9.21.26 Commissioners' Meeting

The Nash County Board of Commissioners’ September 21, 2026 meeting included approvals of four annual ambulance franchise agreement renewals for Medex, Eastern Medical Transport, METS, and Midwest Medical Transport (doing business as North State); the county reported that all four providers also operated in the prior year. The board approved a commitment of $47,500 in local funds as a 5% match for a Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization application seeking up to $950,000. If awarded, the grant would support home reconstruction and rehabilitation, including work for which staff said other county programs generally cannot fund full reconstruction.

The board also approved a $56,285.34 change order, funded from contingency, for the courthouse exterior renovation project. The work addresses parapet-roof and window-opening repairs and adds eight days to the contract. A Keep America Beautiful affiliate presentation described litter reduction, recycling, cleanup, and beautification activities, including $5,500 in grant funding secured for planting projects; no county spending action was taken on that presentation. Committee reports also mentioned a future discussion of farmers-market investments and a $260,000 award for a landowner summit, but no related board action was recorded in this meeting.