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Harnett County commissioners approve water projects, settlements, jetport agreement and appointments
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Harnett County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts and ordinances including a water project ordinance, a $400,000 engineering contract, opioid settlement resolutions, a lease and several appointments; the board also authorized grant applications and disclosed two recent legal settlements.
Harnett County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2, 2025 approved a series of contracts, ordinances, grant applications and personnel appointments, the county said in a public recap of the meeting.
The board approved an ordinance for the Northeast Harnett Water Treatment Facility project and awarded an engineering contract of $400,000 to Hazen and Sawyer to update the county water system master plan. Commissioners also authorized county staff to enter contract negotiations with Moseley Architects of Raleigh for unspecified general services work and approved a U.S. Department of Agriculture Housing Preservation Grant application for $95,000.
Legal staff asked the board to approve Harnett County’s participation in multi-party settlements with Purdue Pharmaceutical and additional opioid manufacturers and to adopt a resolution authorizing execution of settlements with secondary opioid manufacturers; the board approved those actions. County legal staff also requested public disclosure of two recent mediated settlements: Spruill Construction Corporation versus County of Harnett, settled for $92,000 on Aug. 11, 2025, and Marcus Washington and Rachel Washington versus County of Harnett, settled for $52,000 on Aug. 22, 2025. The board approved disclosure of both settlements.
The board approved a two-year lease agreement with Johnson Lee Harnett Community Action with additional option years (described in the meeting recap as a 2-year lease with a 3-year 1-year option). The Harnett Regional Jetport director requested—and the board approved—an agreement with Southeastern Aero LLC to operate a special aviation service organization providing maintenance activities at the Harnett Regional Jetport.
The North Carolina Home Builders Charitable and Educational Foundation requested that the county reimburse applicable fees for construction of a house at 460 Beacon Hill Road in Littleton, N.C.; county staff reported the building fees were $1,275 and the water tap fees $3,440, and the board approved reimbursement of applicable fees. The board also appointed Nancy Jackson (District 2) and Indra Johnson (District 5) to the Harnett County Commission for Women and Youth, named Abigail Farina as an alternate member of the Dangerous Dog Committee, and reappointed William Dan Andrews to the Board of Adjustments for District 4.
County staff presented proclamations recognizing Library Sign-Up Month and Attendance Awareness Month. The board opened public comment; four residents addressed the commissioners. The county manager’s report indicated budget amendments were approved. Commissioners decided to place discussion of Board of Elections membership on the agenda for the next full meeting and to invite Board of Elections members and the director to that discussion.
The county’s public recap named Desiree Patrick as the meeting narrator. The next work session is scheduled for Sept. 9 at 9 a.m., and the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Commissioners and staff also announced a town hall hosted by Commissioner Robert McCoy on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners meeting room.
Votes at a glance - Approve meeting minutes, Aug. 18, 2025: approved (vote tally not specified). - Adopt ordinance for the Northeast Harnett Water Treatment Facility project: approved (vote tally not specified). - Award engineering contract to Hazen and Sawyer for water system master plan update, $400,000: approved (vote tally not specified). - Authorize contract negotiations with Moseley Architects: approved (vote tally not specified). - Approve USDA Housing Preservation Grant application, $95,000: approved (vote tally not specified). - Authorize agreement with Southeastern Aero LLC for jetport maintenance operations: approved (vote tally not specified). - Adopt resolution to execute opioid settlements with secondary manufacturers (Purdue Pharmaceutical and others): approved (vote tally not specified). - Approve Johnson Lee Harnett Community Action lease (2 years with option years): approved (vote tally not specified). - Public disclosure of Spruill Construction settlement, $92,000 (Aug. 11, 2025) and Washington mediated settlement, $52,000 (Aug. 22, 2025): approved (vote tallies not specified). - Approve fee reimbursement for 460 Beacon Hill Road construction (building fees $1,275; water tap fees $3,440): approved (vote tally not specified). - Appointments to boards and committees (Nancy Jackson; Indra Johnson; Abigail Farina; William Dan Andrews): approved (vote tallies not specified).
The county’s recap did not include recorded roll-call tallies for any listed votes. Where the recap specified amounts or dates, those figures are reported here as stated by county staff in the meeting summary.
