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Wilmington council previews rezoning, ARPA reallocations and affordable-housing agreement ahead of follow-up meeting
Summary
At a short Wilmington City Council session, members listed a public hearing to rezone 0.38 acres at 5324 Wrightsville Avenue, reviewed ARPA reallocation items including $140,300 tied to a Salvation Army roadway reimbursement, and discussed a resolution to authorize a loan-forgiveness agreement with Landmark Asset Services; staff said it is seeking partner participation at a follow-up presentation tomorrow night.
The Wilmington City Council met for a brief session to call roll, review the agenda and confirm a follow-up presentation scheduled for tomorrow evening.
The clerk listed a public hearing (PH1) on an ordinance to rezone 0.38 acres at 5324 Wrightsville Avenue from R-15 (moderate-density single-dwelling) to R-5 CD (medium-density mixed-residential conditional district) for residential development. The clerk also listed Ordinance O-1(a), a supplemental appropriation of $140,300 to reallocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, and a related resolution to add $140,300 in ARPA funds to the Salvation Army roadway reimbursement contract; both items were continued from the Feb. 17 meeting.
The clerk read a resolution that would authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with Landmark Asset Services intended to provide loan forgiveness to preserve affordable housing.
During the meeting, a council member asked whether partner organizations administering the ARPA projects and the applicant Landmark Asset Services would appear at the follow-up presentation tomorrow night to answer questions. The city manager said staff had reached out to recipients, had heard back from one as of Friday and would continue attempts to contact others: "We have reached out to the recipients," the city manager said. "We'll attempt to make contact today to see if they're available." The manager later confirmed there were no presentations scheduled for the morning session.
No motions or formal votes were recorded in the transcript of this session. Several items remain on the agenda for the follow-up meeting, where staff said it expects to provide additional information and, if present, responses from partner organizations.
The clerk closed the meeting, reminding members of the presentation scheduled for tomorrow evening and adjourning the session: "We stand adjourned."
