Pitt County Board of Commissioners Meeting 10/19/2026 6:00:00 PM

At its October 19, 2026 meeting, the Pitt County Board of Commissioners received notice of state funding commitments that included $250,000 for sewer and water infrastructure and support for a second carrier at the Greenville Airport; no amount for the airport support was stated. The county manager also reported a $10,000 Duke Energy award for a pocket park in Grifton. The board heard a project update from Inspire Placemaking Collective on the countywide Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) rewrite; the manager said the contract had been approved at an earlier meeting, and the consultant described a roughly 14-month process. The board also considered a zoning text amendment to allow recurring farm and construction equipment auctions in rural agricultural districts under development standards. It adopted consistency and reasonableness statements, but the transcript does not clearly establish a final vote on the amendment itself.

The board voted to proceed with developing a temporary data-center moratorium ordinance and schedule a public hearing for November 16. Staff outlined potential regulatory gaps involving noise, air quality, generators and battery storage, emergency response, facility scale, screening, phased expansion, and decommissioning; the moratorium was presented as a temporary study measure, not a decision to prohibit data centers. The manager also announced an opioid-settlement funding application period, and the board approved moving forward with a proposed youth council that would not require additional county budgeted funds. No new contract award or procurement vote was clearly identified in the transcript.