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Cramerton board defers Redhawk Phase 4 rezoning, approves DRB rezoning and adopts required device‑use policy
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Summary
The board voted 4–1 to defer RZ24‑03 Redhawk Phase 4 to March 4, 2025; approved RZ24‑07 (DRB) and its consistency statement after close votes; and unanimously adopted a state‑required policy banning pornography on town devices under N.C. Gen. Stat. 143‑805.
At their Dec. 10 workshop, the Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners deferred the Redhawk Phase 4 rezoning (RZ24‑03) to March 4, 2025 by a 4–1 vote. Commissioner Scott Kincaid made the motion to defer; Commissioner Kathy Ramsey seconded. Commissioner Dixie Abernathy cast the lone opposing vote.
Dale Hester, representing adjacent landowners and Paradise Point residents, had urged the board during public comment to honor an earlier agreement for a 100‑foot natural buffer on the Red Hawk Phase 4 property and to oppose the developer’s proposed 25‑foot buffer.
Separately, the board approved rezoning RZ24‑07 (DRB) on a 3–2 vote with Mayor Pro Tempore Richard Atkinson, Commissioner Scott Kincaid and Commissioner Kathy Ramsey voting in favor and Commissioners Dixie Abernathy and Jennifer Ramsey opposed. The board later approved the RZ24‑07 consistency statement by a 4–1 vote; Abernathy opposed that measure as well.
The board also adopted a policy prohibiting the viewing or saving of pornography on town networks and devices to comply with Session Law 2024‑26 (N.C. Gen. Stat. 143‑805). Town Attorney Kevin Bringewatt told commissioners the legislature had enacted the requirement and the policy must be adopted before year end; the motion to adopt passed unanimously.
Other routine business included approval of the consent agenda and the meeting’s adjournment. The Redhawk Phase 4 rezoning will return to the board on March 4, 2025; the public and affected parties can expect subsequent Planning and Zoning and staff reports ahead of that hearing.
Votes at a glance: RZ24‑03 (Redhawk Phase 4) deferred 4–1; RZ24‑07 approved 3–2; RZ24‑07 consistency statement approved 4–1; pornography policy adopted unanimously.