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Burke County commissioners approve rezonings, water‑meter contract and fire tax increase; consent agenda clears
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Burke County Board of Commissioners approved two rezoning ordinances, awarded a water‑meter purchase/installation contract, appointed a library trustee, accepted a lake cleanup report and directed a fire‑tax increase for Salem Fire and Rescue. Most motions passed unanimously; the fire tax motion passed 4‑1.
Burke County commissioners on April 21 approved two rezoning ordinances, awarded purchase and installation contracts for new residential water meters, appointed a library board member, accepted a Lake James cleanup report, approved a multi‑item consent agenda and directed staff to include a targeted fire‑tax increase for Salem Fire and Rescue in the FY 2025‑26 budget.
The board approved two rezonings that reclassified small lots from Residential‑2 (R‑2) to General Business (GB). Commissioners adopted ordinance 2025‑03 for ZMA‑2025‑01 (2907 North Carolina 18 South; 0.27 acre; PIN 2712‑54‑8374) and ordinance 2025‑04 for ZMA‑2025‑02 (Ashton Drive; 1.15 acres; PIN 2773‑13‑5760). Both motions passed unanimously, 5‑0. Planning staff told the board the first request had a 7‑0 favorable planning‑board recommendation; the second had a 6‑1 negative recommendation and drew public opposition before the board approved it.
The board awarded contracts for an island‑wide meter replacement project. Core & Main received the low bid for purchase of approximately 2,000 Neptune T10 water meters and…
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