Chadwick Howard
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 28:46
- Avg per meeting
- 1:36
- Segments
- 505
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Top issues during term (20)
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Expansion Grants
$2,174,254 in federal grant funding received for airport capital projects.
Animal Shelter Spay/Neuter and TNR Funding
Funded in part by a recent shelter bequest exceeding $600,000.
Foster Care and Adoption Placement Needs
Opting into the special children's adoption incentive fund would require county budget action.
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NCDOT Traffic Reconfigurations and James City Congestion
The net cost to the county is $65,009.69 out of a total project cost of $400,256.
Craven County Schools FY27 Budget Request
The amount of lottery funds to be distributed was not specified in the agenda materials.
COSSUP Grant Rollover for Substance Abuse Services
Financial terms such as a per-diem bed rate would be established upon contracting.
FY26 CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Grant
Expenditure of $32,200 from fund balance, to be assessed to the property owner.
Craven County Nature Park Development
$10,000 private donation funds phase one trail construction.
Craven Community College Health Sciences Expansion
Requests a total budget of $5,929,486, representing a 5.29% increase over the previous year.
Medicaid Expansion Administrative Mandates and Staffing
The budget amendment totals $622,880 for seven months of operational costs, funded entirely through state and federal allocations with zero county tax impact.
NCDOI Grant Match for Fire Departments
$418,558 of county funds matched with state grants.
Abandoned property concerns in James City
Trillium Health Resources Annual Report
Trillium spent over $1.7 billion on services across its region last fiscal year, including services for thousands of Craven County members.
Conveyance of Five County-Owned Parcels in New Bern
The parcels return to private ownership, removing them from the county's inventory; sale proceeds were not specified in the agenda materials.
NC Lottery Funds Distribution for Tucker Creek Middle School
$5.7 million in lottery funds released for the project.
Donation for Bike Trails
The donation amount was not specified in the agenda materials.
Renaming the Havelock Bypass as Major General Hugh R. Overholt Highway
A $2,000 administrative fee sponsor is required for the NCDOT naming process.
Water System Assessment Studies and AMI Meter Project Rollovers
Cost of $80,415 funded from current year water fund balance.
CARTS Route Reductions and OnDemand+ Pilot Program
$400,000 state grant secured for the Greenville Express pilot program with 100% state funding.
Decisions during term (307)
Recorded while Howard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of the meeting agenda
Consent agenda (minutes, tax releases, proclamation, Havelock Bypass renaming resolution)
NC Lottery funds distribution — Tucker Creek Middle School
Budget amendment — NCDOI fire grant match, $418,558
Budget amendment — $10,000 donation for Nature Park bike trails
Surplus property sales — parcels 8-013-178 and 8-013-178-B (I Street)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-037-046 (Moore Avenue)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-038-064 (2302 McKinley Avenue)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-012-147 (623 Second Avenue)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-014-226 (1110 Mechanic Street)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-007-090 (830 Ubank Street)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-007-151A (813 Murray Street)
Surplus property sale — parcel 8-007-128 (827 Bloomfield Street)
Closed session — economic development
Minutes of October 19, 2026 Regular Session
Approval of Consent Agenda
CDBG-NR Grant Agreement and Budget Amendment
Table CDBG-NR RFP Contract Award
Subdivision Approval - Rose Hollow Phase I Final
Health Department Upgrades and Equipment Budget Amendment
Voting record (151)
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