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Votes at a glance: Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, June 16, 2025
Summary
The board approved multiple rezoning requests, a Crown Coliseum renovation contract, a Norcrest Water and Sewer services agreement, a county ordinance regulating explosives at firing ranges, and several other items. Key contested vote: authorization of the county employee childcare operator contract passed 6–1.
At its June 16 meeting the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions (selected items and outcomes):
- ZON250008 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from R-6A residential and C-1P plan local business to C-2P/C-C (conditional plan service and retail district). Motion and second recorded; board found the request consistent with the Southwest Cumberland land-use plan. Vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote).
- ZON250010 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from A-1 agricultural to R-40 residential for approximately 16.5 acres; board found request consistent with the Eastover area land-use plan. Vote: unanimous in favor.
- ZON250013 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from A-1 agricultural to R-30 residential for a separate parcel near I-95; board found the request consistent with the Eastover area land-use plan. Vote: unanimous in favor.
- ZON250016 (rezoning): Approved rezoning from R-10 and rural residential to CP plan commercial for about 4.3 acres in the Spring Lake area. Staff noted the map was not strictly consistent with the Spring Lake area map but that plan policies supported commercial in this location. Vote: unanimous in favor.
- Crown Coliseum hospitality and lobby renovation project (contract and change order 1): The board approved the contract and associated change order subject to the contractor submitting a bond rider to include the change order; the board approved the associated budget revision (BR 250434). Motion made by Commissioner Tyson; vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote).
- Ordinance regulating explosives on firing ranges and amendment to section 9.5-182 (firearms regulations): The board adopted a resolution and ordinance adding regulations for explosives on firing ranges and amended the firearms regulations section noted in the county code. Motion made by Commissioner Sherman Jones; vote: approved (recorded as affirmative by voice vote after a brief recess).
- Norcrest Water and Sewer Governing Board service agreement: Approved a services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for an asset-management and financial plan in the amount of $400,000; motion made by Commissioner Tyson and authorized the chair to execute the contract after legal review. Vote: unanimous in favor.
- Employee childcare center operator contract: Authorized the county manager to sign a one-year contract with Chapman's Management Company effective July 1, 2025 (vote: 6–1). Commissioners voting in favor were recorded as Commissioner Tyson, Commissioner Council, Chairman De Villier, Commissioner Mattel, Commissioner Faircloth and Commissioner Adams; Commissioner Sherman Jones voted in opposition.
- Equalization and Review Board appointment: The board granted an exception to policy to allow nomination and appointment at the same meeting and appointed Marva Lucas Moore to fill a vacancy. Vote: unanimous.
Several procedural motions to approve the agenda, consent items and budget addenda were also adopted as presented. The board recessed into closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-318.11(a)(3) (attorney-client privilege) and (a)(6) (personnel) and returned with no reportable action.
