New Hanover County Commission

It’s been a busy week in local government. New Hanover County passed a nearly half-billion dollar budget after a contentious meeting. The next morning, county and Wilmington officials hashed out details of a housing bond and a sales tax to support public transportation. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer discuss.

Affordable housing and public transportation dominated the discussion at the Tuesday, April 27 joint meeting between Wilmington City Council and New Hanover County. The biggest news of the day: WAVE transit won’t lose any bus lines this summer — and could actually expand its operations down the road.

New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners has five seats. Each member is elected to a staggered, four-year term. In 2020, there are three open seats.Two…

It was a surprise to Wave Transit officials and to some fellow Commissioners when Julia Olson-Boseman, Vice Chair of the New Hanover County Board, made a…

New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners has three open seats this year. Here are the three Republicans vying for those spots – which carry four-year…

There are seven Republicans hoping to win one of three spots on the November ballot for New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. One of those…

Patricia Kusek is running for one of three seats in the Republican primary for New Hanover County Commissioner. As Chair of the Cape Fear Public Utility…

In the March 15th primary, Republican John Babb is hoping to win one of three spots on the November ballot for New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.…

Woody White is seeking a second four-year term as a New Hanover County Commissioner. He’s competing against six other Republican candidates for one of…

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners has a new chair: Beth Dawson takes the helm after a narrow three-to-two vote at Monday's meeting. Skip…