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Craven County accepts $60.8 million 2025 tax settlement, approves leases and surplus property sale
Summary
The board accepted the 2025 tax settlement showing a $60,837,618.67 net levy and a 99.28% collection rate, authorized charging the 2026 tax collector, approved three-year $1 leases for state probation offices and approved sale of a foreclosed parcel for $10,000; the Trillium lease on hospital-campus property was terminated by agreement.
Leslie Young, the county tax administrator, presented the annual tax settlement for tax year 2025, reporting a net levy of $60,837,618.67 and a collection rate of 99.28 percent. Commissioners voted to accept the settlement and then voted to charge the Craven County tax collector with collection of the 2026 tax levy; tax notices were scheduled to mail July 30.
Young referenced compliance with North Carolina General Statute provisions for the settlement and notice. The board then approved renewal documents for three county-owned leases to provide office space for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Division of Community Supervision (three-year $1 leases from 09/01/2026 through 08/31/2029) and authorized staff to execute the agreements.
The county attorney reported on a surplus parcel (Church Road, parcel ID 6054029) where the highest and last bid of $10,000 was recommended; the board approved the sale to close the foreclosure and return property to the tax rolls. The attorney also presented a document terminating the Trillium lease for a building on the CarolinaEast Medical Center campus; the board approved termination and the property will revert to the hospital campus lease.
Why it matters: The tax settlement confirms the county's net levy and strong collection performance; lease renewals preserve space for probation services at $1 per year as required by state statute; property sale returns foreclosed land to private ownership and tax rolls.
What’s next: Tax notices for 2026 will be mailed as scheduled; staff will complete lease renewals and property-closing steps.
