John Beardsley

The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 focuses on community revitalization and improving the quality of life for residents, with investments in buildings, infrastructure, and employees. Key highlights include maintaining the tax rate, providing wage increases for employees, funding street improvements and capital projects, and supporting community engagement, safety, and economic development. The budget also addresses challenges such as inflation and outlines opportunities for stormwater plan continuation and project completion.

The Greenville City Council meeting includes special recognitions for graduates of the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute, followed by a public comment period. The consent agenda encompasses resolutions for accepting dedications of rights-of-way and easements for Arbor Hills South and Winslow West, approving a lease agreement for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program properties, and amending Greenville Utilities Commission's FY 2024-2025 budget. It also involves recommendations for purchasing real property for a new elevated water tank, contracts with The Ferguson Group and Cummins, a construction contract award for Solid Waste Office Renovations, and a request to purchase new equipment for the Engineering Department and Fire/Rescue EMS. The meeting will also cover various tax refunds and a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 City budget, including budgets for Sheppard Memorial Library, the Pitt-Greenville Convention & Visitors Authority, and Greenville Utilities Commission, along with a concurrent hearing on economic development funds for the Greenville ENC Alliance. Additional items include a contract for services with the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, a memorandum of understanding with Pitt Community College for affordable housing development, consideration of additional one-stop voting sites, and budget ordinance amendments.

The agenda includes discussions on public art recommendations for the Emerald Loop Intersection Mural and a sculpture at Dickinson Avenue and Columbia Avenue. It also involves presentations by the North Carolina Department of Transportation on the Dickinson Avenue Improvements Project and a draft ordinance on amending rules related to bars and clubs. Additionally, there is a budget ordinance amendment and a review of the upcoming City Council agenda, along with the City Manager's report and comments from the Mayor and City Council.

The Greenville City Council meeting agenda includes accepting dedications of rights-of-way and easements for several residential sections, and an encroachment agreement with Ironwood Homeowners' Association for a subdivision entrance sign. The council will also discuss new banking depositories, a sole-source purchase for the Police Department, and budget amendments for Greenville Utilities Commission's water and sewer capital projects. Additionally, there will be a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budgets, presentations by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Redevelopment Commission, and discussions on bicycle safety legislation and railroad crossing safety improvements.

The Greenville City Council convened to address various items, including discussions on the 500-ft rule in the downtown area and its impact on business opportunities, particularly for African-Americans. The council also reviewed and approved several contracts and resolutions, including those related to public art, electric easements, and the issuance of revenue bonds. Updates were provided on the Pitt-Greenville Airport's operations, the city's financial status, and the funding overview of the BUILD Grant. Additionally, the council considered ordinances related to annexation and rezoning, as well as amendments to the zoning ordinance.