The Moore County Board of Commissioners announced on April 9 that it will hold three special meetings to discuss possible changes to the Moore County Unified Development Ordinance. The meetings are scheduled for April 14, April 20, and May 4 at the Rick Rhyne Public Safety Center in Carthage, North Carolina.
These sessions will focus on different topics within the ordinance: subdivisions on April 14, the Highway Corridor Overlay District on April 20, and the Small-Town Model Overlay District on May 4. All meetings are set to begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Community Room located on the second floor of the center.
The announcement comes as education data shows that in Moore County school districts during the 2022-23 school year, only about one-third of students demonstrated college readiness across core subjects. For example, among senior students taking the ACT reading portion, just over a third (36.1%) were considered ready for college according to state education officials. Similarly, junior students showed a comparable rate with 36.6% considered ready for college in reading according to state education officials.
In science and math portions of the ACT exam, readiness rates were lower. Among seniors who took these tests, only about a quarter met college-ready benchmarks—29.4% in science and 25.9% in math according to state education officials. Junior students performed similarly with readiness rates at 27.6% for science and 23.6% for math according to state education officials.
Jennifer Parks, Clerk to the Board, signed off on this public notice regarding meeting times and locations.
As commissioners prepare for these discussions about local development regulations, educational outcomes remain an important consideration for community planning efforts.
