High Point council sets annexation hearing, orders demolition of derelict home, approves incentives for solar racking maker and confirms advisory appointment

The High Point City Council on an April evening set a May 19, 2025 public hearing on a voluntary, contiguous annexation petition, voted to demolish a derelict dwelling at 3213 East Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, approved performance-based economic incentives for a Canadian solar-racking manufacturer locating in the city and confirmed an appointment to the Citizens Advisory Council.

The council’s actions move a range of land-use and economic-development matters forward: a scheduled hearing will determine whether to add adjacent property to the city, code enforcement staff gained authority to remove a dwelling deemed unsafe after a lack of owner response, and the council authorized a modest incentive package intended to help a manufacturer invest in High Point and create new jobs.

Interim Code Enforcement Manager Kaylee Parrish presented staff findings on the demolition hearing for 3213 East Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, telling the council that the complaint and notice of hearing were issued on Dec. 12, 2023, a hearing was held…