Pitt County Towns

AYDEN

Town hall: 4144 West Ave., P.O. Box 219, Ayden, NC 28513- 0219 Phone: 481-5817 Mayor: Stephen W. Tripp Manager: Matthew Livingston Clerk: Sarah Radclif Commissioners: Ivory Mewborn (mayor pro-tem), Cindy Gof, Raymond Langley, Johnny Davis, Phyllis Ross Terms: Commissioners are elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. Town hall: 5901 S. Main St., Falkland, NC 27827 Phone: 714-3171 Mayor: Ginger Little Clerk: Vickie Wells Commissioners: James Ronald Norville (mayor pro-tem), Joy Collins, James Gorham Terms: Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms. Meetings: Regular meeting 7 Meetings: Second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom on the second foor of Town Hall Population: 4,932 as of 2010 census Tax rate: 54 cents per $100 valuation Police Chief: Chris Forehand Fire Chief: Samuel Jones EMS Chief: Christian Capizzi Website: www.ayden.com p.m. on the frst Tuesday of each month at the Falkland Town Hall and Community Building Tax rate: 46 cents per $100 valuation Population: 97 Police: Pitt County Sherif’s Ofce Fire Chief: J.D. Peaden, Falkland Volunteer Fire Department EMS Chief: Angela Gales

BETHEL

Town hall: 7439 Main St., P.O. Box 337, Bethel, NC 27812 Phone: 818-0891 Fax: 818-0894 Mayor: Gloristine Brown Clerk: Jessica Britt Town Manager: Tom Asbell II Commissioners: Carl Wilson (mayor pro-tem), Ed Dennis, Thomas Lilley, Ferrell Blount, Janet Davis Terms: Commissioners are elected at-large to two-year terms as of 2020; beginning in 2021, all ofcials, including mayor, will be elected to fouryear terms. Meetings: First Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m., 141 W. Railroad St. Tax rate: 66 cents per $100 valuation Population: 1,620 Police Chief: Amanda Tyndall Fire Chief: Thomas Lilley EMS: Provided by Pitt County

FALKLAND

Website: bethelnc.org

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FARMVILLE

Town hall: 3672 N. Main St., P.O. Box 86, Farmville, NC 27828- 0086 Phone: 753-5116 Fax: 753-2963 Mayor: John O. Moore Clerk: Amy Johnson Manager: David P. Hodgkins Board of Commissioners: Bert Smith (mayor pro-tem), David Shackleford, Jamin Dixon, Brenda Elks, Alma Hobbs Terms: Commissioners are elected at-large for four-year City Hall: 200 W. Fifth St., Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 329-2489 Mayor: P.J. Connelly Manager: Ann E. Wall Clerk: Valerie Shiuwegar Council: Rose Glover (mayor pro-tem), Will Bell, Monica Daniels, William Litchfeld Jr., Brian Meyerhoefer, Rick Smiley Terms: Mayor and council members are elected every two years terms. Mayor elected every two years. Meetings: First Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building Courtroom Tax rate: 49 cents per $100 valuation Population: 4,758 Police Chief: Donnie D. Greene (retiring) Fire Chief: Tommy Brady EMS Chief: Helen Reel Website: www.farmvillenc.gov Meetings: The council generally meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday and Thursday of each month in City Hall. A workshop is held at 4 p.m. prior to the frst Monday meeting. Tax rate: 49.45 cents per $100 of assessed valuation Population: 93,400 Police Chief: Mark Holtzman Fire-Rescue Chief: Eric Grifn Website: greenvillenc.gov

FOUNTAIN

Town hall: 6777 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 134, Fountain, NC 27829 Phone: 749-2881 Mayor: Shirley Mitchell Clerk: Leigh Hines Commissioners: Doris Edwards (mayor pro-tem), Glen Vines, Phoenix Hinson, Kathy Parker, Steven Williams Terms: The mayor is elected to two-year terms, commissioners serve four-year terms. Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Fountain Community Building at 6865 W. Wilson St. Tax rate: 58.75 cents per $100 valuation Population: 435 Police Chief: Jonathan Landon Fire Chief: Jason Owens

GREENVILLE

EMS Chief: George Bell

GRIFTON

Town hall: 528 Queen St., P.O. Box 579, Grifton, NC 28530 Phone: 524-5168 Mayor: Billy Ray Jackson Interim Town Manager: Mark Warren Clerk: Angel Hudson Commissioners: William K. Barnes Jr. (mayor pro-tem), Angela Gay, Claude Kennedy, Johnny Craft, Raymond Oakes Terms: Mayor and commissioners are elected at-large to fourTown hall: 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, Simpson, NC 27879 Phone: 757-1430 Fax: 757-0434 Mayor: Richard C. Zeck Village Clerk/Finance Ofcer: Susan Ellsworth Council: Brenda Hawkins (mayor pro-tem), Dianne Thomas, Mary Moye Terms: Council members are elected at-large to two-year terms. year staggered terms. Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. A public workshop is held on the frst Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Tax rate: 63 cents per $100 valuation Population: 2,684 Police Chief: Brian Silva Fire Chief: Justin Johnson EMS Chief: Ervin Harper Website: grifton.com Meetings: Third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the town hall Tax rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation Population: 455 Police Chief: none Fire Chief: Johnnie Mayo, Simpson Rural Fire Department EMS Chief: Lea Meeks, Eastern Pines Fire-Rescue-EMS Website: www.villageofsimpsonnc.com

GRIMESLAND

Town hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, Grimesland, NC 27837 Phone: 752-6337 Mayor: Eleanor Farr Clerk: Barbara Chitmon; as of Oct. 1, 2020: Jaime Moles Board of Aldermen: Ronnie Bowling (mayor pro-tem), Kyle Hodges, Ted Bowles, Gerald Whitley Terms: Aldermen are elected atlarge to two-year terms. Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in board conference room adjacent to town hall Tax rate: 48 cents per $100 valuation Population: 509 Pitt County Sherif Substation: Sherif Paula Dance Fire Chief: Tina Dixon EMS Chief: Lea Meeks, Eastern Pines Fire-Rescue-EMS

SIMPSON

Website: grimesland.org