COUNTY GOVERNMENT CONT. Meeting time: Second Tuesday of each month, excluding July and August, at 6:30 p.m.; location is determined by the committee, rotating throughout the city Public Transportation and Parking Commission Established: November 1998 Duties: Investigate, review and study the public transit needs of Greenville, on-street parking policies throughout the city and the parking needs of the downtown area Meeting time: Third Wednesday of each month, excluding July and December, at 9:15 a.m. in the conference room of the Public Works facility, 1500 Beatty St. Recreation and Parks Commission Established: January 1951 Duties: Promote recreation and develop parks for Greenville residents Meeting time: Second Wednesday of each month, except August and December, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council chambers, third floor of City Hall Redevelopment Commission Established: June 2002 Duties: Promote redevelopment of the blighted areas within the territorial limits of the city of Greenville in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of city residents Meeting time: Four times a year in February, May, August, and November at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, third floor of City Hall Sheppard Memorial Library Board Established: Date unknown Duties: Establish policies for the library; provide and maintain adequate library buildings, grounds and equipment Meeting time: Third Wednesday of January, March, July and October at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room of Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 S. Evans St.
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Youth Council Established: August 2005 Duties: Make recommendations to city council regarding issues affecting the city of Greenville, emphasizing those issues of particular interest to youth; to provide leadership and guidance in matters relating to the youth of the city, to individuals, to public and private organizations and agencies; to comment on requests made to the City Council related to the areas of particular interest to youth. Meeting time: Fourth Mondays of each month except June, July and August at 6:30 p.m. in the third-floor conference room of City Hall
The Pitt County Board of Pitt County Government provides services ranging from law enforcement and social services to education, health, recreation and more to more than 175,000 county residents. County leadership operates with a $235.6 million budget with revenues from local, state and federal sources. The 2018-19 property tax rate is 67.97 cents per $100 valuation. The county’s main website is pittcountync. gov. It provides details and links to most county operations. Chairwoman Beth Ward, District C (Districts 4 and 5 combined), retired East Carolina University lecturer and public school principal, 112 Lakewood Drive, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 252-355-7724. Email: bwardelizabeth@gmail.com. Term expires 2020.
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Vice Chairman Melvin McLawhorn, District A (Districts 1 and 2 combined), retired probation/parole administrator, 100 Allendale Drive, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 252-355-7290. Fax: 252-353-0469. Email: king2006mac@yahoo.com. Term expires 2020.
Alex Allbright, District 4, retired professor, 3196 Eason St., Fountain, NC 27829. Phone: 252-749-7974. Email: alex.albright@pittcountync.gov. Term expires 2022. Tom Coulson, District B (Districts 3&6 combined), senior engineer of Urethane Innovators, 506 Eleanor St., Greenville, NC 27858. Phone: 252-321-2942. Fax: 252-637-2077. Email: tcoulson@urethaneusa.com. Term expires 2020. Mike Fitzpatrick, District 5, lawyer, 611 Kings Road, Greenville, NC, 27858, Email: mike. fitzpatrick@pittcountync.gov. Phone: 252-689-6699. Term expires 2022. Ann Floyd Huggins, District 1, retired, 1500 Spruce St., Greenville, NC 27834, Phone: 252-757-1144. Email: ann. floydhuggins@pittcountync.gov. Term expires 2022. Chris Nunnally, District 3, lawyer, educator, 2503 E. Fifth St., Greenville, NC, 27858. Phone: 252-917-7374. Email: chris. nunnally@pittcountync.gov. Term expires 2022. Mary Perkins-Williams, District 2, retired educator, 2197 Old River Road, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 252-215-3064. Email: pittcounty.commissionerd2@gmail.com. Term expires 2022. Lauren White, District 6, farmer’s wife, mom, 3875 Black Jack-Simpson Road, Greenville, 27858. Phone: 252-341-5522. Email: lauren.white@pittcountync.gov. Term expires 2022
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If no address is listed, the office is housed in the Pitt County Administrative Office Building, 1717 W. Fifth St. Most departmental websites are accessible through pittcountync.gov and can be contacted through the “Contact Us” option on each webpage. ► Animal Services: Michele Whaley, director, 902-1725. 4550 County Home Road. Website:www.pittcountync. gov/PCAS. Pitt County Animal Services provides protection of the County’s animals from cruelty and
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neglect, administers rabies control, and operates the Pitt County Animal Shelter, which serves to house, care, place, or provide humane resolution for animals in its care. Building and Grounds: Mike Rogers, superintendent, 902-2625. Pitt County Office Park, 121 New Hope Road. Provides repair and maintenance services to all county properties. Clerk of Superior Court: Sara Beth Fulford Rhodes, 695-7100. P.O. Box 6067. Fax: 830-3144. Manages records for civil and criminal court and estate proceedings. Cooperative Extension Service: Leigh Guth, director, 902-1700. 403 Government Circle. Website: www. ces.ncsu.edu/pitt. Email: Leigh_Guth@ncsu.edu. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is funded and managed by the county, state and federal governments. It provides information on agriculture, home economics, youth and community and rural development. The Pitt County Arboretum is an educational program of N.C. Cooperative Extension in Pitt County. The Arboretum is open from dawn to dusk seven days a week free of charge. Guided walking tours are given at 10 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month except from June to August when tours begin at 9 a.m. For more information call 902-1705, email pittcomgv@ hotmail.com, or visit http:// pitt.ces.ncsu.edu, Detention Center: Major Jeff Phillips, chief of detention services, 902-2850. 124 New Hope Road. Fax: 830-4628. A division of the Sheriff’s Office, the center houses federal, state and county inmates who are awaiting trial or have been sentenced to brief periods of incarceration. Development Commission: Scott Darnell, director. Phone: 902-2075. P.O. Box 837 /111 S. Washington Street, Greenville, NC 27835. Email: pittedc@pittcountync. gov. Website: www.locateincarolina.com. The development commission recruits new industry to Greenville
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