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Votes at a glance: Nash County Board of Commissioners, March 10, 2025
Summary
A compact summary of formal actions taken by the Nash County Board of Commissioners on March 10, 2025, including rezoning postponement, road additions/removals, franchise and contract approvals, appointments, grant acceptances and project ordinance amendments.
The Nash County Board of Commissioners took the following recorded actions at its March 10, 2025 regular meeting. This list summarizes motions the board voted on during the session; textual motions and staff summaries below reflect the record shown in the meeting transcript and agenda packet.
1) Postpone public hearing: Old Lewis School Road Subdivision conditional rezoning (Agenda item 8) - Motion: Postpone the public hearing and consideration of the conditional rezoning request for property ZZ250102 (Old Lewis School Road Subdivision) per the developer's request until the next regular meeting on April 7, 2025 at 9 a.m. - Outcome: Postponed (motion by Commissioner Howell; second by Commissioner Davis).
2) Approve conditional rezoning amendment: Infinity Properties Management LLC (Agenda item 9) - See separate article for details. Outcome: Approved.
3) Adopt resolution: Add Middlesex Corporate Parkway to state maintained secondary road system (Agenda item 10) - Staff note: NCDOT District Engineer prepared resolution; addition covers approximately 1.57 miles of Middlesex Corporate Parkway. NCDOT anticipates addition in July/August 2025 for maintenance purposes. - Outcome: Adopted (motion by Commissioner Davis; second by Commissioner Howell).
4) Adopt resolution: Delete segment of Vaughn Chapel Road from the state maintained system (Agenda item 11) - Staff note: Petition submitted by affected property owners to abandon approximately 898 feet (southernmost portion) of SR 1933; staff said abandonment would not negatively affect roadway maintenance or access; property owners can create a private easement among themselves. - Outcome: Adopted (motion by Commissioner Leggett; second by Commissioner Howell).
5) Approve letter of support: Historic marker application for 1949 Samaria school bus collision (Agenda item 12) - Motion: Approve a letter supporting a North Carolina highway historic marker application to commemorate the October 1949 collision in Samaria (Chairman Wayne Outlaw to sign letter sent to Senator Lisa Barnes' office). - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Howell; second by Commissioner Leggett).
6) Approve sole‑source in‑car camera purchase (Agenda item 13) - See separate article for details. Outcome: Approved, conditioned on staff verifying compliance with state purchasing laws.
7) Approve franchise agreement: Midwest Medical Transport d/b/a North State Medical Transport (Agenda item 14) - Staff note: Company acquired North State Medical Transport; Nash County code (chapter 12) and NC General Statute 153A‑46 requires board approval of franchise agreements for emergency medical transport operating in the county. Staff said local operations and personnel remain unchanged. - Motion: Approve franchise agreement for remainder of FY25 and require the company to provide copies of driver background checks to county staff. - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Howell; second by Commissioner Arrington).
8) Accept monthly tax reports and order tax‑lien advertising (Agenda items 15 & 17) - Staff presented the statutory monthly tax collection report and a list of unpaid property tax liens requiring advertisement per NC General Statute 105‑369. - Outcome: Accepted and authorized tax collector to advertise 2024 property tax liens at least once between March 1 and June 30, 2025 (motion and approval recorded).
9) Middlesex Corporate Center Phase 2: Approve Change Order No. 6 with Fred Smith Company (Agenda item 18) - Staff note: Change order decreases contract price by $158,220.73 to a final $4,210,664.27 and adds 74 calendar days for quantity adjustments and a design correction. - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Davis; second by Commissioner Howell).
10) Select engineering firm: Hammond Site water line extension (Agenda item 19) - Staff received two RFQ submittals and recommended Matt Gay & Associates for professional engineering services to design an 8‑inch water main extension funded by the NC Railroad Build Ready Site Grant. - Motion: Approve contract and authorize county manager to execute. - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Howell; second by Commissioner Bailfield).
11) Accept grant letter and adopt resolution: Old Mill Road pump station replacement (Agenda item 20) - Staff note: NC Department of Environmental Quality provided a letter of intent for state‑directed grant funds to replace the Old Mill Road pump station in Rocky Mount; board to authorize manager to sign the grant offer/acceptance. - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Wilkins; second by Commissioner Bellfield).
12) Design professional designation: Emergency services building design‑build bridging procurement (Agenda item 21) - Staff recommended Jonathan Boone be designated as the staff design professional as required to pursue design‑build bridging procurement for a shared emergency services and sheriff 'warehouse on Winstead Street. - Outcome: Approved (motion by Commissioner Davis; second by Commissioner Leggett).
13) Approve change order 16 and project‑ordinance amendment for detention facility (Agenda items 22 & 23) - See separate article for details. Outcome: Approved.
14) Approve multiple project ordinances and budget amendments (Agenda items 24–29) - Notable items approved include: Digital Champion grant ($58,665); Ammons Rail industrial site infrastructure ($288,000 state SCIP funds); interest earnings allocations for prior SCIP and SBO funding for sheriff vehicle/camera projects; opioid settlement fund project ordinance establishing $830,000 for naloxone distribution, recovery supports, post‑overdose response and strategic planning; assorted transfers related to Middlesex shell building and high‑speed internet project. - Outcome: All presented project ordinances and budget amendments approved by the board; one budget item (detention facility) adjusted to reflect a $53,634.10 change order and a $500,000 fund balance transfer.
15) Appointments (Agenda item 30) - Board of Adjustment: Appointed Alton M. Richardson as Alternate Member No. 3 (term through 04/03/2028). - Agriculture Advisory Board: Appointed Samuel Glenn Moore (term through 12/31/2027). - Consolidated Health & Human Services Board: Appointed Dr. Richard G. Michael (term through 04/30/2029). - Outcome: All appointments approved by voice vote.
Other items: The board held a closed session for economic development and attorney‑client privilege and reported no subsequent action. The meeting adjourned following the closed session.
