Craig Pierce
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- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 9:21
- Avg per meeting
- 1:20
- Segments
- 286
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Top issues during term (20)
Proposed AI Data Centers and Environmental Concerns
Potential multi-million dollar capital investments paired with significant local infrastructure demands and utility costs.
Access Road Naming Petitions
None directly; improves 911 addressing.
2027 Property Revaluation Schedule of Values
Your property tax bill could change with new values, though the assessor says this cycle won't see the huge COVID-era jumps.
Rowan Transit FY 2028 Grant Applications
Could increase fare revenue from approximately $7,000 annually to help offset a 1.5 million dollar operating budget.
Motorsports Complex Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA 05-26)
Impacts property values for surrounding residential landowners and enables commercial expansion for the applicant.
Rowan Community Center Renovations and Capital Funding
About $64,600 more from committed capital project funds for the ag storage building.
Southern Rowan Growth and Development Pressure
A new Southern Rowan Elementary School is a zero-to-five-year need; the district is awaiting a needs-based public school capital grant decision this month.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools Facility Needs and Academic Progress
Priority capital needs total about $17.4 million, with $181 million in longer-term deferred maintenance — costs the county would eventually share.
Commercial Development Near China Grove (Elevation Drive)
Piedmont Natural Gas Rezoning (Z 06-26)
Osterhus Pools Rezoning (Z 07-26)
Senior Property Tax Freeze (Homestead Exemption)
Would reduce future tax growth for senior homeowners; county revenue impact unknown.
Granite Industrial Park Land Sale
Generates approximately $598,000 in net new property tax revenue over three years after a $239,000 incentive grant.
Zoning Notification and Signage Amendments (ZTA 03-26)
Increases administrative postage and advertising costs for the Planning Department, which may be offset by future fee adjustments.
Kannapolis ETJ Relinquishment Zoning (Z 05-26)
Administrative costs and regulatory planning for over 900 parcels.
FY 2026-2027 County Budget Adoption
Total budget of $246.96 million funded through steady property tax rates, conservative sales tax estimates, and $33.55 million in fund balance usage.
Public Safety Tower Utility Partnership (ZTA 04-26)
A turnkey project cost of $5.36 million funded through reallocated debt service and fund balance.
Commercial Replacement and Nonconformity Reduction (SUP 04-26)
The project represents private commercial investment and property improvement in the Bear Poplar community.
Rowan County Wildlife Association RV Campground
Private project with no direct county capital expenditure.
Watershed Intensity Allocation for Piedmont Baptist Church (SNIA 02-26)
The project utilizes a small fraction of remaining watershed allocation without significant fiscal burden on county infrastructure.
Decisions during term (554)
Recorded while Pierce was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consider Approval of Consent Agenda
Road Naming Public Hearing - Hidden Arrow Trail
Road Naming Public Hearing - Southern Pine Way
Board Appointments
Community Technology Advisory Committee appointment tabled
Consider Approval of the Minutes
Budget Amendments
LandDesign Inc. - Work Authorization - Parks & Recreation - DNP Infrastructure and Storm Water Improvements
Extension of Temporary Delegation of Signature Authority To Assistant County Manager
Veterans Proclamation
4-H NRA Grant Proposal
Sole Source - Echopark Automotive Inc dba Motorcycles of Greensboro - FY27-31
Designated Signatory for Vehicle Paperwork
Non-Federal Reimbursable Agreement DOT/FAA and Rowan County (Mid-Carolina Regional Airport)
Rowan County Rescue Squad Board of Directors
Capital Project Ordinance - Amendment II for WEP (RCC) Concourse and Signage Project
Capital Project Ordinance - Therapeutic Park
Clarification of Approved Contract Change #2 - Mid-Carolina Airport Corporate & Box Hangars project- Talbert Bright & Ellington (TBE) - Contract 24513
GRANTS: EMPG Grant Agreement (7/1/2025 - 12/31/2026)
RCC Renovations - Greenhouse Proposal
Voting record (11)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
approve the Road Naming Petition for Bravo Farm Road as presented
Road Naming - Bravo Farm Road
Preferred a name reflecting the Ketner family's ownership of the land since the 1800s.
Specific Conditional Use Permit SUP 04-26 (Hinkle)
Zoning Text Amendment ZTA 02-26
Special Nonresidential Intensity Allocation SNIA 02-26 (Piedmont Baptist Church)
Ordinance Text Amendment on Ordinance Adoption Procedures
Denial of Special Use Permit SUP 03-26 (Woodleaf Dog Kennel)
Noted the applicant did due diligence backwards and could not in good conscience approve the kennels.
On motion of Edds, seconded by Greene, the Board voted 3-1 (Pierce opposed) to authorize the County Manager and County Attorney to convert the current Part-time Conservation Easement Specialist to a f
Farmland Preservation Initiative and Staffing Expansion
Expressed concern that the initiative was merely a band-aid and called for broader comprehensive planning and building permit moratoriums to address growth.
approve a Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation community college bonds, series 2026 of the County of Rowan, North Carolina, pursuant to a bond order heretofore approved a
RCCC General Obligation Bond Resolution
Expressed preference for paying cash for capital needs rather than issuing new debt.