Government - Randolph Record

11 Oct

Asheboro city council approves rezoning for child care center, land lease

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernmentAsheboro City Council

ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council addressed several property matters at its meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5. The first action item was a public hearing for the rezoning of a 3.3-acre property at 624 Brewer St. and 621 Franks St. The rezoning from RA6 and B2 (CZ) to an amended B2 (CZ) would allow a large child care center to operate on the site. “The request is to operate a large child care center out of the structure located at 624 Brewer St.,” said Trevor Nuttall, community development director. “In order to do that, she has filed a request to…

04 Oct

New fee schedule implemented for COVID-19 vaccines at Public Health

Ryan HenkelGovernmentRandolph County Board of Commissioners

ASHEBORO – The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Oct. 2, with various updates on waste management and fee schedules. The board was presented with an update on their partnership with Waste Management through an annual report. “Our original contract called for an upfront payment of $3.5 million, and that money was used to buy property at the mega site,” said Chairman Darrell Frye. “Our first full year, the contract called for a minimum annual payment of $1 million, and our first check was for $1,007,000. This year, in July, we received $1,742,616, and that money has been used…

20 Sep

Asheboro to add additional parking spaces, recreational office at Zoo City Sportsplex

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernment, NewsAsheboro City Council

ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council met Thursday, Sept. 7, with multiple budgetary requests on the agenda. The council approved an economic development appropriation for Downtown Asheboro Inc. in order to purchase property. “In the FY23-24 adopted budget, there are some unallocated appropriations for the purpose of economic development purposes,” said Finance Director Deborah Reaves. “The request from DAI is $550,000 to purchase property and place four trash can receptors and two power transformers to address current issues with trash that exists on Trade Street. The second request by DAI is $60,000 for legal services associated with joint efforts to…

13 Sep

Commissioners approve nearly $29 million bid package for construction of Farm, Food and Family Education Center

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernment, Newscommissioners meeting, Randolph County government

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, September 5, with a variety of budget-related matters and requests on the agenda. The board first recognized the Randolph County Public Library’s Community Navigators Program for winning the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2023 Civic Excellence and Innovation Award. “This award is given annually to 10 successful programs in the state, and so from time to time, it’s not uncommon for Randolph County to have a program that is recognized in this way,” said Commissioner Hope Haywood. “This program embeds social workers at the public libraries in Randolph County.…

07 Sep

Johnson to retire as county manager

Randolph RecordBusiness, Government, News

ASHEBORO – Hal Johnson is retiring at the end of the year as Randolph County manager after nearly five decades in public service. “It has been my privilege to have worked for Randolph government these past 48 years, and these past nine years to serve as Randolph County manager,” Johnson said in a statement. “We have all seen the many challenges facing our community and it has been my honor to work with so many of you during these historic times.” Johnson is expecting life changes this autumn. “Gloria and I are excited about welcoming our first grandchild this November,…

23 Aug

Asheboro Council passes resolution in support of improvements to NC Highway 42

Ryan HenkelGovernmentAsheboro City Council, Randolph County government

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro City Council met Thursday, August 10, with a variety of property and budgetary matters on the agenda. The council held a public hearing to rezone property located at 148 and 159 North Street from I2, B3 and B2 to OA6. “It is actually the city that has filed this application for city-owned property,” said Community Development Director Trevor Nuttall. “This, of course, is the former Acme property that the city purchased at the end of last year. It’s currently mostly zoned I2 general district industrial, which is consistent with the historical operations of the property, but…

16 Aug

Board of Commissioners approves strategic funding for various projects

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernmentcommissioners meeting, Randolph County Board of Commissioners, Randolph County government

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, August 14, with various budgetary and funding matters on the agenda. The board was first presented with an updated strategic planning funding request. “The county completed its most recent strategic planning process in 2016, and it involved citizens and communities from all over Randolph County,” said County Manager Hal Johnson. “It focused on the role of county government – and local governments also – which is the protection of the public health, the public safety and the public well-being. In 2017, the board of county commissioners made the decision to…

19 Jul

Asheboro paves way for increased development

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernmentAsheboro City Council, council meeting

ASHEBORO — The City of Asheboro Council met Thursday, July 13, with several property matters on the agenda. The council started out by continuing two legislative hearings from the prior month. The first was for a rezoning request for property located at the intersection of Old Cox Road and Old Humble Mill Road from Randolph County zoning to R15 (CZ) in order to allow a residential and commercial planned unit development. “The request is for a planned use unit development that consists of single-family detached, single-family attached, and initially there was a commercial element proposed with the initial application, but…

07 Jun

Commissioners approve opening of bids for renovations to Human Services Building and Wellness Clinic

Ryan Henkel, North State JournalGovernmentalbemarle high school, loan forgiveness, Randolph County Board of Commissioners, Randolph County Commissioners, Truck Stop, Wellness Clinic at Northgate

ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, June 5, with multiple property matters on the agenda. The board first approved a waiver of the American Healthcare Systems annual debt with regard to the Rural Healthcare Stabilization loan from UNC Health. “The terms of the agreement we have with the state are pretty well fixed,” said Assistant County Manager Will Massie. “We owe $1 million a year plus 1% interest. The way the pass-through agreement with the hospital read was that the board would consider the compliance with the terms of the contract.” The board had initially expressed…

31 May

Strong opinions expressed over proposed Randolph County ‘harm reduction’ plan

A.P. DillonGovernmentdrugs, harm reduction, opioid crisis, Randolph County Opioid-Drug Community Collaborative

ASHEBORO — Strong opinions were expressed during a faith-heavy discussion about a proposed “harm reduction” plan during a May 22 meeting of the Randolph County Opioid-Drug Community Collaborative. The Collaborative was established through funding by the county board of commissioners in 2016. Per Jennifer Layton, assistant health director for Randolph County’s public health department, the Collaborative convened in 2017 with community partners to launch its coalition, and in the timespan between 2017 and 2019, the Collaborative began implementing its initial action plan. The afternoon meeting was held at the AVS Catering and Banquet Center in Asheboro. The public information officer…