Locunity/Spruce Pine, NC·City Council
Elected town governing body. The council consists of four council members and a voting mayor, operating under a council-manager form of government. Council members are elected for four-year staggered terms; the mayor is elected for a two-year term.
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Manager reported near-final FEMA progress and praised a recreation economy conference funded by an EPA grant.
Why it matters: Signals pending recovery funding and a planned recreation economy master plan.
Council authorized the manager to contract with Phillips Grading, lowest responsive bidder at $1,173,999, funded through FEMA, insurance and an OSBM grant.
Why it matters: Moves a storm-recovery facility forward without new local funding sources.
Council permanently closed Thompson Street, part of Diamond Street and an unopened portion of Peterson Street with no public comment received.
Why it matters: Finalizes right-of-way closures after prior discussion.
Council approved annexation and rezoning of the town public works site (C-3) and a non-contiguous Roan Road parcel (C-2) after findings of plan consistency.
Why it matters: Town-owned land would reach about 0.57% of town property and a satellite parcel gets mixed-use zoning.
Agenda amended to strike the camera contract after attorney review.
The manager reported $1.7 million in tax bills mailed, a weekend of water-line breaks, and front-desk hiring before starting a requested comprehensive FEMA update.
Why it matters: Tax collections fund town operations, repeated line breaks point to aging infrastructure costs, and the council specifically requested a detailed FEMA project and funding accounting.
Council approved a resolution letting the town manager pursue state Division of Water Infrastructure loan-or-grant funding to complete a required lead and copper service inventory.
Why it matters: The inventory is a state mandate, and staff expect full debt forgiveness, so the town can comply with little or no local cost.
Mitchell County's long-term recovery group told the council it still takes 4 to 6 new Helene cases weekly and is trucking water to 24 families.
Why it matters: Two years after Helene, the group reports growing need: 24 families without safe water, 21 displaced households, a temporary-housing waitlist, and water totes that could freeze this winter.
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Spruce Pine Annexes Public Works Site, Roan Road Parcel Into Town Limits Spruce Pine's Town Council pulled two properties into town limits Oct. 26, 2026: the town's own public works site on Highway 19E and a non-contigu...
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Two Years After Helene, 24 Mitchell County Families Still Lack Safe Water Two years after Hurricane Helene, the need in Mitchell County is still growing. At its Sept. 28, 2026, meeting, the Spruce Pine Town Council adde...
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New Parks Director Maps 106-Day Pool Season, Park Overhaul Spruce Pine's new parks director used his first report to the Town Council on Sept. 14, 2026, to pitch a longer pool season, more than double this year's pool r...
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