PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - TOWN OF WILKESBORO
2026-2027 PROPOSED BUDGET AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPRROPIATION
The 2026-2027 proposed budget for the Town of Wilkesboro has been submitted to the Wilkesboro Town Council. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection (NC § 159-13(b)) at the Finance Department located at 203 West Main Street in Wilkesboro.
The Wilkesboro Town Council will meet to conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget at 5:30 P.M. May 4, 2026, in the lobby of the Town Hall, located at 203 West Main Street, Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
In accordance with North Carolina § 158-7.1(c), notice is also given that public comment will be received by the Town Council at the time of the public hearing regarding a request made by the Wilkes Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for the allocation of funds by the Town to EDC to further its ongoing plans for development or expansion of business and industry in Wilkes County by increasing the inventory of available building sites and buildings, improving infrastructure, conducting due diligence inquiries and furthering other aspects of EDC’s programmatic plans and designs.
After hearing and considering public comments, the Wilkesboro Town Council will vote at that meeting on both the proposed budget and EDC’s request for funding.
Donna Rhodes, Town Clerk