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Lincoln County commissioners approve zoning changes, contracts and grants; authorize $225,000 for 911 services
Summary
At its March 2025 meeting the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved zoning and UDO amendments, multiple contract renewals (insurance, jail medical), grant awards for senior services, a water‑main design amendment, a library construction GMP, and authorized up to $225,000 for 911 professional services after a closed session.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met in March 2025 and approved a slate of routine and capital items, including land‑use updates, contract renewals and several grants.
The board adopted a zoning map amendment (ZMA 7‑46) transferring 86 parcels from Catawba County into Lincoln County and approved UDO Amendment 2025‑1 to align recreational use designations, both recommended unanimously by the county planning board. Planning staff presented the recommendations and the board adopted the planning board’s statements of consistency and reasonableness before voting to approve each item.
On personnel and benefits, the board approved the county’s FY26 insurance renewal estimate following a presentation from broker Jason Bradshaw of USI and benefits staff. Bradshaw said county per‑employee paid claims fell roughly 19% year‑over‑year (from about $11,000 to about $9,000) and recommended no change to employee benefits or contributions; he cited a projected fixed‑cost stop‑loss increase in…
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