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Commission approves consent agenda; votes to increase Erwin Montessori capital project funds and to place advisory sales‑tax referendum on November ballot
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and unanimously passed a project-ordinance amendment for the Erwin Montessori replacement school (including moving about $3.2 million from completed projects) and approved a resolution to place an advisory referendum on a 1/4‑for‑1% county sales and use tax on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved its consent agenda without any items pulled for separate consideration.
A Guilford County Schools representative described a project‑ordinance amendment for the Erwin (Erwin/Irwin in transcript) Montessori replacement school, saying the Board of Education had approved Guaranteed Maximum Price No. 3 for the remaining construction scope and was requesting an ordinance increase to fund completion. The speaker noted completion and occupancy of Claxton and Peeler Hampton elementary schools under budget and asked to transfer approximately $3,200,000 from those projects into the Erwin Montessori project; the commission approved the request following motion and second.
The commission also voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to place an advisory referendum on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot to ask voters about a 1/4‑for‑1% county sales and use tax pursuant to Article 46 of Chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
Appointments to various boards and commissions (including Beverly Williams, Wayne Hale, Wendy Cutler and Heather McGill to specified terms) were also approved by unanimous vote.
Why it matters: The capital‑project change authorizes access to funds to complete a school replacement project; the advisory referendum begins a public process to record voter sentiment about a local sales‑and‑use tax.
Quotes and details: "...remove approximately $3,200,000 from those projects into the Erwin Montessori Elementary School," the schools representative said. The resolution on the ballot was described as pursuant to Article 46 of Chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
What’s next: The capital project will proceed under the revised ordinance and the advisory referendum will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot if all procedural requirements are met; the transcript records unanimous votes but not further implementation steps.
