Ward 5 Alderman· 2017–2029 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Barbara J. Best
New Bern, NC
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 4:12
- Avg per meeting
- 4:12
- Segments
- 71
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Top issues during term (6)(Parks Rec)
Parks grant application
$75,000 toward a recreation facility.
Street closures for parades and races
Street closures for MumFest and Bridge Run
Waterways Rules for Commercial Vessels at City Docks
$500 annual license fees per vessel; reduced dock repair costs.
Patriot Square monument by City Hall
No cost to the city; bears already funded and remaining costs to be grant-funded.
Martin Marietta Park Phase 2 grant
If awarded, the city commits $500,000 in bond funds to match the $500,000 grant.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Best was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
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