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Published weekly by the Town of Burgaw | February 24-28, 2025
Join us for our annual Arbor
Day Tree Planting Ceremony
and Giveaway! This year's
Arbor Day in North Carolina will
be celebrated on March 21st.
The Tree Planting Ceremony
will be held at Burgaw Middle
School next to the gymnasium
at 10:00 am on March 21st.
This event is open to the public;
no residency requirements.
The Tree Giveaway will take
place at the Burgaw Town
Center, located at 108 E.
Wilmington Street on March
21st between 4-6 PM. Choice
of tree will be a 1-gallon Sky
Pencil Holly or a 1-gallon
Catawba Crape Myrtle. To
claim a free tree, you must be a
resident of the corporate limits
of Burgaw and register online
at burgawnc.gov/register.
For more information, contact
recreation@burgawnc.gov or
910-661-3100.
Celebrate
Just a few more days to get applications in for the 2025 Town of
Burgaw Hometown Hero Banner Program. The mission of this
program is to honor and recognize service personnel who are
serving, have served, or given their lives to our country in the
United States Armed Forces. To be considered for a banner, the
nominee must by affiliated with Burgaw or Pender County/
currently serving, honorably discharged, or deceased in the line of
duty in one of the following branches: Air Force, Army, Coast
Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, or Space Force - whether in Active
Duty, Reserve, or National Guard status.
For more information and to purchase a banner, visit
burgawnc.gov. Please note the 2025 application deadline is March
7, 2025. Banners will be displayed within the corporate limits of
Burgaw between Memorial Day and Veterans Day each year.
Honor local service personnel with a Hometown Hero
Banner
Spring Shred & E-Recycle Event
SAVE THE DATE
April 11 | 4-6 PM
Town of Burgaw Building
Inspectors Ivey English and Louis
Hesse visited Little Town Learning
Center this past week!

March 6 | 8:30 AM
Tourism Development Authority Regular
Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
March 7 | 8:30 AM
Beautification Committee Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
March 11 | 4:30 PM
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
March 13-14 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
After School Stem Mini Camp
Burgaw Town Center
Advance registration required.
March 20 | 5:30 PM
Planning Board Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
March 21 | 10:00 AM
Arbor Day Celebration
Burgaw Middle School (beside gymnasium)
March 21 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Burgaw Town Center
Advance registration required.
Available to town residents only.
March 25 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Chat with the Chiefs
Location to be determined
March 29 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Mayor’s Gala
Historic Train Depot
Hosted by the Parks Foundation of Burgaw
Advance registration required.
April 3 | 8:30 AM
Tourism Development Authority Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
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UPCOMING
Sighted by our friends in the
Creekside Subdivision
We had an awesome
visitor in town this week!
PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The following items will be heard for consideration at the Town of
Burgaw Planning Board Meeting on March 20, 2025 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.
Item 1: Consideration of a Wellhead Protection Overlay to the
proposed new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), by Planning
Staff to review as part of the UDO rewrite process. Assigned staff: Ron
Meredith, rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663.3451.
Item 2: Consideration of a conditional zoning request for a bar,
cocktail lounge, and/or nightclub use in the B -1, Central Business
District, located at 107 W. Courthouse Ave.(3229 -32-0848-0000). The
request would permit this use to occupy the existing structure.
Assigned staff: Ron Meredith, rmeredith@burgawnc.gov,
910.663.3451.
Cape Fear Council of Governments
Annual Business Meeting and Dinner
February 27, 2025

Burgaw Parks, Recreation & Tourism Activities and Events
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May 22
The Pink Slips
June 5
Thirsty Horses
June 19
Chocolate Chip and
Co
July 17
Autumn Tyde
Summer
Concerts
March 19 | 12 PM
Burgaw Town Center
Ages 55+
Free! Register at
burgawnc.gov/
register
Senior
Lunch & Learn
Registration f or
Summer Camp begins
March 3rd at 8 AM!
Visit burgawnc.gov/register
Set your alarms! Spots fill up quickly!

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PA R K S F O U N DAT I O N O F BURGA W
Visit www.burgawparks.com for more information
Scan to make a donation towards the Splash Pad Fundraiser!

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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