A familiar face on the Goldsboro City Council will be the city’s new mayor. Monday evening, the council voted 4-1 to appoint David Ham the next Mayor of Goldsboro. Ham is currently the District 5 representative on the Goldsboro City Council. To avoid a potential conflict of interest, Ham was not allowed to vote for…… read more »
Goldsboro City Council members are now deciding who they want to be the city’s next mayor. Monday evening, the council listened to presentations from the eight qualified applicants seeking the mayor’s office. The applicants are: Stefanie Love Bostic Elton R. Brewington David Leonard Craig Walter David Ham Charles Edward Henry Alicia Britt Pierce Roderick Cornell…… read more »
Goldsboro’s list of mayoral candidates is already getting slimmer. City Clerk Laura Getz announced Monday evening two of the applicants – Dexter Taylor and Trenton Haire – did not qualify based upon their residency outside of the Goldsboro city limits. The eight other applicants were deemed eligible for consideration. Those eight eligibleapplicants are: Stefanie Love…… read more »
Ten candidates throw their hat into the ring to try and be Goldsboro’s next mayor. After the application period closed at 5 PM on Friday, the City of Goldsboro announced the applicants for the open mayoral seat. They are: Stefanie Love Bostic Elton R. Brewington David Leonard Craig Trenton Devone Haire Walter David Ham Charles…… read more »
Goldsboro is looking for its next mayor. At Monday’s meeting, the Goldsboro City Council set the timeline for appointing the new mayor, as read by Councilman David Ham. The dates for selecting the new mayor include: July 23 – 5 PM deadline for applications to be turned in at the City Clerk’s Office August 2…… read more »
The Goldsboro City Council takes the first steps to filling the new vacancy in the Mayor’s Office. As he continues to fight health issues, Chuck Allen announced he was resigning as Goldsboro’s Mayor last week. At Monday’s meeting, the council officially accepted Allen’s resignation. However, Councilwoman Brandi Matthews asked to delay setting the process for…… read more »
A tax increase is in store for Goldsboro property owners. However, city residents will avoid a water and sewer rate hike this year. The Goldsboro City Council held a special meeting Friday evening and adopted the city’s new budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. That included approving the new schedule of fees and charges for…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro plans to approve its new budget by the week’s end. The Goldsboro City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 5 PM on Friday, June 18 for the purpose of adopting the city’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget. At least one council member plans to attend the meeting remotely. At this time,…… read more »
Goldsboro continues to examine its new city budget. Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council met again and resumed dissecting the new financial plan. Heading into Monday’s work session, the City Manager’s recommended 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget includes a three-cent property tax increase as well as a 15% increase in water and sewer rates. While the property…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro is looking at tax and water and sewer rate increases, and some residents are not happy about it. The Goldsboro City Council held a public hearing on the City Manager’s recommended 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget Monday evening. City Manager Tim Salmon says the new budget includes $68.2 million in revenue, an…… read more »
