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- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included final plat approval for Hunters Trace Section 2, multiple late elderly and disabled tax-exclusion applications, approval to cancel the Sept. 2 regular meeting, and approval of sale of surplus property at 106 S. Johnston St., Mount Olive (offer reported as $8,500). The consent agenda was approved on a motion and voice/hand vote.

- Tax-collector settlement (Calendar year 2024 and prior years): The board accepted the tax-collector settlement for the 2024 tax year and prior years, a statutorily required action that included a reported county collection rate of 98.51 percent for the year and an outstanding balance of roughly $960,002.56. Motion carried.

- Order directing tax collector (Calendar year 2025 taxes and prior years): The board approved an order directing the tax collector to collect taxes charged in the tax records and receipts for calendar year 2025 and prior years outstanding taxes. Motion carried.

- Opioid settlements and third supplemental agreement: The board adopted a resolution authorizing execution of opioid settlements with secondary manufacturers tied to the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and approved a third supplemental agreement to govern additional opioid funds. The board approved joining the supplemental agreement; the total Wayne County share will be determined after all municipalities and counties opt in.

- Quarter-cent local-option sales-tax referendum: The board adopted a resolution directing the board of elections to conduct an advisory referendum on March 3, 2026 to ask voters whether to levy a quarter of one cent local sales and use tax to support school resource officers and school capital needs; the statutory ballot language is set by state statute and may not include purpose language on the ballot, although the board stated publicly the intended use for the funds.

- Mobile-home-park ordinance amendment (RV parks): The board adopted an amendment to apply the Wayne County Mobile Home Park Ordinance standards to recreational-vehicle parks and campgrounds. Planning staff had recommended the change; no members of the public registered to speak. Motion carried.

- Enhanced voluntary agricultural districts: The board approved an amendment to Chapter 6, Article 2 of the Wayne County Code to allow enhanced voluntary agricultural districts (10-year irrevocable deed-based agreements) and directed staff to publish program information and coordinate with the Soil and Water Conservation District. Motion carried.

- Upfront grant-reimbursable funds for railroad spur work and water-line encasement at Park East (added agenda item): The board approved a motion to front the cost of raising power lines and encasing Wayne Water District lines to complete a proposed railroad spur at Park East. County staff said the costs (just under $1 million, as discussed on record) will be reimbursed by grant funds and any remainder will be paid by a private company (Alianta); the motion was contingent on county manager and county attorney approval of the reimbursement documentation. Motion carried.

- Appointments: The board approved reappointments to the Fremont planning/adjustment boards and appointed Lynette Wynne to the library advisory board.

Votes and roll-call counts: The meeting transcript records motions on each item and that the motions passed; many were adopted by unanimous voice/hand vote. The transcript does not provide a consistent roll-call tally for each action. Where the transcript recorded \"unanimous\" or \"passed,\" this summary reports the outcome as approved.

Ending: County staff will proceed with ordinance updates, coordinate with state and regional partners on the opioid settlement paperwork, distribute provider and program information where applicable, and complete the administrative tasks associated with each approved motion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wayne County Board of Commissioners Meeting 8/19/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners took multiple formal actions on Aug. 19, 2025, including ordinance amendments, tax-collection approvals, opioid-settlement resolution adoption and authorization of upfront, grant-reimbursable project costs for a rail spur at Park East.","taxTitle","Wayne County, North Carolina","taxId",28317,"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},6504505,"Wayne County approves enhanced voluntary agricultural-district option; 10-year deed-based agreements authorized",168,7326000,7494000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194&start=7326&end=7494","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194/thumbnail_7326000.jpg","/articles/6504505/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Wayne-County-approves-enhanced-voluntary-agricultural-district-option-10-year-deed-based-agreements-authorized","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504505-1748b5f42c1330cfc7d6c955c58622a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1774926246&Signature=GMKTPQq7DlwVsB8b~huhi4-UQNP1rHbWUoOuQDMu9UufV2GmktQg9Lqa4jBzj7rHqX~pg~TiIYDjF0s3oNfY3pZJbcGkrdZ7QUn0XYhvE8hoXx9l9Zs0Tfhau-STflSSylF2hwXhT13XdTa5TcDChdxt-88Ex5yfzFsu6OTq8SZ~icO4PqsXFrhc7uiZy6v0eSmNx4TOVLCx2LSMaEz4RlOHou1t2TviCufTC7lBrbAPpGnM3vRaXY-SjoJ8rc97yF~8wT4DAfHQSoGiRFXrnUbKJXEA2EBmHSfZjt2Y1VNt67tze-M~axWq4kB3jVGoqHKUdGSuiHwjnbXKzj86mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 approved an amendment to Chapter 6, Article 2 of the Wayne County Code of Ordinances to add an \"enhanced voluntary agricultural district\" option.

Jennifer Johnson of the Wayne County Cooperative Extension Service told the board the enhanced option is a 10-year irrevocable agreement recorded on the deed to preserve farmland. She described benefits: participating farms may have up to 25 percent of gross sales from nonfarm products and receive priority for cost-share funds from Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District and for certain grants and conservation-easement programs.

Why it matters: The enhanced designation is intended to help preserve productive farmland by giving participating owners program priorities and by providing a mechanism — an irrevocable 10-year deed restriction — that local and state conservation programs can rely on.

Johnson said the existing voluntary agricultural-district program remains available for landowners who prefer a nonbinding designation. She also said the county extension office sent the proposed amendment to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture ADFP (Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation) program, which recommended the change, and that the county's previous voluntary-ag-district board recommended approval.

No members of the public registered to speak at the hearing, and the board moved and approved the ordinance amendment.

Ending: County staff will implement the enhanced district option and provide program information to landowners who wish to enroll; the amendment is intended to strengthen farmland preservation tools available locally.","The Board adopted an amendment allowing enhanced voluntary agricultural districts — 10-year deed restrictions to help preserve farmland — and described benefits including cost-share priority and grant consideration.",{"_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},6504510,"Wayne County applies mobile-home-park standards to recreational-vehicle parks",120,7178000,7298000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194&start=7178&end=7298","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194/thumbnail_7178000.jpg","/articles/6504510/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Wayne-County-applies-mobile-home-park-standards-to-recreational-vehicle-parks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504510-1a49bd6b4b1deb12c2f548795a25f65a/orig.mp4?Expires=1774926246&Signature=cVSZiOOkS9pyFqivbGTJFe6JBIRcWn4ho03LLfUG-AniWs5QM4ngWDZN3OVxk~22nAbwAkr1QGNrwsWgYGYmYwAmFtTxn-ushUacjCgLAZa~7eg3q9eNIPQoeRfyV637Lm648FiV2pflibSF4VeonsNUDmVsrex59Jg44A1WZ7JwqZEJdCKMd1AF2AxxqqHg88go-N~B9UBqjQTc7p04Vyv~uJYjZD~87yT68UfZqpmGaewMgrAMQzzktTeTlvQfKFnde4SIm9~M8CFx73O0ouz2RquU8YutKz7MN1zxYxxClisN1R5KOHIVnH87H1njrC1ZmDDhENckIDtiufeNxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 19 to amend the Mobile Home Park Ordinance so the county’s standards also apply to recreational-vehicle (RV) parks and campgrounds.

Planning staff explained the change during a public hearing, saying the amendment \"adds RV parks or campgrounds ... to our mobile home park ordinance\" so the same standards that apply to mobile-home parks will also apply to RV parks.

Why it matters: Commissioners said the change is intended to ensure minimum public-safety and infrastructure standards as the county sees increased interest in RV parks. Planning staff said the ordinance sets road and access standards — typically a 40-foot right of way with at least a 20-foot crushed-stone driving surface for emergency vehicles and a 4-inch stone base where required — and that fire-hydrant provisions and turnarounds would also apply.

During the hearing, staff said most prospective RV sites in the county are proposing septic systems, which in practice results in larger lot footprints than a serviced subdivision would require. No members of the public signed up to comment during the hearing, according to county staff.

The motion to apply the county's mobile-home-park standards to RV parks was moved and seconded on the record; the chair called for the vote and the motion passed.

Ending: The planning board had previously recommended approval, and county staff said the standards align Wayne County with approaches used by other counties that apply mobile-home standards to RV and campground developments.","Following a public hearing on Aug. 19, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners amended the county’s mobile home park ordinance to apply the same standards to RV parks and campgrounds, including requirements for road base and emergency access.",{"_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},6504515,"Trillium outlines Medicaid changes, provider pressures and local services to Wayne County commissioners",797,4953000,5750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194&start=4953&end=5750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5601311-760001e8d62ccc44b8cef6908ab9a194/thumbnail_4953000.jpg","/articles/6504515/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Trillium-outlines-Medicaid-changes-provider-pressures-and-local-services-to-Wayne-County-commissioners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504515-ed6c833164c252cb58b20e59bcae3800/orig.mp4?Expires=1774926246&Signature=LvHjlI5Rqyn7nWn3-4sQsCFDeBj~u3fYAdPFwM0Ew0NKqwMb0pER5NzBXPQGfl3kr8RkjE9DJj8Er0CnNOl1fXOGZGjvFflvycjCgvLr0ChkOO1SxJyhfX3Pc7WGqjEYGs7LeKGAg6y0crq56ZcvzGCQntN7UBRbel7NCsldixFObFIQOuxt9rd2a8tZclv7UwXbzqCQj9~dKcDQ8DlAnLfUMy1fok5q8YHXL5~8lmdzGzlkf4BLHF~Ijw61GNqm601ZrRnzF2WCLj0QXHHJJp1q-UFq3wYw739jemHlltXETlAL41sWbw8PN1gCQuC5HiRzsSPSbx04v2wDH8B7pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Victoria Jackson, regional vice president for Trillium Health Resources, told the Wayne County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that the behavioral-health managed-care landscape is changing and that those changes are affecting local provider capacity and funding.

\"We are considered the largest geographically because we have 46 counties that we're covering,\" Jackson said, describing Trillium's coverage area and its role as one of North Carolina's LME-MCOs (local management entity–managed care organizations). She said Trillium manages multiple plans and that membership numbers fluctuate: roughly 51,000 in the Tailored Plan, about 163,000 in the Medicaid direct behavioral-health plan, and about 287,000 under the state health plan, figures she said are fluid.

Jackson said Trillium is preparing for reductions announced at the federal and state level. \"The department had put out a message that providers are going to take a cut,\" she said, estimating that the reductions could average about 3 percent, with steeper cuts (8–10 percent) for inpatient and residential providers and some therapy providers.

Why it matters: Commissioners pressed Trillium on whether local vendors and facilities will continue to serve Wayne County residents and on whether transportation and out-of-county placement costs will fall to the county. Several commissioners warned that reduced provider capacity or funding could force children and adults to travel out of state for placement, increasing county staff travel and overtime costs.

Jackson said Trillium is working closely with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and with providers to manage services within the new funding constraints. She acknowledged difficulties placing children in residential treatment and said residential capacity and crisis services are statewide issues. \"Residential treatment, especially for our children, is a challenge,\" she said, adding that Trillium collaborates with the Department and with neighboring counties to identify openings.

Commissioners asked for specific lists and local data. Jackson said Wayne County has representation on Trillium's regional advisory board and that she will provide the county with more specific information and local contact points. \"On our online provider-choice database, it lists by county all the providers that's within your county,\" she said when asked about local provider listings. She also agreed to follow up with an email to County staff with a provider list and a breakdown of the budget she described.

Jackson described local programs Trillium supports, including school-based substance-use prevention, distribution of naloxone kits and test strips, peer-support access through a recovery app (CHES), small-business funding programs for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and technology supports for individuals with IDD (Tula).

Jackson also briefed the board on Medicaid program phases and upcoming transitions: she said the Tailored Plan launched July 1 of the prior year and that Phase 3 (the children and family specialty foster-care plan, to be operated statewide by Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Healthy Blue Care Together) will transfer an estimated share of membership to that plan as it takes effect. \"We're looking at about transitioning, a little approximately 11% of our membership over to Blue Cross Blue Shield,\" she said.

Jackson invited commissioners and county staff to contact her directly for follow-up and provided business cards and local liaison contacts. Commissioners pressed for continued communication and expressed concern about workforce and sustainability of providers if funding cuts continue.

Ending: Jackson said Trillium will continue outreach and follow up to the county with provider lists, budget breakdowns and local contact information. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate receipt of that information so the board can assess local impacts.","Trillium Health Resources told the Wayne County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that Medicaid transformation and recent state-level cuts are creating pressure on behavioral-health and residential providers; Trillium said it will provide local provider lists and follow-up information to the county.","actionData","errors"]

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