The January meeting of the Pender County Planning Board has been rescheduled from Tuesday, January 7th, to Wednesday, January 22nd. As was originally scheduled, this meeting with take place in the Hampstead Annex Auditorium and will begin at 7:00 PM. Please call (910) 259-1202 for more information.
The January meeting of the Pender County Planning Board has been rescheduled from Tuesday, January 7th, to Wednesday, January 22nd. As was originally scheduled, this meeting with take place in the Hampstead Annex Auditorium and will begin at 7:00 PM. Please call (910) 259-1202 for more information.
Pender County staff will be available to answer questions from the public regarding the update to the Unified Development Ordinance on Tuesday’s (Burgaw) and Thursday’s (Hampstead) beginning November 12th and running through January 9th. The availability will be after normal business hours and will run from 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm on each of the advertised days. Exceptions to this schedule are as follows: November 26 and 28; December 24, 26, and 31.
It is highly encouraged to schedule a meeting by calling (910) 259-1202, however, staff will accommodate walk-ins to the best of their ability. Please note the locations set above:
Burgaw – 805 S. Walker Street
Hampstead – 15060 US HWY 17
Pender County is requesting consulting services to execute the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program. Please see the following link for the Request for Proposals and key dates for performance:
Emergency Watershed Protection Management-Consulting Services
RFP Issuance: September 23, 2019
Deadline for Questions: September 30, 2019
Proposals Due: October 7, 2019
Anticipating the potential effects of Hurricane Dorian, the regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2019, will be cancelled and rescheduled to a later date. Please remain vigilant and continue to prepare for this storm.
Cape Fear Resource, Conservation & Development (CFRC&D), in partnership with Moffatt & Nichol (M&N), Bladen and Pender Counties, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will hold two public information meetings for interested citizens that reside within the Black River Watershed in Bladen and Pender Counties.
The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 12th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Bladen County and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Pender County.
The Bladen County meeting will be held at the Rowan Fire Department (18933 NC Hwy 210 E, Ivanhoe, NC 28447). The Pender County meeting will be held at the Moores Creek Missionary Baptist Church (60 Minuteman Rd, Currie, NC 28435). The meetings will provide the opportunity for residents to view a brief presentation describing the project, view maps of the culvert locations, ask questions and provide comments.
The public may attend at any time during the meeting timeframe. Representatives from M&N, CFRC&D, Bladen and Pender Counties, and NCDOT will be available to answer questions and listen to comments regarding the drainage assessment project. The opportunity to submit written comments will also be provided at the meeting or via phone, email, or mail. Comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops. Please click HERE to view the study area maps for Pender County.
Anyone desiring additional information regarding the project may contact Dawn York, Moffatt & Nichol Project Manager, by phone at 910-218-7087 or by email at dyork@moffattnichol.com or Rebeckah Hollowell, Moffatt & Nichol Assistant Project Manager, by phone at 984-239-2765 or by e-mail at rhollowell@moffattnichol.com.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received by Pender County, North Carolina, until 5:00 P.M. EST, Friday, January 11, 2019, for the following Professional Services to be provided to said jurisdiction:
HURRICANE FLORENCE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM (HMGP)/FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (FMA) PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Project Summary: Pender County suffered significant damage to residential housing during Hurricane Florence in September 2018. The county is soliciting turnkey professional planning and project management services required to undertake the following activities:
1) Submit Letters of Interest and applications for, and manage, proposed Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) elevation, reconstruction, and acquisition activities for all federally declared disasters and annual FMA application cycles occurring prior to December 1, 2021. These activities are to be conducted with FEMA funds pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act, the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, and the State of North Carolina’s Flood Mitigation Administrative Plan, as administered by the NC Division of Emergency Management.
Upon selection of a qualified consultant(s), Pender County will enter into contractual agreements with the consultant(s), based upon the planning and management needs to be determined by the county and the prospective funding agencies. Following contract negotiations with the planning and management consultant, the county plans to undertake a similar effort to procure professional engineering services required for the elevation and reconstruction components of HMGP/FMA projects. This is not a request for professional engineering services.
The contact for this project is:
Kyle M. Breuer, AICP, Director
Planning and Community Development
805 S. Walker Street
PO Box 1519
Burgaw, NC 28425
(910) 259-1202 / kbreuer@pendercountync.gov
Each proposer must submit complete proposals in the format provided in the RFP. Proposals must be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “HURRICANE FLORENCE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM AND FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES – SPECIAL PROJECT RFP” in the lower left corner of the envelope. Mailed, delivered, or e-mailed proposals must be received by no later than 5:00 P.M. EST, Friday, January 11, 2019, to be considered.
Proposals will be rated by the County staff prior to recommendation of an award of any contract. Procurement of planning/management firms will be accomplished in accordance with 2CFR200 and the North Carolina General Statutes relating to procurement of professional services.
A hard-copy of the Request for Proposals is available at the Planning and Community Development offices at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425
To view the Request for Proposals, click HERE
Due to the proximity of Independence Day, the regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting (July 3, 2018) will be postponed until August 7, 2018 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be located at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room.
Members of the Planning Board appreciate all input received from the public. Planning Board meetings are regularly scheduled for the first Tuesday of every month. Members of the Planning Board invite all interested parties to attend these meetings and to continue providing valuable input on the future of our community.
Partnering with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Pender County will hold a drop-in session to present current timelines on the Hampstead Bypass and Median projects. The session will be held at the Hampstead Annex, located at 15060 US Highway 17, Hampstead, NC on January 23, 2018 beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Members of the public and interested parties are invited to review current project timelines, designs, and funding for the Hampstead Bypass and Median projects.
Pender County Planning staff has scheduled two public meetings in Burgaw and Hampstead this week to seek additional public input on the draft of Pender 2.0, the Comprehensive Land Use Plan update, including the Future Land Use Map and recommended actions on the “Top 10” items in which we received public comment on.
We encourage the public to engage in the process and emphasize the importance of this document and the positive direction it guides our community over the next few decades. These will be drop-in style meetings in which the public will be asked to cycle through a series of maps and priorities while being provided the opportunity to leave comment on the draft product. In addition to this input, Staff will be at both the public libraries to address one-on-one interaction with interested citizens and stakeholders.
Burgaw, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m. – Pender County Library
Hampstead, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m. – Pender County Annex Auditorium
Pender County Library (Burgaw) – January 16, 2018 @ 10a.m. – 4p.m.
Pender County Annex (Hampstead) – January 17, 2018 @ 10a.m. – 4p.m.