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Staff summarized the request as an offer to harvest timber on what the agenda described as 69.71 acres in the industrial park, explaining that the acreage in the offering included some already-cleared portions of Lot 7. When staff described the actual wooded land to be cleared, they said Lot 6 is about 11.83 acres and largely timbered. Commissioners and staff exchanged questions about the low offer received: staff reported one bidder offered $2,000 while other interested parties expected payment or no-charge removal.

Commissioners discussed options. Staff explained the county must advertise the sale and run an upset-bid process, after which the board retains authority to reject all bids. Commissioners asked whether additional advertising or seeking other offers could bring a higher price. Staff also described the practical results of harvesting: the initial harvest would leave stumps and the county would need a separate grove/clearing contract to finish site preparation for development.

One commissioner noted there had been offers that would have paid the county $17,000 to $20,000 to clear the parcel and leave it in better condition, but that the current offerters were not offering that sum. Staff said the county could proceed with advertising and accept upset bids, and that the board would still have the option to reject all bids after the upset-bid period.

The meeting record then shows the board moved into a closed session; the public transcript portion does not record a final public vote approving a sale contract for the timber. Because the transcript does not contain a recorded final decision, this article reports the discussion and the county’s stated next steps rather than asserting a completed sale.

Why it matters: clearing Lot 6 is a preparatory step for development at Park East Industrial Park; timber-sale terms, clearing quality and the county’s decision to accept or reject upset bids will affect the pace and cost of future development on the parcel.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wayne County Board of Commissioners Meeting 10/7/25","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners discussed selling timber on Lot 6 at Park East Industrial Park and the low offers received, but the public transcript does not record a final sale approval at the Oct. 7 meeting.","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},6426040,"Votes at a glance: Wayne County approves zoning change, gaming setbacks, Impact Wayne pledge and consent items",242,6312000,6554000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905661-20d642a72b9cb58f3fbe68909f0aa7f7&start=6312&end=6554","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905661-20d642a72b9cb58f3fbe68909f0aa7f7/thumbnail_6312000.jpg","/articles/6426040/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Votes-at-a-glance-Wayne-County-approves-zoning-change-gaming-setbacks-Impact-Wayne-pledge-and-consent-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426040-e336ccc2afbd25413983a77b04b62f10/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032799&Signature=GkSvl76-COCpLPKjNvfV44MTzcQEwonFbpaUU2ZQsnwEIo2Ntk~uX7HcR1z-LvkNaG90nAMqdnc0BleZXHAERiba8tFI~Js1bFCPwpq-PCHfUQVRzMtvNRrYOyryRM4269jsFHicCLYrj45Y6lFdpe3gKC4e~1fL5dwTUOrtcCz5oe~GMAplmfKaq16Gx9PFPKNKpkeKzQV9-1J63aa6eGdeS8bPPfv1Sm08rhyBWXxieiyolw3FSIO3YvF9GOU6~6SUuAsENm5edYndigaZz90wtK4worRZ5yAXlP41nc-YPv6~QyGiD-7poQhS4TCFuQC8oXwGUAfeKPY6RClxhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners took a series of recorded votes and approvals at its Oct. 7 meeting, adopting routine agenda items and several policy actions.

Key votes and outcomes

- Resolution 2025-32: Award service weapon to retired master deputy Lyndon Sutton — adopted. County staff presented a resolution awarding retired Master Deputy Lyndon Sutton his service weapon and badge in accordance with state statute; the board adopted the resolution.

- 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness proclamation — adopted. The board proclaimed October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Wayne County.

- Appointments to Voluntary Agricultural District Advisory Board — approved. The board appointed Deborah Worley, Brian West, Jeff Parks, Valerie Barwick, Susan McClenny and Ryan Robertson, with Jennifer Johnson as an ex officio member.

- Consent agenda (including item 16): adopted. The consent agenda included a motion for the county to fund federally funded health-department programs for the duration of any federal government shutdown, with an appropriate budget amendment. The board approved the consent agenda.

- Electronic gaming and tobacco/hemp retail ordinance amendment (section 18-151): adopted. After a public hearing with no speakers, the board approved changes that remove the current accessory-gaming exception (making accessory machines subject to the 1,000-foot setback from schools, day cares, residences and other listed uses) and add tobacco and hemp retail operations to the list of uses subject to the 1,000-foot setback.

- Rezoning request, Swinson Drive (Bridal Township): adopted. The board approved a request to rezone 10.62 acres from Community Shopping (CS) to RA-20 residential zoning for parcels listed in the public record; the planning board had recommended approval.

- Impact Wayne contribution (2026–2030): approved. The board approved a five-year commitment of $250,000 from Wayne County to the Wayne County Development Alliance’s Impact Wayne fundraising program — a $50,000-per-year commitment. Meeting remarks show the motion passed 4 to 2.

Other procedural actions

- The board set a public hearing (to be held Oct. 21 at 9:30 a.m.) on an economic development agreement with the Wayne County Development Alliance to construct a 50,000-square-foot shell building on Lot 7A at Park East Industrial Park; the board set the hearing and will take action at a later meeting.

Why it matters: these approvals affect land use, economic development planning and county participation in an economic-development fundraising campaign; the gaming ordinance change extends separation rules to accessory machines and to tobacco/hemp retail operations where machines may be colocated.

Vote details: Where the transcript records a specific roll-call or tally the article lists it (for example, Impact Wayne 4–2). For several consent or ceremonial votes the transcript records adoption without a roll-call tally; those votes are reported as adopted per the meeting record.","At its Oct. 7 meeting the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a series of agenda items including a zoning change on Swinson Drive, an amendment to the county’s electronic gaming ordinance to extend 1,000-foot setbacks to accessory machines and tobacco/hemp retailers, a five-year $250,000 pledge to Impact Wayne, and the consent agenda.",{"_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},6426047,"Wayne County amends opioid-settlement spending plan after state review; $2.35 million allocated",476,2844000,3320000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905661-20d642a72b9cb58f3fbe68909f0aa7f7&start=2844&end=3320","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905661-20d642a72b9cb58f3fbe68909f0aa7f7/thumbnail_2844000.jpg","/articles/6426047/Wayne-County/North-Carolina/Wayne-County-amends-opioid-settlement-spending-plan-after-state-review-235-million-allocated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426047-78304bef4af9030d2a9558eec9f2c2bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032799&Signature=MfZ6M7X~2aoV55dON5O~BaEIVAnJvevrDMkOAF8oFsF2ZwC9CvqYn2VH2Md30G0hc4Qv6-3UV3GwiS7kqhLF1lI-NpfXYyhP5I-r1IpDShrsBdSsQfQBeSsJX3DidD1nGe0KjD4l58tabv~mvXe58z8jdr4Rzb8p9ibUxYKxPCuQOJWL-p87IInqwV-q7KfQImpE3XS-I0ZXqGxj17gIpsBp8hDWFBPRINZQdJyxXqkJDLGdZhalPTF8-Z4DR4d4RkUxShYzmA7PoWoASvxfGLz~48Ax~dIxvcLelVMVjS9nIWdQRnfgxYZm1TZl5iS~lEQr51IgALn313H-NEZWyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 7 approved an amended resolution directing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds after state review required several changes.

County staff told commissioners the amended resolution, labeled 2025-22, revised language to satisfy reviewers at the North Carolina Department of Justice and the Association of County Commissioners. The most substantive change removed funding for a lead juvenile detective under the county’s proposed Option A early-intervention use because that use must be “specifically targeted to juveniles who have a history of opioid abuse,” staff said. The manager said the county had not spent any of the funds tied to that line item and was working with the sheriff’s office to identify other funding options.

The staff presentation also said other edits were largely clarifying: modifying the 4-day movement award to specify it targets people with a history of opioid use; aligning an overdose-prevention award to explicitly relate to opioid overdoses; relabeling a health-department award from “recovery support services” to “post-overdose response team”; and correcting a contract start date for a vendor listed as IMS because the earlier start date predated the resolution passage.

After those changes, the county reported the total award listed in the resolution is $2,354,675. County staff said the Department of Justice has reviewed and accepted the amended language and that the county has received a substantial portion of the settlement payments over multiple payment waves tied to national settlements with distributors, pharmacies and retailers.

Commissioner Reeves made the motion to approve the amended resolution; the board voted to adopt it. County staff said they will upload the signed amended resolution into the state database as required.

Why it matters: opioid settlement funds are restricted by legal settlement terms and state guidance; the Department of Justice’s review narrowed eligible uses in this case and required the county to tighten program descriptions before the county may proceed with the specific line-item spending described in the resolution.

What’s next: staff said they will continue working with the sheriff’s office and other partners to identify allowable funding pathways for programs the county considers priorities and will submit the signed amended resolution to state reviewers.","The Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved an amended resolution directing $2,354,675 in opioid settlement funds after changes required by the North Carolina Department of Justice. The county removed an ineligible line item for a lead juvenile detective under one funding option and clarified several program descriptions.","actionData","errors"]

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