Northumberland County
Keeping up with the county.
What its boards are meeting about and deciding, in plain words, from the county’s own records. Run by neighbors, not the county.
Coming up
- Wed28Oct
Joint Meeting with Northumberland County Board of Supervisors and School Board
5:00 PM
- Wed4Nov
Election Board Meeting (Canvas)
10:00 AM
- Wed4Nov
Board of Zoning Appeals
7:00 PM
- Tue10Nov
Wetlands Board Meeting
5:00 PM · A public hearing: anyone can speak
- Thu17Dec
Planning Commission: public hearing on the capital improvement plan
On the county’s draft budget calendar not yet on a meeting notice
The last meeting
Economic Development Commission, October 20
- The Commission discussed the Phase II Poor House Tract and work on a phase 2 strategic planning framework for the property.
- Members talked through a first-phase list of hiking horse trails, campground or camping tent area, interpretive history trail, and frisbee golf.
- The Commission reviewed a draft slide for the board of supervisor meeting on November 12th, covering grant opportunities and county funding requirements.
From the county’s video, written automatically. The minutes aren’t posted yet, so how anyone voted isn’t known here.
Read the meeting
Being decided
The county is reviewing its rules for cell towers
Step 1 of 4: Planning Commission review
Next: Planning Commission meets Thursday, November 19, 7:00 PM
The county is reviewing its rules for businesses run from home
Step 1 of 4: Planning Commission review
Next: Planning Commission meets Thursday, November 19, 7:00 PM
Personal Property Tax
The Board of Supervisors took up the personal property tax rate, listed on its agenda as "Approval of Personal Property Tax Rate (PPTR)".
Last on the Board of Supervisors’ agenda October 23: “Resolution - Personal Property Tax Due Date Extension”.
Poor House Tract
The county is weighing what to do with county-owned land known as the poor house tract.
Last on the Economic Development Commission’s agenda October 20: “Phase II Poor House Tract”.
Look something up
A road, a name, a permit, a word from a meeting.