PENDER COUNTY – Pender County offices will close Monday, December 25 - Wednesday, December 27 in observance of the Christmas holiday and open Thursday December 27 with regular hours.

County Offices will close Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of New Years Day and open Tuesday, January 2 with regular hours.

The Transfer Station will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

The 12 Convenience Centers are closed Christmas Day only but all 12 will be open Tuesday December 26 and will resume regular scheduled hours Wednesday December 27.

For regular scheduled hours of the 12 Convenience Centers visit Pender Solid Waste.

Raleigh, NC - At DEQ's direction, Chemours is expanding sampling for PFAS contamination in private drinking water wells in New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender counties.  More than 14,100 additional residences may now qualify for sampling.

This expansion comes after DEQ staff completed extensive review of results to date, floodplain mapping and Chemours’ 2022 updated interim sampling and drinking water plan.  The expanded sampling footprint in the four-county region now includes:

• A floodplain buffer that includes the Intracoastal Waterway and significant portions of tributaries of the Cape Fear River. Wells within a ¼-mile of this new buffer will qualify for testing.
• Updated buffers around all detects to include ¼-mile around the parcel, not the well. This ensures neighbors within a ¼ mile of a property with well contamination will be tested.
• An updated public water supply layer with accurate information for all counties. Wells within ¼ miles of public water lines are eligible for sampling.
• Additional requirements for biosolid land application sites.

Residents interested in having their wells samples should call Chemours at (910) 678-1100 or complete Chemours' online form.  If prompted to leave a message, residents should leave their full contact information and address to ensure their call is recorded.  The return call may come from Parsons Environmental, the authorized third-party contractor conducting the well sampling for Chemours. The private well must be the primary source of drinking water for the residence to qualify for testing.

Residents who have previously requested sampling and are newly eligible will be contacted soon to arrange sampling.

Additional information about well sampling for residents in the four county area is available online.

DEQ Press Release.

Candidate Filing for 2024 Elections Began Monday, December 4 at Noon, ends December 15 at Noon

Beginning at noon, Monday, December 4, 2023, Pender County Elections opened the filing period for candidates wishing to run for several elected offices in 2024. The filing window will be open from noon, Monday, December 4 until noon, Friday, December 15. The 2024 primary election is on March 5, 2024.

Filing for candidacy will take place at the Pender County Board of Elections offices 807 S. Walker Street, Burgaw NC.

 

 

Candidates wishing to seek office in the following eligible Pender County seats have until noon Friday, December 15, to file notices of candidacy at the Pender County Board of Elections office:

(3) Pender County Commissioner,

(2) Board of Education,

(1) Register of Deeds,

(1) State/House Senate,

(1) Soil and Water.

U.S. House of Representatives and Judicial offices must file in Raleigh, NC with the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Notices of candidacy and filing fees must be filed in the county Board of Elections Office (not postmarked) in the office by noon on Friday, December 15, 2023.