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New Hanover County
Environmental Management Department
3002 US Highway 421 North
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Notice of Community Meeting
Date: September 13, 2021
To: Adjacent Property Owners
Re: Community Meeting for Special Use Permitting for 8-acre Parcel
New Hanover County Environmental Management Department invites you to a
community meeting on Monday, September 27, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. You are
receiving this invitation because New Hanover County GIS records indicate you own
property near or adjacent to the proposed parcel.
In 2020, New Hanover County (County) acquired an approximately 8-acre parcel of land
(Parcel: R02300-001-017-000) contiguous to the existing New Hanover County Secure
Landfill Facility. The County requests that the existing Special Use Permit be modified to
add the 8-acre parcel under the current Special Use Permit.
The existing New Hanover County Secure Landfill Facility began operation in November 1981.
During the process of permitting the original facility a Special Use Permit was issued by the
County for development of that facility. Since then the County has acquired and added a 273-
acre parcel of land (South Property) and a 3.85-acre parcel of land (Lot 3). The purpose of
these parcel acquisitions was for future landfill disposal expansion, operation areas, and
associated department uses.
The newly acquired 8-acre parcel (Lot 2) is intended to be used for possible future landfill
disposal, infrastructure, operations or other support facilities for the solid waste program. This
parcel will function as an extension of the existing landfill, so it is the intent that all permits (state
and local) required for the expansion will be modifications to existing permits issued to the
original landfill site. The existing zoning for the parcel is I-2 Heavy Industrial as are the other
parcels abutting the 8-acre parcel. Currently, there are not any development plans for the
parcel.
The purpose of the community information meeting is to explain the proposal and answer
questions from the meeting attendees. Please reference the attached site plan. The
meeting will be held at:
New Hanover County
Department of Environmental Management
3002 US Highway 421 North, Wilmington, NC 28401
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Monday, September 27, 2021
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The Special Use Permit process is shown below and the community meeting is Step 1.
Other steps include a preliminary forum before the County Planning Board and a public
hearing before the Board of County Commissioners.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to being a good neighbor and an asset to
the community. We look forward to seeing you.
For more information, please contact Joe Suleyman at 910-798-4403 or by email at
jsuleyman@nhcgov.com.