# Pitt County Board of Commissioners Meeting  - - 10/05/2026 6:00:00 PM

At the October 5, 2026, Pitt County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners discussed the Lake Glenwood dam repair, data-center regulation, a county administration building financing plan, and consultant procurement. Staff reported that Trader Construction submitted the sole bid for the dam work at $2,585,250; total project costs were estimated at just over $3 million including park development and engineering. The county received notice of a recommended $400,000 DEQ grant toward a standalone project of roughly $600,000, with a $200,000 county match, and was asked to respond by October 7. The board voted to move the project forward in a way intended to preserve eligibility for that grant and a separate pending Department of Public Safety grant. The county also reported selecting Inspire Placemaking Collective of Durham through an RFQ process as the proposed consultant for its unified development ordinance (UDO); the contract price was not stated. An ADA transition-plan consultant proposal was estimated near $200,000, compared with approximately $50,000 available annually, and the manager recommended deferring the consultant process and doing more work internally.

Following extensive public comment opposing AI data centers, the board passed a motion directing the county manager and staff to develop a policy for a 12-month moratorium, subject to a public hearing. The UDO work is expected to address data-center language. The board also discussed financing the county administration building through limited-obligation bonds: borrowing $46.895 million was estimated to entail about $24 million in interest over 20 years, with initial annual debt service of roughly $4.7 million; no final financing decision is evident in the transcript. Other funding items included a 100%-funded Duke Energy grant, with no county match, for two proposed pocket parks. Tourism staff reported spending $15,000 on Little League softball promotion and another $20,000 supporting local businesses and event activities.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [Pitt County Board of Commissioners Meeting  - - 10/05/2026 6:00:00 PM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecl5CHbJDnM) - PittCountyNC