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June 10 | 5:30 PM
Grand Opening of the
Burgaw Town Center
June 11 | 6:00 PM
Blueberry Bingo
June 12 | 6-8:30 PM
Puzzle Palooza
June 13 | 6:30-8:30 PM
Summer on the Square
Concert
June 14 | 7:00 PM
NC Blueberry Festival Kick Off
Concert
June 15 | 9:00 AM
NC Blueberry Festival
June 18 | 4:30 PM
Board of Commissioners
Meeting
June 20 | 5:30 PM
Planning Board Meeting
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Town of Burgaw Weekly Newsletter | June 3-7, 2024
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NOW ACCEPTING CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
APPLICATIONS
The Town of Burgaw is currently accepting
applications for one (1) vacancy on the Tourism
Development Authority and one (1) vacancy on
the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee.
Please visit the town website at burgawnc.gov
for more information and to download an
application. Applications may also be picked up
at Town Hall, 109 N. Walker Street. Completed
applications must be submitted to the Town
Clerk at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw.
SUMMER
SQUARE
on the
Carl Newton’s Review
6:30-8:30 PM
Courthouse Square
Food trucks will be on site.
Help us kick off Blueberry Week with the
GRAND OPENING
OF THE
Burgaw Town Center
JUNE 10, 2024 | 5:30 PM
You’re Invited
Just a few more days left to register for the ‘Turn Our
Town Blue’ contest
The Beautification Committee encourages residents and business
owners to display all things blue in their yards and store fronts during
the month of June – blue bows, lights, flags and more! Don’t forget to
register your decorated home or business in our “Turn Our Town
Blue” Contest for a chance to win a gift basket full of festival themed
goodies, Town of Burgaw swag, gift cards, coupons and more! Online registration will
close at 12 noon on June 12 th -register at burgawnc.gov/blue. One winner from the
residence category and one winner from the business category will be announced
during the concert on Thursday, June 13th at the Courthouse Square.

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MEETING NOTICE
The regular June meeting for the Board of
Commissioners will be held on June 18, 2024
instead of the usual second Tuesday.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The following items will be heard for
consideration at the Town of Burgaw Board of
Commissioners Meeting on June 18, 2024
beginning at 5:30 PM (or thereabout) at the
Burgaw Town Center, 108 E. Wilmington Street,
Burgaw. All interested parties are invited to
attend. Written and oral comments welcome.
Agenda Item 1: Consideration of a conditional
district rezoning from RA, Rural Agricultural, to R -
20 (CZ), Residential Conditional District for a 487 -
lot single-family residential subdivision located at
2630 NC HWY 53 W (PIN: 3218 -28-4425-0000).
Applicant: Elizabeth Shelton (D.R. Horton),
elshelton@drhorton.com, 910.515.9561.
Assigned Staff: Ron Meredith,
rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663-3452.
Agenda Item 2: Consideration of Adoption of the
FY 2024 -2025 Budget for the Town of
Burgaw. The Town Manager, as Budget Officer
of the Town of Burgaw has submitted the Fiscal
Year 2024 -2025 Annual Budget to the Board of
Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners will
hold a public hearing to receive public comment
regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 -2025
Municipal Budget.
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION
Blueberry Week 2024
WHEREAS, the Town of Burgaw is home of the
North Carolina Blueberry Festival held annually
and celebrated the third weekend in June; and
WHEREAS, the first annual North Carolina
Blueberry Festival was held in Burgaw on June
26, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Annual North Carolina
Blueberry Festival is planned for June 14 and 15,
2024 in Burgaw; and
WHEREAS, the festival has become a tradition
of the town with a display of local pride; enjoyed
by locals all while drawing many visitors; and
WHEREAS, the entire community is involved
in promoting Burgaw; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, June 15, 2024, will be
celebrated as “North Carolina Blueberry Festival
Day” in Burgaw; and
WHEREAS, it is a tradition that we recognize
and celebrate the week of the festival locally as
“Blueberry Week”; and
WHEREAS, we recognize and celebrate
“Blueberry Week ” with blueberry -themed
activities and events throughout the week to
celebrate and promote our town and its
blueberry heritage all while supporting and
participating as a community; and
WHEREAS, through these activities and
events, groups, businesses, and organizations
within the community work together to
collaborate and share in ways to support and
promote the town, the county, and the North
Carolina Blueberry Festival.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Olivia Dawson, Mayor
of Burgaw, NC, hereby proclaim June 10 th
through June 15 th, 2024, as “Blueberry Week ”
and encourage all citizens to share in
recognizing and celebrating Blueberry Week in
the Town of Burgaw.
PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The following item will be heard for
consideration at the Town of Burgaw Planning
Board Meeting on June 20, 2024 beginning at
5:30 PM at the Burgaw Town Center, 108 E.
Wilmington Street, Burgaw. All interested
parties are invited to attend. Written and oral
comments welcome.
Agenda Item 1: Consideration of a conditional
zoning request for a for a bar/cocktail lounge in the B -
1, Central Business District, located at 114 S Dickerson
St. (Pin: 3229 -22-9820-0000). The request would
permit a bar use to occupy the existing structure.

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The Town of Burgaw will be transitioning to a new Solid Waste and Recycling
contractor, Wall Recycling, LLC, for all residential and commercial waste services.
There will be no increase in garbage or recycling rates with this change.
Wall Recycling, LLC will be providing all new 96-gallon garbage and recycling carts
to all residences and businesses within the town limits that currently have carts.
Distribution of the new carts is scheduled to begin on June 17, 2024 and will be
completed by the end of June.
TIMELINE FOR THE TRANSITION
• New trash and recycle carts will be delivered to you beginning June 17.
Do not use these carts until after June 26! Trash carts will be black with a
black lid and recycle carts will be black with a blue lid. A calendar and
information from Wall Recycling will be attached to your new cart.
• GFL will begin removing current carts after your last scheduled trash/
recycling pick -up in June. Leave your GFL carts out by the street until they
are removed (see notes below) - This process may take a few days!
June 19 - West Side Recycling and town-wide trash collection
• GFL Recycling carts should be left by the street until removed by GFL.
• Continue to use your GFL trash cart until June 26.
June 26 - East Side Recycling and town-wide trash collection
• GFL Recycling carts should be left by the street until removed by GFL.
• All GFL trash carts should be left by the street until removed by GFL.
• July 3 will be the first collection day for town -wide trash and town -wide
recycling by Wall Recycling using the new carts. Collection days will remain
on Wednesday.
• Town-wide recycling will be picked up every other Wednesday beginning
July 3. There will no longer be alternating east and west side recycling weeks
(see dates listed to the right).
NEW TRASH & RECYCLING COLLECTION
SERVICE TO BEGIN SOON
2024
July 3
July 17
July 31
August 14
August 28
September 11
September 25
October 9
October 23
November 6
November 20
December 4
December 18
2025
January 2
January 15
January 29
February 12
February 26
March 12
March 26
April 9
April 23
May 7
May 21
June 4
June 18
TOWN-WIDE
RECYCLING
DATES
All customer service complaints will be transferred to Wall
Recycling directly. New customers will still call Town Hall to
set up service. Any customers with missed pickups, broken
carts, complaints or concerns need to call Wall Recycling
directly at (910) 444-7777.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

| Blueberry Themed Paint Class Pender County Library
Blueberry Scholarship Pageant Penderlea Auditorium
10:15AM Baby Storytime Pender County Library
11:15AM Family Storytime Pender County Library
6:00 PM _ All About Blueberries Pender County Ag Building
6:00PM _ Blueberry Bingo Historic Burgaw Train Depot
6:00PM Puzzle Palooza Historic Burgaw Train Depot
5:30PM _ Shades of Blue Art Reception Pender Arts Council
6:00PM Blueberry Cornhole Tournament Courthouse Square
6:30PM Summer onthe Square Concert Courthouse Square
7:00 PM_ Blueberry Festival Opening Concert Courthouse Square
JUNE 15 NC BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL
For more information about these events, go to VisitBurgawNC.com
Pender
County
Library
q PENDER COUNTY
‘Geod Toon Year Round
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STREET CLOSURES
21ST ANNUA L NC BLUEBERRY FESTI VAL
The NC Blueberry Festival Association has requested the following streets to be closed during the
NC Blueberry Festival event on June 14th and 15th of this year. All street closures listed below
have been approved by the Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners. We appreciate everyone’s
cooperation during this annual event. For questions regarding the festival, please contact the NC
Blueberry Festival Association at 259-2007.
• Half of Dudley Street from Wilmington Street to Fremont Street to be closed at 3pm on Friday, June
14th until 10am on Saturday, June 15th for the conducting of the BBQ cook-off event.
• Wright Street from Wilmington Street to Fremont Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June
14th until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Courthouse Avenue and adjunct ally to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June 14th until 11pm on
Saturday, June 15th.
• Fremont Street from Walker Street to Wright Street will be closed at 9:30pm on Thursday, June 13th
until 12noon on Sunday, June 16th.
• Walker Street from Wilmington Street to Fremont Street to be closed at 5:30pm on Friday, June
14th until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Walker Street from Fremont Street to Satchwell Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June 14th
until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Fremont Street from Walker Street to Cowan Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June 14th
until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Fremont Street from Wright Street to Dudley Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June 14th
until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Wright Street from Fremont Street to Satchwell Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June 14th
until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Dickerson Street from Wilmington Street to Fremont Street to be closed at 10:30pm on Friday, June
14th until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Dickerson Street from Fremont Street to Satchwell Street to be closed from 10:30pm on Friday,
June 14th until 11pm on Saturday, June 15th.
• Satchwell Street between Dickerson Street and Dudley Street to be closed from 6am on Saturday,
June 15th until 6pm on Saturday, June 15th.

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The Town of Burgaw is a sponsor of this event.

Mayor
Olivia Dawson
Mayor Pro Tem
James Malloy
Commissioners
Jan Dawson
Bill George
William Rivenbark
Michael Pearsall
Town Manager
James H. Gantt
Town Clerk
Kristin J. Wells
Town Attorney
Zachary Rivenbark
Town Hall
109 N. Walker St.
Burgaw, NC 28425
910-259-2151
mail@burgawnc.gov
www.burgawnc.gov
Office Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday-Friday
PUBLIC WORKS EMERGENCY
RESPONSE NUMBER
PHONE # 910-470-0457
This phone is only answered after
hours, between 4:30 PM - 7:30 AM,
and is for water and sewer
emergencies only . Unless Public
Works has been given prior notice
from Town Hall, Public Works
cannot turn your water on due to
non-payment shut off.
Utilities
663-3445
Parks & Town Events
300-6401
Human Resources
663-3444
Permitting & Inspections
663-3452
Public Works Department
259-2901
Police Department
Non-Emergency
259-4924
Fire Department
Non-Emergency
259-7494
Elected & Appointed
Officials
Board of Commissioners Meetings
Second Tuesday of every month at 4:30 PM
Public Forum/Public Hearings at 5:30 PM
Planning & Zoning Board Meetings
Third Thursday of every month at 5:30 PM
Tourism Development Authority Meetings
First Thursday of every month at 8:30 AM
Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee
Meetings
Second Monday of February, May, August,
November at 5:30 PM
Police Advisory Board Meetings
Third Tuesday of February, May, August,
November at 5:30 PM
Beautification Committee Meetings
First Friday of every month at 8:30 AM
All meetings listed above are open to the
public; oral and written comments
always welcome. The meetings are held
at the Burgaw Town Center, located at
108 E. Wilmington Street, Burgaw, unless
otherwise posted.
Meeting agendas can be found on the
town’s website at BurgawNC.gov.
Notices for cancelations and special
called meetings will be posted on the
town’s website and weekly newsletter
when necessary.
For questions or assistance, please
contact the Town Clerk at 910-663-3441
or kwells@burgawnc.gov.
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