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Votes at a glance: Moore County Board of Commissioners, March 18, 2025
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken March 18 by the Moore County Board of Commissioners, including zoning text amendments, an occupancy‑tax increase, airport land purchase approvals, a Civil Air Patrol recognition resolution, EMS vehicle purchases, and initial direction on a Special Forces memorial lease.
At its March 18, 2025 meeting the Moore County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions and votes (voice votes unless otherwise noted). Items are listed in order of civic significance rather than agenda order.
Votes at a glance
- Occupancy tax increase (public hearing item C) - Action: Adopted resolution levying an additional 3% room occupancy tax (Session Law 2015-256; N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-55). Effective date: Jan. 1, 2026. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments (public hearing item A and B) - Item A (Chapter 8: childcare home facility definition) - Action: Adopted Planning Board land-use plan consistency statement and approved text amendment to Section 8.29 A1 and A2 to reference North Carolina statutory authority for childcare-home definitions and remove incorrect cross-references. - Outcome: Approved (voice votes noted in transcript). - Item B (Chapters 7, 8, 9, 19 and 20) - Action: Adopted Planning Board land-use plan consistency statement and approved amendments to multiple UDO chapters (performance guarantees for major subdivisions; stormwater maintenance warranties; nonconforming situations; signs; definitions including built-upon area and bona fide farm uses to add boarding of horses; and others) to conform to recent state legislative changes (Senate Bills cited by staff). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Runway 5 RPZ land acquisition (New Business A) - Action: Approved grant amendment and project budget ordinance for acquisition of 185 Storage Drive and associated closing costs; authorized staff to complete project closeout under state grant terms. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). No additional county general-fund contribution requested; airport will use previously budgeted local match.
- Special Forces memorial lease intent (Presentations) - Action: Board directed staff to pursue a long-term lease negotiation at a nominal rate and requested staff coordinate with airport authority and FAA processes; also authorized staff to draft a letter of intent to assist foundation fundraising efforts. - Outcome: Approved as direction to staff (voice vote). Formal lease not executed at meeting.
- Civil Air Patrol resolution (New Business B) - Action: Adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring the Civil Air Patrol U.S. Air Force Auxiliary and publicizing contact information for local squadron recruitment. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Moore County EMS vehicle purchase (New Business D) - Action: Approved purchase of two 2024 Dodge Ram Type 1 modular ambulances from American Response Vehicles (Houston-Galveston area council contract pricing) not to exceed $768,986; authorized chairman to sign upon finance and legal approval. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Consent agenda - Action: Approved the consent agenda as presented. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Notes and next steps - Many motions were adopted by voice vote and no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Where additional approvals are required (e.g., a final lease for the memorial site or FAA grant closeouts), staff were directed to return with required documentation. - The board requested additional information from boards and agencies in several instances (ABC board presentation on enforcement decision, CVB MOU for product fund, airport FAA-relief status for memorial parcel).
