The oaths of office were given to Mayor Pete Runnels as well as Aldermen John Zerko and Dan Barclay during the City Council meeting held in Pinehurst Tuesday evening. All three ran unopposed which allowed Pinehurst to cancel its municipal election.
Dan Mohon was appointed to be the Mayor Pro-Tem for the next year. Mohon and T. W. Permenter were appointed to the Police Negotiation Team for Pinehurst. The Budget Committee will have Sarah McLendon and Dan Barclay as members.
The local tax exemptions for residents of Pinehurst were approved by the City Council according to City Administrator Robbie Hood. The Homestead Exemption will be 20 percent. The exemption for citizens 65 years of age and older will be $10,000 which is the same exemption approved for disabled citizens. Hood informed this is no change from the exemptions granted last year to citizens of the city of Pinehurst.
The Council held two public hearings concerning the possible condemnation of two structures that Code Enforcement Officer Harry Vine had declared unsafe to occupy. Vine reported that the two different owners have said they plan to improve their properties to get them back into code. Vine said, “Instead of losing roof tops we’re gaining infrastructure that will help keep our tax base up.” The City Council approved Vine’s recommendation not to condemn either structure since the owners planned to rehabilitate both structures.
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