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Pender County delays vote on Imagine Pender 2050 comprehensive land use plan after public questions

5905304 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

County planning staff presented the Imagine Pender 2050 comprehensive land use plan and described extensive public engagement; commissioners agreed to table formal adoption to allow additional public notice and a follow-up presentation to the board.

Pender County planning staff presented the Imagine Pender 2050 draft comprehensive land use plan on Oct. 6, describing an 18-month process of public engagement, vision themes, goals, policies and 114 implementation actions aimed at guiding growth, conserving rural character and targeting infrastructure investments.

Planning Director Justin Brantley told the Board the process included two major public engagement windows, about 1,400 responses to the first survey and additional community meetings across the county. He said the plan preserves most of the county as rural/agricultural, identifies medium-density growth south of the NC 210 corridor, and…

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