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Published weekly by the Town of Burgaw | August 18-22, 2025
The Town of Burgaw invites
the community to mark your
calendars for its Annual
Murder Mystery Dinner on
Saturday, September 20, 2025
at 7:00 pm at the Historic
Burgaw Train Depot.
Relive the era of Beanie Babies and the Spice Girls by
stepping into the world of the gnarly 1990s. Attendees are
encouraged to dress to impress in true 90s style and enjoy
this interactive detective-style event.
Tickets are $60 per person and include dinner, a live
mystery show performed by the Murder Mystery
Company, and 3 beer/wine tickets. Dinner and bartending
services will be provided by Burgaw Brewing.
Registration is now open at burgawnc.gov/register. Contact
the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department for more
information at (910) 300 -6401 or
recreation@burgawnc.gov.
Burgaw’s Annual Murder Mystery
Dinner Returns
The Town of Burgaw and the Burgaw Police Department invite the
community to join us for the Swearing-In Ceremony of our new
Chief of Police, James Rowell. The ceremony will take place on
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Burgaw Town
Center, located at 108 E. Wilmington Street. We encourage
residents to attend and help us welcome Chief Rowell as he begins
this important role in serving our town.
Town Clerk attends annual NCAMC
Conference
Swearing-In Ceremony
Town Clerk Kristin Wells
recently attended the North
Carolina Association of
Municipal Clerks (NCAMC)
Annual Conference, held
August 17–20, 2025, in Cherokee, North
Carolina.
The conference brought together
approximately 200 municipal clerks
from across the state for professional
development, networking, and training
on key topics such as legislative
updates, municipal boundary reporting, election year
responsibilities, and best practices for managing the
clerk’s office.
By participating in these sessions, Ms. Wells continues to
strengthen her knowledge and skills in service to the Town
of Burgaw, while also connecting with other clerks and
local government professionals from across the state.
You’re Invited

September 1
Town offices closed in observance of Labor
Day
September 2 | 4:00 PM
Chief of Police Swearing-In Ceremony
Burgaw Town Center
September 4 | 8:30 AM
Tourism Development Authority Regular
Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
September 5 | 8:30 AM
Beautification Committee Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
September 5 | 6:00 PM
Back-to-School Bingo
Pre-registration required.
Historic Train Depot
September 9 | 4:30 PM
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
September 11 | 5:30 PM
Patriot Day Ceremony
Historic Train Depot
September 17 | 12:00 PM
Senior Lunch & Learn
Pre-registration required.
Burgaw Town Center
September 18 | 5:30 PM
Planning Board Regular Meeting
Burgaw Town Center
September 20 | 7:00 PM
Murder Mystery Dinner
Pre-registration required.
Historic Train Depot
September 25 | 6:30-8:30 PM
Fall Concert
Dees Park
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UPCOMING
The Town of Burgaw is partnering with Ardurra to create a
Comprehensive Storm Water Master Plan. This important
project will identify storm water needs throughout the town,
evaluate the current drainage system, and develop a Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) to guide upgrades and improvements
over time.
As part of this effort, Ardurra has held a public input meeting
and met in person with town staff to discuss key concerns and
priority areas. However, gathering additional information
directly from our residents and businesses is still essential to
creating a plan that meets the needs of the entire community.
To gather your input, an online survey has been created. Your
feedback will help identify problem areas, capture local
experiences, and ensure the plan addresses real -world
concerns. Whether you ’ve noticed drainage issues, flooding
spots, or simply want to share your perspective, your
participation will make a difference.
Help Shape Burgaw’s Storm W ater
Master Plan
How to Participate:
• Complete the short survey online by
visiting: https://arcg.is/1yn04W3
• Or scan the QR code with your
smartphone to go directly to the
survey.
Your voice matters! Please take a few minutes to share your
thoughts and help shape Burgaw’s storm water future.
N O T I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N G
The following item will be heard for consideration at the Town
of Burgaw Board of Commissioners Meeting on September 9,
2025 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 proposed conditional
rezoning request on ±3.4 acres of land from O&I, Office and
Institutional district to R -7 (CZ), R -7 Residential, Conditional
Zoning district located on Worth Beverage Dr. (SR -1481) and
Progress Dr. (SR -1413)( PIN=3228 -58-6970-0000). The request
would permit the construction of a 22 unit, 11 structure
duplex development. Applicant Andrew Smith on behalf of
Grand Vision Investments. Assigned Staff: Ron Meredith,
rmeredith@burgawnc.gov, 910.663.3451

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School starts again soon in Pender
County. Please be aware of our children as
they board and unload from our
public school buses. North Carolina General
Statute states “When a school bus is
displaying its mechanical stop signal or
flashing red lights and the bus is stopped for
the purpose of receiving or discharging
passengers, the driver of any other vehicle
that approaches the school bus from any
direction on the same street, highway, or
public vehicular area shall bring that other
vehicle to a full stop and shall remain
stopped. The driver of the other vehicle shall
not proceed to move, pass, or attempt to
pass the school bus until after the
mechanical stop signal has been withdrawn,
the flashing red stoplights have been turned
off, and the bus has started to move. ” The
statute continues to say “ the driver of a
vehicle traveling in the opposite direction
from the school bus, upon any road, highway
or city street that has been divided into two
roadways, so constructed as to separate
vehicular traffic between the two roadways by
an intervening space (including a center lane
for left turns if the roadway consists of
at least four more lanes ) or by a physical
barrier, need not stop upon meeting and
passing any school bus that has stopped in
the roadway across the dividing space or
physical barrier. ” (§ 20 -217). If anyone has
any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact the Burgaw Police Department. See
the brochure to the right supplied by the NC
DMV School Bus & Traffic Safety Section.
SCHOOL BUS STOP LAW
FRIENDLY REMINDER
FROM BURGAW POLICE
DEPARTMENT:
The speed limit on
town owned streets
within residential
neighborhoods is
25 MPH

SA VE THE DA TES
Fall Concerts
September 25 & October 23
Movies in the Park
October 3 & November 7
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Burgaw Parks, Recreation & Tourism Activities and Events
Vendor Registration is open!
Visit burgawnc.gov/autumnfest for
more information!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Save the date!
Senior
Coffee & Games
Every Friday from 10 AM—12 PM
Burgaw Town Center
Free for ages 55+

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
Norwood P. Blanchard, III
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 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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