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Craven County commissioners approve ordinance, transit policy, disaster contracts and multiple parcel conveyances
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Craven County Board of Commissioners adopted a recreational vehicle park ordinance, approved an updated CARTS drug-and-alcohol policy, authorized one-year renewals of disaster debris removal and monitoring contracts, and approved conveyance of multiple city parcels after upset-bid processing; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Craven County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20 approved a series of administrative and policy items, including an ordinance governing recreational vehicle parks, an updated drug-and-alcohol policy for the county’s CARTS transit program, one-year renewals for disaster debris removal and monitoring contracts, and final conveyances of multiple city parcels after completion of the upset-bid process.
Planning staff asked the board to adopt the proposed recreational vehicle park ordinance after the planning board recommended forwarding the draft following a public hearing. Planning staff told commissioners the proposed ordinance had been made available on the county website and at the planning department. A commissioner moved to adopt the ordinance and the board voted in favor.
County transit representatives presented an updated drug-and-alcohol policy required by the North Carolina Department of Transportation/Integrated Mobility Division after a three-year compliance review. Deanna Treble said the revisions update the designated drug-and-alcohol program manager and add information on third-party administration, a medical review officer and substance-abuse professionals; commissioners approved the policy as submitted.
The board also renewed emergency-management contracts intended to ensure debris removal capacity during hurricane season. Solid waste director Steven Astor told the board the county maintains prepositioned primary and secondary contracts to preserve continuity during peak season; the recommended one-year renewals (with allowable CPI adjustments) will keep Ceres Environmental Services as primary and Phillips Environmental as secondary for debris removal, and continue monitoring contracts with Tetra Tech Inc. and Thompson Consulting Services LLC. Commissioners asked about vendor pools and the rationale for one-year renewals; staff said the shorter renewal avoids having to renegotiate in the middle of hurricane season and noted state prepositioning options increase vendor availability.
County attorney staff presented eight city parcels that the county co-owns with the city of New Bern and recommended initial offers and final conveyances after the upset-bid period to return the properties to the tax rolls. The clerk read offer amounts, past-due tax totals and tax values for each parcel; commissioners approved initial offers and final conveyances as presented. When asked whether neighbors receive individual notice of upset bids, county counsel said notices are advertised in the Sun Journal rather than sent to adjacent property owners.
All recorded votes on the agenda items were taken by roll call and recorded as unanimous 'yes' votes by Commissioner Hunt, Commissioner Mason, Commissioner Mitchell, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Howard and Chairman Bucher.
The board’s consent agenda also included a resolution honoring Eula Mae Gooding on her 100th birthday. The clerk read the resolution noting she was born in Craven County on Jan. 24, 1926, and that her centennial celebration is scheduled for Jan. 24, 2026, at the Jones County Civic Center.
The board adjourned following routine commissioner reports and district announcements.
