Beaufort
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Crossing Annexation and Rezonings | open | Board of Commissioners | 0 | 11 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Appointments | decided | Board of Commissioners | 0 | 9 | Dec 3, 2026 |
| Special Events and Street Closures | monitoring | Board of Commissioners | 0 | 9 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Historic District Certificates of Appropriateness | monitoring | Historic Preservation Commission | 0 | 7 | Dec 1, 2026 |
| F3 Marina Finances | monitoring | Board of Commissioners | 0 | 5 | Dec 3, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
| Issue1 | Status | Board | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Club Clubhouse Addition | open | Planning Board |
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue9 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| F3 Marina Finances | monitoring | Board of Commissioners | Dec 3, 2026 |
| Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Appointments | decided | Board of Commissioners | Dec 3, 2026 |
| Historic District Certificates of Appropriateness | monitoring | Historic Preservation Commission | Dec 1, 2026 |
| Beaufort Club Clubhouse Addition | open | Planning Board | Nov 16, 2026 |
| 102 Beaufort Walk Accessory Dwelling Unit | open | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Beaufort Crossing Annexation and Rezonings | open | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Update | open | Planning Board | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Shoreline Management Plan and RCCP Grant | open | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Special Events and Street Closures | monitoring | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting5 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 - Planning Board | Planning Board | Nov 16, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Scheduled Planning Board meeting with October minutes, the 2027 schedule and a clubhouse addition site plan on the agenda. |
| 2026-11-24 - Board of Adjustment | Board of Adjustment | Nov 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Scheduled Board of Adjustment meeting; no agenda is posted. |
| 2026-12-01 - Historic Preservation Commission | Historic Preservation Commission | Dec 1, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Scheduled Historic Preservation Commission meeting; no agenda is posted. |
| 2026-12-03 - Beaufort Waterfront Operations and Finance Committee | Beaufort Waterfront Operations and Finance Committee | Dec 3, 2026 | 1:00 PM | Scheduled Waterfront Operations and Finance Committee meeting; no agenda is posted. |
| 2026-12-03 - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Workshop | Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Workshop | Dec 3, 2026 | 8:00 AM | Scheduled Parks and Recreation Advisory Board workshop; no agenda is posted. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue5 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Crossing Annexation and Rezonings | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 102 Beaufort Walk Accessory Dwelling Unit | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Update | Planning Board | Nov 9, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Shoreline Management Plan and RCCP Grant | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Beaufort Club Clubhouse Addition | Planning Board | Nov 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Long running topics
Nothing right now.
No actions pending
| Issue7 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Events and Street Closures | Board of Commissioners | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Historic District Certificates of Appropriateness | Historic Preservation Commission | Dec 1, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| F3 Marina Finances | Board of Commissioners | Dec 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carteret County Museum Photo Donation | Board of Commissioners | Oct 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marsh Street and Queen Street Traffic Patterns | Board of Commissioners | Oct 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pivot Parking Contract | Board of Commissioners | Oct 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Town Docks Improvements | Board of Commissioners | Sep 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Completed
Nothing right now.
Sources
Where the data comes from
- Town website: https://www.beaufortnc.org (Town Hall, 701 Front Street, (252) 728-2141)
- Agendas and meeting calendar: https://www.beaufortnc.org/meetings (upcoming meetings only). Each meeting has a detail page with agenda, minutes once approved, and agenda packet PDFs.
- Meeting video: Town of Beaufort on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgozFS8EmlRAsDUDkXh5qg); meetings are also streamed on the town's Facebook page.
- Government: mayor and five commissioners, all elected at large to staggered four-year terms, with a council-manager form. Regular Board of Commissioners meetings are at 6 pm on the second Monday at the Beaufort Train Depot, 614 Broad Street; work sessions at 4 pm on the fourth Monday. Mayor Sharon Harker, Mayor Pro Tempore Paula Gillikin, Commissioners John LoPiccolo, Sarah Spiegler, Melvin Cooper and Dexter Matthews; Town Manager Matt Zapp.
Data quality notes
- The town posts no index of past meetings, so the Planning Board (September, October), Board of Adjustment, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, October Historic Preservation Commission and Waterfront Operations and Finance Committee meetings could not be located; absence on this site does not mean they were cancelled.
- The September 14 Board of Commissioners summary is built from minutes marked draft; the September 21 and October 12, 19 and 26 summaries come from YouTube auto-generated captions, so names, vote tallies and figures may be wrong. The November 9 meeting has no summary of outcomes yet.
- Video captions for all six meeting recordings are still to be processed. The September 28, November 23 and December 21 work sessions were cancelled and have no pages.
- The Town Attorney is named inconsistently in the records, so the role is not linked to a person.