NASH COUNTY, N.C. — Public comment at the Jan. 6 Nash County commission meeting opened with urgent accounts of private wells losing pressure and an attorney’s challenge to the process used to commit county funding for school resource officers.

Chris Brantley of Frasier Road told commissioners his well and at least five neighboring wells have shown reduced output for six to eight months, sometimes leaving households unable to run showers without very long waits. "My well has been not supplying enough water... it's been going on now for about 6 or 8 months," Brantley told the board, asking the county to investigate whether nearby subdivision construction is affecting groundwater and whether a county water line could be extended.

Bryce Pike, an attorney representing a group that calls itself 'concerned citizens of Nash County,' said his clients "wholly support" school resource officers but object to the way the board handled a Dec. 8 vote to commit $500,000 a year to fund those positions. Pike said the item was listed on that meeting’s agenda as "information only" before being moved to a vote without public comment or deliberation; he said he has filed a public‑records request and urged the board to post the item as a voting agenda item and allow public comment if the board reconsiders or reaffirms the earlier vote.

County response and follow up: board members acknowledged the concerns and directed staff to follow up. In later agenda discussion, county staff and commissioners described available steps for addressing water‑service gaps (including grant funding and possible cost‑sharing arrangements) and said staff will investigate resident complaints more thoroughly.

The public‑comment segment underscored two recurring themes in the meeting: infrastructure (water supply for rural residents and fire protection) and process/transparency (how the board places items on the agenda and how the public is notified and allowed to comment). The board did not rescind any prior votes during the Jan. 6 meeting; commissioners instructed staff to respond to records requests and said they would consider how to improve public accessibility as part of ongoing agenda and UDO work.

Ending: Commissioners asked staff to follow up on Brantley’s well issues and to provide responses to any pending public‑records requests; any formal review of the Dec. 8 vote would proceed through established records and procedural channels.