSZeCcQYvvUJq9aqFuR3ph2bcEZpGfz0qhNREn9fuFMjI929mnd11DDz9HntCsHHJlnVZiQS1pspCFtid~Ck8xHgcUNOIm-zZLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harnett County commissioners voted 4‑1 Aug. 4 to approve a rezoning request that would change a parcel along U.S. 401 from RA‑40 (rural/residential) to commercial.

The request was presented during public comment by attorney Hunter Winstead of Morning Star Law Group, who represented Blissful Properties and Realty. Winstead said the applicant is seeking a commercial designation consistent with the county’s newly adopted 2040 future land‑use map and described surrounding uses, including a self‑storage facility to the north and a memory care center to the northeast. “We’re requesting to rezone from R A 40 to commercial,” Winstead told the board.

Planning staff returned the item to the board after it had been tabled at a June hearing so staff could provide a timeline for intersection improvements at Piney Grove‑Rawls Road and U.S. 401 North. Planning staff member Sarah Arbour told the board the requested information had been provided in a memorandum and offered to answer remaining questions.

The board made a procedural motion to take the previously tabled case back up for consideration and then voted to approve the rezoning. When commissioners voted, the chair called for “aye”; one commissioner voiced opposition. The board clerk announced the tally as “4 to 1.” No individual vote names were recorded in the transcript.

Winstead and the project team said the site is constrained — noting the southern portion of the parcel narrows to roughly 75 feet — and that specific entrance and site‑plan issues would be addressed later in the development review process. Winstead described the planned use as likely “a really small retail convenience store” intended to serve nearby residents and motorists on 401. He also said, referring to the county’s comprehensive plan, that the requested commercial designation is “squarely consistent” with the future land‑use map enacted in April.

Planning staff and the applicant emphasized that rezoning determines allowable uses and that driveway location and traffic‑safety concerns are decided during site‑plan review and permitting. The applicant cited a court‑of‑appeals precedent in a summary remark about property owners’ rights to access public roads during later permitting stages.

The rezoning approval sends the property to the permitting stage; no site plan or building permit was before the board. The transcript contains no subsequent recorded conditions attached to the rezoning or explicit timetable for development.","The Harnett County Board of Commissioners approved a request to rezone a parcel along U.S. 401 from RA‑40 to commercial, following a presentation by the applicant and planning staff; the measure passed 4‑1.","actionData","errors"]

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