October 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM - Board of Commissioners Highlights
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10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING OCTOBER 6 , 2025 - 6 00 PM Videos of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings may be viewed at the following https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc Appointments from 10 00 AM Meeting Chairman Butch Lawter stated the Board utilized written ballots at the 10 00 am meeting for the Child Fatality Prevention Team , Fire Protection Service District Commission , Johnston County Planning Board and the Tourism Authority appointments Chairman Lawter stated the votes have been tallied and he announced the following appointments were made Child Fatality Prevention Team – Matt Thompson was reappointed Fire Protection Service District Commission – Kendall Hocutt , Jeremey Daughtry and Chad Ward were reappointed Johnston County Planning Board – Robinson W Williams was appointed Tourism Authority – Alicia Whitehurst was appointed Alcoholic Beverage Control Board – After the 10am meeting , there was not a majority vote The Board revoted on the two applicants with the most votes Callie Collins Rhynes was appointed 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda - Agenda approved adding new Item No 4 , Ballpark Continued Discussion 2 Public Comments The following individuals addressed the Board during Public Comment • County Manager Rick Hester recognized Gabriel Robertson , Johnston Community College student Note Full comments can be viewed in the video from the meeting at the following link https wwwyoutubecom watch v 78AaFxLCZl8 3 Public Hearings Rezoning Conditional Use Requests After each rezoning case is heard , which is a legislative public hearing , the hearing will be recessed and the Board will render a decision CASE 25 - 06 Request approved REZONING PETITION - Petition to rezone 1256 acres located on Pierce Rd near the intersection of Cleveland Road in the Cleveland Township from Agricultural Residential AR to Industrial 2 - Conditional Zoning I2 - CZ Tax ID 06D01007C Owner G Paul Sherrill , Jr Applicant Greystar Development East , LLC Conditional Zoning Request Various Heavy Industrial Uses The Planning Board recommends DENIAL of the Rezoning request and submits to the Board of Commissioners a proposed Statement of Consistency for denial Page4 Ballpark Continued Discussion After Board comments and discussion , with a 5 2 vote , the Board approved to fund the ballpark in Smithfield in the amount of 2 million dollars over the next two fiscal years 5 Manager Reports and Comments – There were no manager comments 6 Board Reports and Comments Vice Chairman Patrick E Harris said conversations are continuing regarding the Behavioral Health Urgent Care and are close to providing something for the citizens of this county Page