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WORK SESSION AGENDA - REVISED
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Commissioners Meeting Room
Harnett County Resource Center & Library
455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington
1.Call to order – Chairman Matt Nicol
2.Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation – Commissioner W. Brooks Matthews
3.Harnett County Heroes Remembrance Presentation
4.Consider any additions and/or deletions to the published agenda.
5.Discuss the sustainability of Veterans Treatment Court; Zane Campbell, Veterans Treatment Court
Director
6.Discuss a request to approve the contract with Mosely Architects for the Animal Services and
Adoption Center; Barry Blevins, General Services Director and Coley Price, Deputy County Manager
7.Discuss a request to consider and approve the North Carolina Department of
Transportation/Integrated Mobility Division (NCDOT/IMD) Application for FY2026 Rural
Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) Funds; Barry Blevins, General Services Director
8.Discuss a request to apply for round 2 of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs grant for County Veterans Service Offices; Eric Truesdale, Veteran Services Director
9.Discuss a Resolution supporting Operation Greenlight for Veterans on November 4-11, 2025; Eric
Truesdale, Veteran Services Director
10.Discuss purpose for Historic Properties and Tourism Commission; Christopher Appel, Senior Staff
Attorney
11.Discuss Harnett County Board of Commissioners meeting survey; Desiree Patrick, Community
Relations Director
12.Financial Quarterly Update; Kimberly Honeycutt, Finance Officer
13.Discuss and Authorize Signature for Easement between the County and Duke Energy Progress, LLC
for property located at Central Harnett High School; Christopher Appel ** Please note action may be
taken on this item.
14.County Manager’s Report – Brent Trout, County Manager
•October 20, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Review
•Resolution requesting North Carolina Department of Transportation add to the State’s Secondary
Road System Sawyer Mill Road in Mason Landing Subdivision.
•Upcoming meetings and invitations
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15. Closed Session
16. Adjourn
CONDUCT OF THE OCTOBER 14, 2025 MEETING
A livestream of the meeting will be on the Harnett County Government’s YouTube Channel
at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7mTF6HTD65x_98EhAMeMg/featured.
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MEETING DATE: October 20, 2025
TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of Recommended Architect firm - Moseley Inc
for Animal Adoption Center
REQUESTED BY: Coley Price, Deputy County Manager and Barry Blevins General
Services Director
REQUEST:
General Services / Animal Services requests the Board of Commissioners consider and
approve the recommendation to contract with Moseley Inc. for Architect/Design
services in the design of the Harnett County Animal Adoption Center to be located at
3708 US 421 North, Lillington, NC. The cost for services provided will be $986,845.
Services include schematic design, design development, construction documents,
bidding, construction phases due diligence code research, buffer survey, furniture
design & procurement, septic system design and geotechnical survey.
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FINANCE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION:
COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
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Board Meeting
Agenda Item
MEETING DATE: October 20, 2025
TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISIONERS
SUBJECT: Operation Greenlight
REQUESTED BY: Eric Truesdale, Director Veterans Services
REQUEST:
Resolution Supporting Operation Greenlight for Veterans November 4 –
11, 2025. We will light the Resource Center and Library and Courthouse
with greenlights to recognize the importance of honoring the importance of
honoring all who made immeasurable sacrifices to preserve freedom. We
encourage our citizens to do the same.
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FINANCE OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION:
COUNTY MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION:
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Resolution Supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans
WHEREAS, the residents of Harnett County have great respect, admiration, and the utmost
gratitude for all the men and women who have selflessly served our country and this community
in the Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS, the contributions and sacrifices of those who served in the Armed Forces have been
vital in maintaining the freedoms and way of life enjoyed by our citizens; and
WHEREAS, Harnett County seeks to honor individuals who have made countless sacrifices for
freedom by placing themselves in harm’s way for the good of all; and
WHEREAS, veterans continue to serve our community in the American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, religious groups, civil service, and by functioning as
County Veterans Service Officers in 29 states to help fellow former service members access
more than $52 billion in federal health, disability and compensation benefits each year; and
WHEREAS, approximately 200,000 service members transition to civilian communities
annually; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 20 percent increase of service members will transition to civilian life
in the near future; and
WHEREAS, studies indicate that 44-72 percent of service members experience high levels of
stress during transition from military to civilian life; and
WHEREAS, active military service members transitioning from military service are at a high
risk for suicide during their first year after military service; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties encourages all counties, parishes and
boroughs to recognize Operation Green Light for Veterans; and
WHEREAS, Harnett County appreciates the sacrifices of our United States military personnel
and believes specific recognition should be granted;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with designation as a Green Light for Veterans County,
Harnett County hereby declares from November 4th 2025 through Veterans Day, November 11th
2025 a time to salute and honor the service and sacrifices of our men and women in uniform
transitioning from active service; therefore, be it further
RESOLVED, that in observance of Operation Green Light, Harnett County encourages its
citizens in patriotic tradition to recognize the importance of honoring all those who made
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immeasurable sacrifices to preserve freedom by displaying green lights in a window of their
place of business or residence from November 4th through the 12th, 2025.
Duly adopted by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners this 20th day of October, 2025.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
_________________________________________
Matthew B. Nicol, Chairman
Harnett County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
_______________________________
Melissa D. Capps, Clerk
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MEETING DATE: October 20, 2025
TO: HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SUBJECT: Easement Discussion
REQUESTED BY: Christopher Appel - Senior Staff Attorney
REQUEST:
Legal Department requests the approval of an Easement between the County and Duke
Energy Progress, LLC for property located at Central Harnett High School.
FINANCE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION:
COUNTY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
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For Grantee’s Internal Use:
Work Order #: 59118805-20 Page 1 of 3
Prepared by:
Return to:
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
Attn: Drew Kirkpatrick
103 Executive Parkway
New Bern, NC 28562
Parcel # 0662-53-5058.000
EASEMENT
State of North Carolina
County of Harnett
THIS EASEMENT (“Easement”) is made this _____ day of _____ 20____, from COUNTY OF HARNETT, a
North Carolina body politic and corporate (“Grantor”, whether one or more), to DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC,
a North Carolina limited liability company (“Grantee”).
Grantor, for and in consideration of the sum of One and 00/100 Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant unto Grantee a perpetual
and non-exclusive easement, to construct, reconstruct, operate, patrol, maintain, repair, replace, relocate, add to, modify,
and remove electric and communication lines including, but not limited to, all necessary supporting structures, and all
other appurtenant apparatus and equipment for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy, and for
technological purposes related to the operation of the electric facilities and for the communication purposes of Incumbent
Local Exchange Carriers (collectively, “Facilities”).
Grantor is the owner of that certain property described in that instrument recorded in Deed Book 2595, Page 625,
also shown as Tract 3, as recorded in Plat Book 2009, Page 82, Harnett County Register of Deeds (“Property”).
The Facilities may be both overhead and underground and located in, upon, over, along, under, through, and across a
portion of the Property within an easement area described as follows:
A strip of land thirty feet (30') in uniform width for the overhead portion of said Facilities and a strip of land twenty feet
(20') in uniform width for the underground portion of said Facilities, lying equidistant on both sides of a centerline,
which centerline shall be established by the center of the Facilities as installed, along with an area ten feet (10') wide on
all sides of the foundation of any Grantee enclosure/transformer, vault and/or manhole, (hereinafter referred to as the
''Easement Area'').
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The rights granted herein include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Grantee shall have the right of ingress and egress over the Easement Area, Property, and any adjoining lands now
owned or hereinafter acquired by Grantor (using lanes, driveways, and adjoining public roads where practical as
determined by Grantee).
2. Grantee shall have the right to trim, cut down, and remove from the Easement Area, at any time or times and using
safe and generally accepted arboricultural practices, trees, limbs, undergrowth, other vegetation, and obstructions.
3. Grantee shall have the right to trim, cut down, and remove from the Property, at any time or times and using safe
and generally accepted arboricultural practices, dead, diseased, weak, dying, or leaning trees or limbs, which, in
the opinion of Grantee, might fall upon the Easement Area or interfere with the safe and reliable operation of the
Facilities.
4. Grantee shall have the right to install necessary guy wires and anchors extending beyond the boundaries of the
Easement Area.
5. Grantee shall have the right to relocate the Facilities and Easement Area on the Property to conform to any future
highway or street relocation, widening, or alterations.
6. Grantor shall not place, or permit the placement of, any structures, improvements, facilities, or obstructions, within
or adjacent to the Easement Area, which may interfere with the exercise of the rights granted herein to Grantee.
Grantee shall have the right to remove any such structure, improvement, facility, or obstruction at the expense of
Grantor.
7. Excluding the removal of vegetation, structures, improvements, facilities, and obstructions as provided herein,
Grantee shall promptly repair or cause to be repaired any physical damage to the surface area of the Easement
Area and Property resulting from the exercise of the rights granted herein to Grantee. Such repair shall be to a
condition which is reasonably close to the condition prior to the damage, and shall only be to the extent such
damage was caused by Grantee or its contractors or employees.
8. The rights granted in this Easement include the right to install Facilities wherever needed on the Property to serve
future development on the Property and adjoining lands. Portions of the Facilities may be installed immediately
and other portions may be installed in the future as the need develops. Facilities installed in the future shall be
installed at locations mutually agreeable to the parties hereto if they are to be located outside of the Easement
Area. Upon any future installations of Facilities at mutually agreed locations, the Easement Area shall be deemed
to include such future locations.
9. All other rights and privileges reasonably necessary, in Grantee's sole discretion, for the safe, reliable, and
efficient installation, operation, and maintenance of the Facilities.
The terms Grantor and Grantee shall include the respective heirs, successors, and assigns of Grantor and Grantee.
The failure of Grantee to exercise or continue to exercise or enforce any of the rights herein granted shall not be
construed as a waiver or abandonment of the right thereafter at any time, or from time to time, to exercise any and all
such rights.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said rights, privilege, and easement unto Grantee, its successors, licensees, and
assigns, forever. Grantor warrants and covenants that Grantor has the full right and authority to convey to Grantee this
perpetual Easement, and that Grantee shall have quiet and peaceful possession, use and enjoyment of the same.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has signed this Easement under seal effective this ____ day of
___________________, 20_____.
COUNTY OF HARNETT
a North Carolina body politic and corporate
____________________________________ (SEAL)
________________________________________,
________________________________________
STATE OF _______________________
COUNTY OF _____________________
I, _______________________________, a Notary Public of _________________________ County, State of
___________________________, certify that ________________________________________, as
__________________________________________ of COUNTY OF HARNETT, a North Carolina body politic and
corporate, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing EASEMENT.
Witness my hand and notarial seal, this ____ day of _____________________, 20_____.
Notary Public:
Commission expires:
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION SIX / DISTRICT TWO
POST OFFICE BOX 1150
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28302
Telephone: (910) 364-0601
Fax: (910) 437-2529
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
600 SOUTHERN AVENUE
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28306
October 3, 2025
Mrs. Melissa Capps
Clerk
Harnett County Board of Commissioners
Post Office Box 759
Lillington, North Carolina 27546
Subject: Secondary Road Addition
To Whom It May Concern:
This is in reference to a petition submitted to this office requesting street(s) in Harnett
County be placed on the State’s Secondary Road System. Please be advised that these
street(s) have been investigated, and our findings are that the below listed street(s) are
eligible for addition to the State System.
Mason Landing Subdivision
•Sawyer Mill Dr
It is our recommendation that the above-named street(s) be placed on the State’s Secondary
Road System. If you and your Board concur with our recommendation, please submit a
resolution to this office.
Sincerely,
Christopher Jones
Engineering Specialist I
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strong roots • new growth
HARNETT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that Harnett County Board of Commissioners does hereby, by proper execution of this document,
request that the North Carolina Department of Transportation add to the State’s Secondary Road System the below
listed streets.
Mason Landing Subdivision
•Sawyer Mill Drive
Duly adopted this 20th day of October, 2025.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
_______________________________
Matthew Nicol, Chairman
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Melissa D. Capps, Clerk
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