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Pitt County commissioners approve Glenda Briley sand-mining rezoning with no-dewatering condition
Summary
After hours of public comment and split testimony from neighbors and industry consultants, the county approved a conditional rezoning for a 40.69-acre sand mine with new setbacks, berms and a written condition barring off‑site dewatering.
Pitt County commissioners voted 6–3 April 7 to approve a conditional‑district rezoning that allows a sand mining operation on 40.69 acres along Old Pactolus Road, provided the operator agree not to dewater off site.
The vote follows a public hearing in which nearby residents, RV‑park owners and mine supporters testified. Opponents said the operation would cause noise, dust, traffic and safety risks on narrow roads used by school buses; supporters, including a mining consultant and industry customers, said buffers and berms would limit impacts and that the mineral is needed locally for construction.
Planning staff told commissioners the site falls in an area the county’s comprehensive plan designates as open‑space/conservation and is in the 100‑year floodplain, but staff found the conditional zoning consistent with the Envision Pitt County 2045 land‑use plan because the applicant proposed protective measures. The…
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