Board of County Commissioners Meeting - Nov 12, 2026

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting, held November 12, 2026, included several procurement and asset actions. The board unanimously approved a $99,964 agreement with Avcon Engineers and Planners, Inc. for environmental services required for Taxi Lane Lima and the ramp at Smith Reynolds Airport, and authorized a supplemental agreement with the federal government for continued operation and maintenance of FAA sites and equipment at the airport. It also approved Old Richmond Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad’s purchase of fire apparatus for no more than $375,000, and approved the related disposition of an obsolete brush-fire apparatus. The board approved the sale of a total-loss 2023 Ford E450 ambulance to Travelers and an associated FY2027 budget amendment involving $142,782; it also approved a resolution accepting the highest bid for county-owned property at Zero Williams Road by a 4–3 vote, and dedicated 0.04 acres for a future public-right-of-way connection to Topsider Drive, contingent on the property sale. Extensions of existing ambulance franchises for LifeStar Emergency Services, Wake Air Care, and Novant Health were approved unanimously.

The board also unanimously approved an economic-development incentive agreement for Seaman’s Energy, which plans a $65 million investment in machinery and equipment and 60 permanent jobs. The proposed incentive totals $2,529,639 over eight years, with annual payments capped at 50% of net new county taxes and conditioned on the company meeting job, wage, and benefits commitments. Separately, the board considered a rezoning request for approximately 167 acres from GI/RS40 to RS15; the transcript records a motion to approve but does not capture the vote. Public comment included a request for a moratorium on hyperscale data-center rezoning applications, but no action on that request is recorded.