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Commissioners to meet twice on Monday, May 4

The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the Courthouse in Smithfield. On the agenda are requests to:

 

  • Proclaim May 25 as Memorial Day in Johnston County.  A draft proclamation salutes the 248 Johnstonians who died in action in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And it calls on Johnstonians to remember their bravery and sacrifice in defense of freedom.

  • Ask the N.C. Department of Transportation to add the following streets to its maintenance roster: North Goodling Park Drive and South Goodling Park Drive in Goodling Road subdivision, Micro Township; Abingdon Farm Drive in Abingdon subdivision, O’Neals Township; Jackson Pond Drive in Jackson subdivision, Boon Hill Township; Stickleback Drive and Kingfish Trail in Wyncliffe Pond subdivision, Pleasant Grove Township; and Painted Horse Drive in Percy Place subdivision, Elevation Township.

  • Call for a public hearing on the County’s 2026-27 budget. Pending commissioner approval, the hearing will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 1. Commissioners will hold additional budget talks at 6 p.m. May 18, 6 p.m. June 1, and 6 p.m. June 15.

  • Approve the 2026-27 plan of Johnston’s Housing Assistance Payments Program. In short, the plan calls for the allocation of $5.2 million in federal dollars to support 619 housing vouchers.

  • Approve the 2026-27 schedule of fees for the Johnston County Public Health Department. The proposal lowers fees for some behavioral health services, including some psychiatric evaluations. It raises fees slightly for a host of preventive health services, including post-delivery care while lowering others, including office visits and routine physicals. In Environmental Health, a handful of fees would climb, including permits for wells.

  • Hear the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s request for $112,000 to help fund its 2026-27 budget. The council funds alternatives to incarceration for juveniles who break the law. It expects the state to contribute $393,380 toward its next budget.

  • OK the lease of the former Tucker Furniture building at 501 E. Market St. in downtown Smithfield. A portion of the County’s Public Utilities Department and all of Technology Services would move to that space. The County would pay $214,836 a year to lease the nearly 18,000-square-foot building.

  • OK budget revisions for the Public Health Department and Department. The Health Department has received $53,821 in additional revenue, while Social Services has received $24,091.70.

  • Appoint Art Watkins to the Firefighters Relief Fund Board of Trustees. The board provides financial assistance to firefighters facing hardships. Watkins would represent the McLemore Fire District.

  • Allow six fire departments to purchase tanker trucks. Together, the trucks would cost $579,227 and take 700 to 750 days to build. They would go to the 50-210, Antioch, Bethany, Four Oaks, Micro, and Princeton fire departments.

At their 6 p.m. meeting, Commissioners are scheduled to hear an update on the draft Unified Development Ordinance.




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