Freddy Howell
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 2:05:46
- Avg per meeting
- 13:58
- Segments
- 1760
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Top issues during term (20)
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Update
Wider subdivision roads add roughly half a percent to the cost of a new home, per fire service estimates.
Rocky Cross Diner Conditional Rezoning
Modest commercial growth and job creation in the Middlesex area.
Rocky Mount Water and Wastewater Agreement Amendments
Rocky Mount estimates $10-100 million needed to fix sewer infiltration, with rates rising for all customers including the county's.
Establishment of County Swiftwater Rescue Team
$348,000 in state funds, no county money required.
Data Center and Crypto Mining Moratorium
Winstead Crossroads Rezoning Denied
CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Grant Application
Up to $950,000 in grant funds for housing repairs, at no local cost if awarded.
Williams Haven Major Subdivision Sketch Plan
A moratorium could slow tax-base growth while assessments identify where infrastructure spending is needed.
Operation Green Light for Veterans
Variance Request V-261001 for Access Easement Width Reduction
Fire Services Working Group Coordination and Funding
Allocates $755,000 in county funds to support local fire departments.
Retirement of three long-serving commissioners
Voluntary Agriculture District ordinance updates
Septic System Repair Program
No county match; grant funds would cover repairs, potentially with principal forgiveness.
SNAP cost-share and error-rate penalties
The county's reimbursed SNAP admin costs could drop from about half to a quarter, adding roughly $1.3 million in annual local burden.
Disaster debris removal readiness
No cost unless a disaster triggers task orders; avoids post-storm price gouging and delays.
Beulah Acres subdivision rezoning
New homes will add to the county tax base but also raise service demands.
Magnolia Estates roads into state system
Road maintenance shifts to state taxpayer funds once NCDOT accepts the roads.
Spring Hope extraterritorial jurisdiction expansion
ETJ itself doesn't change taxes, but farmers in the area could face engineered-permit costs for ag buildings if town rules apply.
Nash Community College FY 2026-2027 Budget Request
$1.95 million from general fund balance.
Decisions during term (187)
Recorded while Howell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of October meeting minutes
Resolution honoring Commissioner Fred Belfield Jr.
Resolution honoring Commissioner Robbie B. Davis
Resolution honoring Commissioner J. Wayne Outlaw
Native American Heritage Month resolution
Conditional rezoning CZ-260602 — Rocky Cross Diner
Magnolia Estates road addition resolution
Operation Green Light for Veterans resolution
Voluntary Agricultural District ordinance updates
Tax refund approval
Septic system repair program authorizing resolution
Sheriff's Office swift water rescue team project ordinance
Budget amendments
Planning Board appointment — Kyle Johnson
TDA appointment of Robbie Davis
ABC Board term realignment
UNC Health Nash board reappointments
Revision to 2026 meeting calendar
Voluntary Agriculture District (VAD) Ordinance Updates
Board Appointments
Voting record (27)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
TDA appointment of Robbie Davis
Argued House Bill 332 makes Davis ineligible until December 7 and that voting early sets a bad precedent
Revision to 2026 meeting calendar
Emergency Response and Swiftwater Rescue Team Grant
Seconds do matter in these types of emergencies, and we have a vast amount of land that we have to cover.
Letter to Congress on SNAP cost-share delay
He was still trying to fully understand the statutes and cost-share mechanics.
Resolution opposing sale of Rocky Mount water and wastewater systems
He believed the board should meet with Rocky Mount and Edgecombe County officials before taking a formal position.
that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve and authorize the purchase of the real property (3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, for use by Nash Community College) in accordance
to approve the purchase of 39.84 acres at 3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a property adjacent to Nash Community College at the purchase price of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousa
that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve the following Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on a Proposed Moratorium Ordinance Regulation on Data Centers, Data Processing Facilities and
that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve Task Order 2 with Stocks Engineering and authorize the County Manager to execute same.
to table the Purchase of Land Adjacent to Nash Community College agenda item until the September 8, 2026, Board of Commissioners regular meeting.
Adjournment of Joint Board Meeting
Resolution Opposing Senate Bill 214, Part V, Section 5
Debt Payoff for Highway 97 Shell Building
Highway 97 Debt Budget Amendment (#16)
On motion of Gwen Wilkins seconded by Robbie B. Davis and duly passed by the following vote, that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve the following resolution.
On motion of Sue Leggett seconded by Gwen Wilkins and duly passed with Freddy Howell and J. Wayne Outlaw voting “no,” that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve the following Highway 97 – Deb
On motion of Fred Belfield, Jr. seconded by Robbie B. Davis and duly passed by the following vote, that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve Debt Payoff request for Hwy 97 Shell Building.
On motion of Sue Leggett seconded by Freddy Howell and duly passed by the following vote that the Nash County Board of Commissioners adopt the statement of plan consistency and reasonableness below an
On motion of Robbie B. Davis seconded by Fred Belfield, Jr. and duly passed by the following vote that the Nash County Board of Commissioners adopt the statement of plan consistency and reasonableness
On motion of Robbie B. Davis seconded by Gwen Wilkins and duly passed by the following vote, that the Nash County Board of Commissioners adopt the statement of plan consistency and reasonableness belo
Conditional Rezoning CZ-260201: Williams Run, Section 2, Phase 2
Conditional Rezoning CZ-251201: West Hornes Church Road Subdivision
Conditional Rezoning CZ-260301: Vision Homes at Robertson Subdivision
Moved denial due to incompatibility with surrounding land uses and unavailability of public utilities.