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Alamance County approves zoning tweak, school laptop plan, courthouse design contract and ARPA reallocation
Summary
The Alamance County Board unanimously adopted a Unified Development Ordinance amendment to make health‑department septic evaluations optional on plats, approved planning board appointments, accepted audit results, authorized a $1.66 million laptop lease purchase for 6,000 student devices, awarded a $3.15 million architect contract for a courthouse project (4–1), and reallocated ARPA funds to cover IT purchases.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners approved several administrative and budget actions at its December meeting, including a planning code change, personnel appointments, and capital and technology spending decisions.
In a public hearing, Matthew Hoagland, Alamance County planning director, presented an amendment to the unified development ordinance to add an optional certificate on subdivision plats noting that environmental health staff had not evaluated lots for septic installation. Hoagland said aligning the county process with North Carolina General Statute 160D‑803(b) motivated the change; the planning board had unanimously recommended approval. After public comment and discussion, the board voted unanimously to amend Article 8 by adding the…
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