Ward 4 Alderman· 2025–2029 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Lainy White
New Bern, NC
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Disposition of Redevelopment Parcels (First Avenue, Mechanic Street, Bloomfield Street, Sampson Street)
Sale proceeds and returning parcels to the tax rolls would be a modest gain for the city; the accepted amounts are unknown.
Properties Sold After Upset Bid Process
An accepted upset bid would raise the effective sale price of the parcel; no amount was published.
Adding 722 Third Ave to Sellable Lots List
A future sale could bring revenue to the commission; no figures were given.
Yellow Creek Enterprise Property Requests and Upset Bids
Sale proceeds would go to the city, and the properties go back on the tax rolls.
Long-running demolition by neglect at 221 E. Front St.
Extended neglect cases can drive up enforcement and repair costs for owners and the city alike.
Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) Grant
Grant-funded; local match requirements, if any, were not stated.
Avenues/Duffyfield affordable housing redevelopment
Unknown; road resurfacing and bathroom work at the old Stanley White site are already underway.
Demolition by neglect at 221 E. Front St.
Repairs fall on the owner, though unresolved cases can drag on for decades and affect neighboring property values.
Formal violation at 215 Pollock St.
Litigation is on hold while the owner sues the contractor, potentially shifting repair costs away from the city.
Weyerhaeuser Rezoning and Development Agreement
COA application backlog
Historic preservation awards program
Housing Authority / Habitat for Humanity Partnership
The missed New Market Tax Credit grant means one large affordable-housing funding avenue did not materialize.
710 New St. demolition and infill
Brownfields Grant and CDBG Activities
$240,314 in federal funding, down about $20,000 from last year.
Historic Dryborough owners support
Unpermitted window alterations at 306 Metcalf St.
The owner may face costs to correct non-conforming window installations.
Annexation and Commercial Development of 4095 E US 70 Hwy.
Developer will install the minor water/sewer extension; new commercial property will go on the tax rolls.
Downtown sound system
Any cost for a downtown sound system would likely fall on municipal service district funds, which come from downtown property assessments.
Galloway Road Sewer Extension
The developer pays for the sewer line extension.
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while White was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Ordinance Reducing Redevelopment Commission Membership
Appointment of Jameesha Harris to Redevelopment Commission
Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending Section 2- 132 to Reduce Number of Members on the Redevelopment Commission.
Restate Water and Sewer Development and Connection Fees
Redevelopment Commission Appointment Postponed
$50,000 Match for Downtown Development Plan
Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Redevelopment Commission’s Sale of 828 Eubanks Street.
Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Redevelopment Commission’s Sale of 1135 H Street.
Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving the Redevelopment Commission’s Sale of 1129 H Street.
Voting record (0)(Development)
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