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Here's what's on Commissioners' April 20 agenda

At their 6 p.m. meeting on April 20, County Commissioners are likely to:

  • Hear an update from the Triangle Land Conservancy, the group that has preserved thousands of acres of open space, farmland and natural areas in Johnston County. The TLC uses dollars from the County to leverage state and private grants for conservation projects. The group is likely to ask Commissioners for money in the 2026–27 fiscal year.

  • Hear a request from Public Utilities, which wants to begin designing a second County water plant on the Neuse River. Without a second plant, Johnstonians will face water restrictions by the early 2030s, Public Utilities staff told Commissioners earlier this month.
  • Ask the N.C. Department of Transportation to add the following streets to its maintenance list: Wynd Crest Lane in Wynd Crest subdivision, Elevation Township; Magnolia Run Way and Hydrangea Lane in Stony Fork subdivision, Elevation Township; Spilona Way, Bristow Court, Olivia Crossing Court and Citizens Court in Chamlee subdivision, Elevation Township; Star Valley Drive in Star Valley subdivision, Pleasant Grove Township; Touchdown Way and Kickoff Circle in Harris Pointe subdivision, Pleasant Grove Township; and Lowery Lane and Bodacious Lane in Lowery Meadows subdivision, Elevation Township.

  • Hear a request from the County’s Parks & Open Space Department, which wants commissioners to agree to maintain pedestrian paths the N.C. Department of Transportation plans to build along sections of Cleveland Road and N.C. 210. The DOT will build the paths but only if the County agrees to maintain them. Paths along Cleveland Road and N.C. 210 are in the County’s trails and greenways plan.

  • Hear an update on the design of a new home for the Johnston County Department of Social Services.

  • Hear a funding request from Zane Campbell, director of the Veterans Treatment Court. The court serves military veterans with mental health or substance abuse disorders who find themselves in the judicial system. It focuses on rehabilitation and recovery rather than punishment.

  • Appoint Matt Bishop to the Benson Planning Board. He would represent the area outside the town limits but within Benson’s planning jurisdiction.

  • Hear a plan to lease the former Tucker Furniture building at 501 E. Market St. in downtown Smithfield. Public Utilities needs additional space for its engineering division.

  • Approve the 2026-27 Jail Health Plan. The proposed plan requires trained correctional officers to perform initial health screenings and then use a structured triage system overseen by a medical director to ensure inmates receive appropriate care. Also, the plan calls for specialized treatment regimens for chronic, terminal and pregnant inmates, while using standard procedures to manage infection control, medication distribution and emergency medical transports. Under the plan, inmates would have access to a formal grievance process. Partners in the plan are the Johnston County Jail, Health Department and IMS Correctional Healthcare and Institutional Medical Services, a physician practice.

  • Give Emergency Services permission to seek a $25,000 Duke Energy Storm Preparedness Grant. The money would purchase 250 preparedness kits for the County’s more vulnerable residents. Each kit would contain an NOAA weather radio, a fan for relief from heat, a cooler for storing medications, a fire- and water-resistant folder to protect important documents, and a thumb drive to hold backups of important documents and photos.

  • Give the Register of Deeds Office permission to take part in the veterans resource fair on May 2 at Johnston Community College. During the fair, the Deeds Office will offer to record military discharge papers, Form DD-214, for safekeeping. 

  • Add $2,668 in Sheriff’s Office revenue. The money is from the tax on controlled substances. 

  • Proclaim May 3-9 as Public Service Recognition Week. The proclamation salutes federal, state, County and town government employees for their contributions to health care, public safety, education, infrastructure and social services.

  • Move to issue $67 million in general obligation bonds. Voters approved the borrowing in 2022 and 2024 for the public schools and Johnston Community College. Of the $67 million, $50 million will go to reimburse the County money it had already fronted the schools for building projects.

  • Agree to refinance $12.25 million in 2015 borrowing if the new rate is low enough to justify the expense that comes with refinancing.

  • Hold a closed session on legal and land matters.



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