A special meeting of the Moore County Watershed Review Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse in Carthage, North Carolina.
The main agenda item is a public hearing regarding a Special Non-residential Intensity Allocation (SNIA). The request seeks to increase the allowable maximum built-upon area to 67.75% on two parcels. These parcels are identified as Parcel ID 00026586, which covers 5.28 acres, and Parcel ID 20071015, covering 0.63 acres. Both properties are owned by Herman Aldean Mabe and are zoned Highway Commercial Conditional Zoning (B-2-CZ) for use as a Mini-Warehouse (Self-Service). The affected sites are located on Murdocksville Road and include surrounding properties.
According to the notice: “Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Moore County Watershed Review Board will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday March 5, 2026, in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room located on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse, Carthage, NC for the following purpose:
Public Hearing #1 (Watershed Review Board)
A Special Non-residential Intensity Allocation (SNIA) to increase the allowable maximum built-upon area to 67.75% on two parcels, Parcel ID 00026586, consisting of 5.28 acres, and Parcel ID 20071015, consisting of 0.63 acres, owned by Herman Aldean Mabe, per Deed Book 1701, Page 332. The property is zoned Highway Commercial Conditional Zoning (B-2-CZ) for a Mini-Warehouse (Self-Service). The potentially affected properties are located on Murdocksville Road and the surrounding properties.”
Details about this proposal can be reviewed at the Moore County Planning & Inspections office during normal business hours at their location on Carriage Oaks Drive in Carthage.
For those requiring accommodations due to disabilities or impairments to participate in this meeting, advance notice should be given to the Moore County Planning Department at their listed phone number. Deaf or hearing-impaired individuals may use TDD services as provided.
In related local education data from recent years:
– In science ACT testing during the 2022-23 school year in Moore County schools,
– About 29% of seniors and 27% of juniors were considered ready for college.
– For reading,
– Approximately 36% of seniors and 37% of juniors met college readiness benchmarks.
– In math,
– Around 26% of seniors and 24% of juniors achieved scores indicating college readiness.
