Harnett County commissioners approve zoning process, grant application, water-plant land and multiple contracts; probation facility discussion continues

Caitlin Correll, a county staff member, opened a Jan. 13 recap of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting and read the board’s actions and next steps.

The board approved a number of routine but consequential items affecting county operations and projects. Commissioners approved a hearing request to refund an overpayment of excise tax paid on Lot 10, Ila's Way after the deed was filed twice. They also approved a request from Development Services to establish a formal conditional zoning process. Vote tallies for these approvals were not specified in the transcript.

The board approved the public library’s request to apply for a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant in the amount of $5,000; the application requires a minimum local match of $5,000 if awarded. Harnett Regional Water received board approval to finalize land purchases for a planned Northeast Water Treatment Plant; the transcript does not list parcel identifiers or purchase prices.

General Services was authorized to enter into a contract with Edifice LLC to provide construction-manager-at-risk services for a new Animal Adoption Center; the contract value was not provided in the meeting recap. The board also adopted a resolution to move the county’s legislative luncheon from Feb. 10 to Feb. 2, 2026.

At the Harnett Regional Jetport, commissioners approved a work authorization for the firm listed in the meeting materials as “parish and partners” to perform design and bidding services for a runway extension; the recap lists the firm as provided in agenda materials and does not supply a contract amount.

During the County Manager’s report, the board approved budget amendments and adopted a resolution adding several roads to the State’s Secondary Road System; the specific budget line items and road names were not detailed in the transcript. County Managers Price and Morrow discussed options for a new probation and parole facility or upgrades to the existing one and said staff will continue evaluating options and return with more information; no formal action was taken on that item.

Commissioners Morris, McCoy, Jaggers and Matthews offered brief comments later in the meeting. The meeting closed with a reminder that the full meeting video is available at www.harnett.org/boc and with notice that the next meeting will take place Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. due to the Monday holiday.

The meeting recap lists outcomes as “approved” for the items above; the transcript did not include recorded roll-call vote tallies for those approvals.