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Harnett County commissioners approve budget amendment, authorize road contract and park lease
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Harnett County Board of Commissioners approved a fiscal 2026-27 budget amendment to use the 2026 schedule of values in the tax rate (63 cents), authorized an NCDOT contract for the Highland School Road Extension, approved a 30-year park lease and adopted economic development incentive guidelines, county staff said.
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. — The Harnett County Board of Commissioners on July 14 approved a series of routine actions, including an amendment to the fiscal year 2026-27 budget to use the 2026 schedule of values in the tax rate (63 cents) and a contract with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Highland School Road Extension, county staff summarized in a recorded recap.
Desiree Patrick, who delivered the meeting recap, listed the approved items and said the board also adopted economic development incentive guidelines, approved a 30-year lease with the Bunn Level Roriton Club for development of a future park, authorized the county manager's budget amendments and approved a motion to allow the chairman to sign contract amendments that exceed the manager's signature threshold. The recap did not provide vote tallies or mover/second information.
Why it matters: The budget amendment — described in the recap as updating the county to the 2026 schedule of values — will be used in calculating the county tax rate; the recap reported the schedule was applied at 63 cents. The NCDOT contract for the Highland School Road Extension moves design and construction forward on a local transportation project that county staff identified as on the agenda. The 30-year lease approved for development of a future park gives Parks and Recreation a long-term site agreement to plan improvements.
Votes at a glance (as recapped) - Approval of July 6 meeting minutes — approved (SEG 006–007); vote details not specified. - Fiscal year 2026-27 budget amendment to use 2026 schedule of values (tax-rate reference: 63 cents) — approved (SEG 018–023); vote details not specified. - Economic development incentive guidelines for new/expanding companies — approved (SEG 024–026); details not specified. - 30-year lease with the Bunn Level Roriton Club for future park development — approved (SEG 027–030); lease terms not specified. - Contract with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for Highland School Road Extension — approved (SEG 031–035); contract amount and schedule not specified. - Library authorization to apply for the North Carolina Center for the Book / North Carolina Humanities Great Read from Great Places grant — approved (SEG 036–041); award amount not specified. - Boards and committees reviewed and approved — approved (SEG 042–043); specifics not provided. - County manager budget amendments — approved (SEG 044–045); line-item amounts not provided. - Motion authorizing the chairman to sign contract amendments above the manager's threshold — approved (SEG 046–048); threshold amount not specified.
What the recap did not include: The recorded recap did not include full debate text, vote tallies, movers or seconders for motions, contract dollar amounts or the substance of the economic development update or commissioners' remarks. Desiree Patrick noted that Commissioners Matthews, Jaggers and McCoy made comments during the commissioner's period but the recap transcript did not record their statements.
The county directed viewers to www.harnett.org/boc to watch the full meeting recording and announced the next board meeting for Monday, July 20 at 6 p.m.
