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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BURN BAN IN EFFECT FOR THE TOWN OF WILKESBORO
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Effective immediately, the Town of Wilkesboro Fire Department Fire Marshal, in coordination with the Wilkes County Fire Marshal’s Office, has issued a local burn ban on ALL outdoor burning within the town limits of Wilkesboro.
This ban prohibits any open burning within 100 feet of any structure, regardless of previously issued burn permits or existing town ordinances. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:
• Recreational fires
• Portable outdoor fireplaces|
• Burning of yard debris
• Outdoor fire pits
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Wilkesboro Town Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wilkesboro Town Hall Council Chambers, 203 West Main Street, Wilkesboro, NC, to consider the following rezoning request:
Rezoning Request: RZ 2026-01
Applicant: Spicoli Enterprises, LLC
Property Location: UNK Gilreath Street
Parcel ID: 2200019 (0.69 acres)
Current Zoning: R-20 Suburban Residential
Proposed Zoning: R-6 General Residential