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Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – December 4, 2023

Posted November 30, 2023

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville Expo & Convention Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.   A copy of the agenda can be found at this link.    

Any questions should be directed to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to  debra.weary@granvillecounty.org 

Notice of Board of Elections Meeting – November 30, 2023

Posted November 28, 2023

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet in the Board of Elections office at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023 to propose and approve a One-Stop Plan for the March 5, 2023 Presidential Primary and Board of Education Election. 

Public Notice of Adoption of Schedules, Standards, and Rules for 2024 Revaluation

Posted November 27, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 20^th day of November, the Granville County Board of Commissioners adopted the true value and present use value schedules, standards, and rules to be used in the 2024 reappraisal of real property in Granville County in accordance with N.C.G.S. §105-317.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of said true value and present use value schedules, standards, and rules are posted on the Granville County website, and are on file in the office of the Granville County Tax Assessor, 141 Williamsboro St, Oxford, NC for public inspection.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a property owner who asserts that the schedules, standards, and rules are invalid, may take exception to the order and appeal therefrom to the Property Tax Commission within 30 days of the date when this notice of the order adopting the schedules, standards, and rules was first published.  The final date that these schedules may be appealed is December 29, 2023.

UOCAVA Notice for March 5, 2024 Primary Election

Posted November 22, 2023

This is an official notice of an election to be conducted in GRANVILLE County on 03/05/2024. This notice contains a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, State, and local offices this county expects, as of this date, to be on the ballot on the date of the election. (See Attachment)

An Election Notice will be prepared not later than 100 days before a regularly scheduled election that permits absentee voting, and as soon as practicable in the case of an election or vacancy election not regularly scheduled. For a second primary, an Election Notice will be prepared, no later than the day following the date the appropriate board of elections orders that a second primary be held.

As soon as ballot styles are printed, this county board of elections will update this notice with the certified candidates for each office and ballot measures and referenda questions that will be on the ballot. For General Elections during even-numbered years, ballots will be printed 60 days prior to the election. For statewide primaries and other elections (except municipal elections), ballots will be printed 50 days prior to the election. Municipal ballots are available 30 days prior to Election Day. You must request an updated Election Notice.

Transmitting a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot:

This notice may be used in conjunction with the federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB). Covered military & overseas voters seeking to vote by absentee ballot may use the FWAB to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and vote an official military-overseas ballot. When using the FWAB to register to vote, and/or request an absentee ballot, please transmit your signed and completed FWAB no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day. If submitted later than this day and time, your absentee ballot will not be counted. Federal write-in absentee ballots are available at www.NCSBE.gov. You may also request a regular absentee ballot by using the federal postcard application (FPCA), available at www.FVAP.gov. A regular ballot can be mailed, faxed or emailed to you. You may return the FWAB or a regular absentee ballot by mail, secure fax (1-919-715-0351) or email (absentee@ncsbe.gov).

Marking a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot:

When marking a FWAB, for each office for which you wish to vote, write in either a candidate’s name or political party designation. For ballot measures or referenda, write either “YES” (you are for the ballot measure or referendum) or “NO” (you are against the ballot measure or referendum). In a primary, if you are registered as Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, for partisan contests, you may only vote for the candidates of the party for which you are affiliated. You are also eligible to vote for non-partisan contests. If you are registered as unaffiliated (“independent”), in a primary, you may choose to vote for the partisan contests of one of the parties or you may choose to vote for non-partisan contests only. Please contact your local board of elections to confirm your party affiliation or voter registration status.

Please check the website for the NC State Board of Elections (www.NCSBE.gov) for additional information on military-overseas absentee voting.

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – November 20, 2023

Posted November 17, 2023

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet in the Board of Elections office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023 to conduct a recount for the City of Oxford Commissioner race between Scotty Brooks and John Tovey.  A recount request was received from Scotty Brooks and the Granville County Board of Elections has determined that he is eligible for a recount.   

Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – November 20, 2023

Posted November 17, 2023

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville Expo & Convention Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.   A copy of the agenda can be found at this link.

Any questions should be directed to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to  debra.weary@granvillecounty.org 

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – Friday, November 17

Posted November 16, 2023

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet in the Board of Elections office at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a challenge hearing. 

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet in the Board of Elections office at 11:00 a.m. on November 17, 2023 to canvass the November 7, 2023 municipal election.

Notice of Board of Elections Meetings – November 6 & 7, 2023

Posted November 6, 2023

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet at the Board of Elections office (208 Wall Street, Oxford) at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, November 6, 2023 and at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 to count absentee ballots.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – November 6, 2023

Posted November 3, 2023

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville Expo & Convention Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.  

View the meeting agenda here.

The Leadership Granville class will meet informally with the Board at 6:15 p.m. prior to the regular meeting. 

Any questions should be directed to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to  debra.weary@granvillecounty.org 

Notice of Public Hearings – November 6, 2023

Posted October 25, 2023

Public Hearing #1

All interested persons please take notice that a public hearing will be held by the Granville County Board of Commissioners pursuant to North Carolina General Statute (N.C.G.S.) § 158-7.1(c) on November 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The meeting will be held at the Granville Convention & Expo Center, located at 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC 27565.

The purpose of the public hearing is to hear the views of the public on the potential sale by Kerr-Tar Regional Economic Development Corporation (“KTREDC”), pursuant to a Contract for the Purchase of Real Property (the “Contract”), of approximately 127.16 acres of land, as further defined below as the Site, which Site is currently owned by KTREDC and in which Granville County has an economic interest, to Portman Industrial, LLC or its permitted assign (“Portman”).  Pursuant to the Contract, Portman would construct on the Site at least two separate buildings together comprising no less than Nine Hundred Forty Thousand square feet (940,000 sq. ft.) in the aggregate for manufacturing, research and development, life sciences, warehouse, distribution, logistics, or similar purposes (the “Project”).  Subject to comments received at the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners intends to approve the sale. 

Specific details of the proposed conveyance, as set forth in the proposed final version of the Contract negotiated by KTREDC and Portman, are as follows:

– The interest to be conveyed is fee simple ownership of an approximately 16-acre site consisting of two tracts (the “Site”) to be subdivided from a larger 510.97-acre parcel owned by KTREDC (the “Property”). The Site is located off Tabbs Creek Road and is a portion of the Property, and the Site is located exclusively in Granville County. The total Property from which the Site is being subdivided consists of approximately 510.97 acres as described at Deed Book 1223, Page 131, Granville County Registry and Deed Book 1238, Page 841, Vance County Registry, and is located in Granville County and Vance County (the “Property”).  The portion of the Property located in Granville County is also identified as Granville County Tax Map Number 193302865830 and the portion located in Vance County is known as Vance County Tax PIN numbers 0409 01038 and 0409 01001.

– The purchase price for the Site (the “Purchase Price”) shall be $35,000.00 per acre, based on the total acreage of the Site as determined by a subdivision plat to be recorded subdividing the Site from the Property. Based on the estimated acreage of the Site, it is expected that the Purchase Price will be approximately $4,450,600.

– KTREDC will also grant Portman a right of first refusal (the “ROFR”) in the portion of the Property not included in the Site (the “ROFR Property”). The ROFR provides that if KTREDC receives a written offer from a bona fide third party that is not an Exempt Industrial End User regarding a transfer of all or any portion of the ROFR Property (the “Subject Property”) for speculative development and such offer is acceptable to KTREDC and the County, Portman shall have the right to purchase the Subject Property.  “Exempt Industrial End User” means a third-party Industrial End User that intends to (A) acquire the Subject Property for the development (either directly or through an affiliate or one or more third party contractors) of an Exempt Project, (B) receive a tax incentive from the State, the County, or applicable local municipality in connection with such development, and (C) directly operate such Exempt Project following completion.  “Industrial End User” means an end user or occupier of commercial industrial space.  “Exempt Project” means an industrial project to be built on a non-speculative basis, excluding projects to be used primarily for warehousing or distribution purposes.  The ROFR will start on the Effective Date of the Contract and will continue until the first to occur of: (i) the termination date of the Contract, (ii) the date of any Exempt Transfer with respect to the Subject Property, (iii) a default beyond any applicable notice and cure period by Portman under any definitive agreement between KTREDC and Portman regarding the sale of Subject Property, or (iv) 540 days after the Effective Date of the Contract. Portman may extend the ROFR for up to two (2) periods of one (1) year each by depositing $100,000 earnest money for each extension, which would be applied to the Purchase Price at closing.

– Portman must commence vertical construction on one of the two tracts comprising the Site within twelve (12) months following closing (subject to Force Majeure). Portman must commence vertical construction on the second tract within twelve (12) months of completion of construction on the first tract (subject to Force Majeure). Vertical construction is deemed to have commenced upon the pouring of the foundation of the applicable structure. If Portman defaults in its obligation to commence vertical construction by the applicable deadlines, KTREDC’s sole remedy will be an agreed upon amount of liquidated damages per day, subject to an overall cap. Upon reaching the cap, KTREDC may repurchase the Property for the Purchase Price (or a portion thereof based on acreage if less than all the Property).

– The Contract is contingent on Granville County providing Portman an economic development incentive on a reimbursement basis of $1,100,000 for site development at the Site.

– Portman may assign the Contract any entity which is owned in whole or in part by, or is directly or indirectly controlled by, managed by or under common control with, Portman (including, without limitation, one or more direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Portman) without the consent of KTREDC or Granville County, provided that Portman shall remain liable for performance of all its obligations under the Contract and shall ratify such obligations in writing in the event of any such assignment. 

– The Project shall be completed in a manner and using materials consistent with a first-class industrial project, which expressly excludes prefabricated metal buildings as a principal structure (provided, however, that ancillary prefabricated metal structures, such as guardhouses and sheds, shall be permitted).

The following limitations shall apply to the Project:

– Portman shall exclusively market, lease, or sell the Project to manufacturing, life science, biotech, and/or product assembly end users until the date that is three (3) months following Portman’s completion of the first phase of the Project;

– If no such end user is secured within the three (3) month period, Portman may market, sell, or lease the Project to any industrial user (including warehouse and distribution users);

– The amount of warehouse and distribution space will be limited to 400,000 square feet for the Project and to a total of 1,000,000 square feet for the Property; and

– No portion of the Project shall be used for Last Mile Uses without KTREDC and the County’s prior consent. “Last Mile Uses” means the transportation of goods directly from a warehouse to the point of consumption.

Before approving the purchase, the Commissioners shall (1) determine the probable average hourly wage to be paid to workers by the type of businesses likely to be located at the Property and (2) the fair market value of the interest, subject to the repurchase option described above.

All interested citizens are invited and urged to attend.

Public Hearing #2

Granville County proposes to appropriate and expend county funds for the following economic development project pursuant to North Carolina General Statute (N.C.G.S.) § 158-7.1.  The County Board of Commissioners intends to consider entering into a contract with Portman Industrial, LLC (the “Company”), under which the county will reimburse the Company for the cost of site preparation on land to be acquired by the Company from Kerr-Tar Regional Economic Development Corporation (“KTREDC”) consisting of an approximately 127.16-acre site (the “Site”).  The Site consists of two tracts to be subdivided from a larger 510.97-acre parcel owned by KTREDC (the “Property”). The Site is located off Tabbs Creek Road and is a portion of the Property, and the Site is located exclusively in Granville County. The total Property from which the Site is being subdivided consists of approximately 510.97 acres as described in Deed Book 1223, Page 131, Granville County Registry and Deed Book 1238, Page 841, Vance County Registry, and is located in Granville County and Vance County.  The portion of the Property located in Granville County is also identified as Granville County Tax Map Number 193302865830 and the portion located in Vance County is known as Vance County Tax PIN numbers 0409 01038 and 0409 01001.

The costs for which the county will reimburse the Company include clearing and grading the Site and associated erosion control and stormwater control activities.  The cost of such activities to the county will not exceed $1,100,000.  The county will fund the project with available revenues in the county’s General Fund.  The Board believes that the Company’s development of the Site will stimulate and stabilize the local economy and result in the creation of a substantial number of new, permanent jobs in the county.  As part of its contract to purchase the Site, the Company has agreed to certain restrictions on the use of the Property that the county believes will further help attract jobs that will pay at or above the median average wage in the county.

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the county’s proposed appropriation and expenditure of funds for this project on November 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The meeting will be held at the Granville Convention & Expo Center, located at 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC 27565.  The Commissioners invite all interested persons to attend and present their views.