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November 7 | 8:30 AM
Tourism Development
Authority Meeting
November 8 | 4-8 PM
Hometown Holiday Market
November 11
Town offices closed for
Veterans Day
November 11 | 11:00 AM
Burgaw Veterans Day Service
November 12 | 4:30 PM
Board of Commissioners
Meeting
November 19 | 8 AM & 5 PM
Chat with the Chiefs
November 20 | 12:00 PM
Senior Lunch & Learn
November 21 | 5:30 PM
Planning Board Meeting
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Town of Burgaw Weekly Newsletter | October 28-November 1, 2024
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Join us in Downtown Burgaw on
Courthouse Avenue for our
Hometown Holiday Market,
sponsored by the Burgaw Area
Tourism Development Authority,
on Friday, November 8, 2024 from
4-8 PM. This market will feature
arts and crafts vendors, Brown
Dog Coffee, and live bluegrass
music. Also enjoy the classic car
cruise in downtown while you ’re
there! Vendors are still being
accepted for the event and may
register at burgawnc.gov/register.
We look forward to seeing
everyone to help us kick off the
start of the holidays in our town!
Hometown Holiday
Market to be held on
November 8
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
One (1) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
Planning Board Member
Must reside within the town’s ETJ.
Visit burgawnc.gov or call the Planning
Department at 910-663-3451 for
additional information
One (1) Tourism Development Authority
(TDA) Member
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
should be submitted to the Town Clerk at
109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw.
The Beautification Committee is excited to announce
the official 2024 annual Christmas ornament is here -
showcasing the Historic Community House! The second
year 2023 ornament, showcasing the Historic Train
Depot, is also available for purchase. Ornaments are
$20 each and make perfect gifts for your family and
friends. Ornaments are available for purchase at Town
Hall, 109 North Walker Street, Monday through Friday,
8am-5pm. All proceeds go towards beautification
projects around town.
Official 2024 Burgaw Christmas Ornaments are here
Christmas Toy Drive
Now through December 13
Drop off new, unwrapped toys at Town
Hall, Monday-Friday, 8 AM-5 PM

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It’s Officially November
We hope everyone is surviving the sugar induced hangovers from all the treats last night!
We would like to express out gratitude to everyone who made October such a productive and wonderful fire
prevention month.
We ended the month with a total of 31 events (either Fire Safety School visits, events hosted at the fire
department, or fire safety at workplace visits). We hosted our first ever Chalk it Up for Fire Safety, Sips for Safety,
and even a Fire Safety for Homeschoolers event.
We truly can not be more thankful for all these firsts that we were able to celebrate with our community.
Along with our events, our Fire Marshal and crews installed 23 smoke alarms in residences in conjunction with our
Red Cross program. This is incredible as this year's theme focused on the importance of smoke alarms.
We welcomed our newest fleet addition Utility 15, a side by side that will allow us to provide protection in areas not
accessible by vehicles. This month also brought the delivery of our newest training prop, a forcible entry door that
will allow us to continue to better ourselves for real life scenarios.
We can’t wait to see what next fire prevention month holds! We look forward to the rest of this year.
Remember if you need smoke alarms, please reach out to our Fire Marshal by phone or email. She can work with
you to make sure you have what is needed.
Until next week,
Your friends at Burgaw Fire Department
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November 30 | 5 PM - 7 PM
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
December 5 | 6:00 PM
Christmas Bingo
December 6 | 5:30 PM
Santa’s Workshop
December 7 | 10 AM - 4 PM
Christmas on the Square
December 14 | 5:30 PM
Annual Lighted Christmas Parade
December 20 | 6:00 PM
Community Christmas Caroling
December 21 | 8 AM - 11 AM
Breakfast with Santa
December 31 | 5 PM - 7:30 PM
Annual New Year’s
Eve Blueberry Drop & Fireworks
N O T I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G S
The following items will be heard for consideration at the
Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners Meeting on
November 12, 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 text amendment to the
Unified Development Ordinance requested by Planning Staff
to amend Section 9.27.3, to modify tree mitigation
requirements and tree removal requirements of public
property. Assigned staff: Ron Meredith,
rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663.3451.
Agenda Item 2: Consideration of a text amendment to the
Unified Development Ordinance requested by Planning Staff
to amend Section 9.27.3, to modify the tree inventory
requirements. Assigned staff: Ron Meredith,
rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663.3451.
Agenda Item 3: Consideration of a text amendment to the
Unified Development Ordinance requested by Planning Staff
to amend Section 8.14, to add Auction Houses (excluding
livestock) as a use in the I -1. Assigned staff: Ron Meredith,
rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663.3451.
Join us for
CHRISTMAS
in Our Town
Lunch & Learn
Ages 55+
November 20
Burgaw Town Center
12:00 PM
Guest Speakers:
The Gardens of Southeastern NC
Lunch provided
Registration required!
Call 910-661-3100

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Chester A. Dixon, a school teacher in Maple Hill, had a few errands to run on the afternoon of
Saturday October 5, 1946. He came to Burgaw, and parked his car on the side of the street and
proceeded to shop the numerous shops that were located on Wright and Fremont Streets. When he
had concluded his shopping trip, he proceeded to where he had parked his car —only to find that it
was not there. It had been stolen.
PFC US Army WWII Veteran Raymond Blackburn Garner,
of Warsaw, was employed as a taxi cab driver. His
passenger that afternoon was a Marine from Camp
Lejeune, Dunie W. Smith, who left his post on October 3,
1946 and was considered AWOL. As they traveled through
downtown Burgaw, they spotted a car, a car they wanted.
Garner parked the car he was driving and they walked up
to Dixon’s car while Smith acted as the lookout. Garner got the car started and they took off down the
road heading south on Highway 117.
Out patrolling Highway 117 that afternoon, was NC Highway Patrolman Riddick. He noticed that
the car that Garner was driving was moving erratically. Patrolman Riddick pulled the car over and
questioned Garner. Being suspicious of the answers that Garner was providing, Patrolman Riddick
contacted Sheriff Brown and ascertained that the car he had pulled over had in fact been stolen.
Patrolman Riddick placed 23 year old Raymond Garner under arrest and charged him with reckless
driving and possession of a stolen vehicle. He also arrested and charged Dunie Smith for possession
of a stolen vehicle.
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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
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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