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Rocky Mount council approves consent agenda, annexation, surplus property sale and street closing
Summary
In a single session the council approved the consent agenda, accepted a voluntary annexation for 336 Morning Star Church Road, declared 526 Sharon Street surplus to be sold by sealed bid, and approved a temporary street closing for a back-to-school event; most actions were recorded by voice vote.
The Rocky Mount City Council used voice votes to dispose of several routine items at its meeting.
Consent agenda: The council approved a consent agenda that included awarding a duty badge and sidearm, tax releases, adoption of an amendment to the traffic-control map, awarding a contract to Malden and Jenkins, authorization for the purchasing division to issue purchase orders, approval of a street closure, and amendments to the position classification and pay plan.
Annexation (Item 9): Staff presented a voluntary contiguous annexation request for a single parcel at 336 Morning Star Church Road (Ward 2). City staff said services can be provided without negative impact and estimated an annual property tax revenue increase of $18.54; the council approved an ordinance to extend the corporate limits by voice vote. Later in the meeting the council reopened Item 9 to conduct the public hearing; no members of the public spoke and the hearing was closed.
Surplus property (Item 11): The council adopted a resolution declaring 526 Sharon Street surplus and authorized sale by sealed bid under General Statute 160-82-69.
Temporary street closing: The council approved a temporary street closure request from Maurice Davenport to close the 300 block of Dunn Street on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., contingent on staff review, for a back-to-school event.
How the council voted: The transcript records voice votes in favor for each action; the meeting record in the transcript does not include roll-call tallies for votes described.
Next steps: Staff follow-up and normal administrative steps were indicated for the annexation, sale-by-sealed-bid process, and the street-closing review.
