Caldwell Commissioner's Meeting 9/28/26

The Caldwell County Board of Commissioners meeting was held September 28, 2026. The board approved a $320,000 purchase of approximately 68 acres at 4054 Lower Cedar Valley Road in Sawmills, using the sales tax reinvestment fund for future economic development. The purchase is contingent on satisfactory soil testing and a survey. The board also held a public hearing on potential Community Development Block Grant applications for the coming year; the presentation identified possible uses including infrastructure, housing, economic development, and disaster recovery, and a motion to apply was made, though the vote is not captured in the transcript. A consent agenda passed unanimously and included a $300,000 budget revision for the Park View Road water-line extension ($210,000 from remaining water-tank funds and $90,000 from a developer), formalizing the $320,000 property purchase, and acknowledging a $1.5 million Golden LEAF Foundation grant toward the airport sewer project, pending a federal grant decision. Other consent items included $330,000 for library repairs from interest earnings on state-appropriated funds, a $250,000 increase for property and liability insurance, and acceptance of a $4,000 women’s health grant.

The county reported that its Recovery Court received a $200,000 Governor’s Crime Commission grant for one year of program funding and additional participant services. Commissioners also discussed a proposed restructuring of Child Protective Services, including eliminating five positions and reallocating staff to investigations, with a proposed 10% pay increase; a motion supporting the change was made, but the vote is not shown. Other updates included animal-control spay/neuter services and health department programs. The transcript does not capture the disposition of the motion to release $57,462.54 in 2016 delinquent taxes or the full vote on the CDBG application motion.