Commissioner· 2022-12-05–2026-12-07 (2022 general election winner per NCSBE results_pct_20221108; took office on the first Monday in December 2022 = December 5, 2022 and term ends at the first Monday in December 2026 = December 7, 2026 under G.S. 153A-26, read at ncleg.gov; county page also says chair term through December 7, 2026)
Shevel "Sherry" Hunt
Craven County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 34:47
- Avg per meeting
- 2:03
- Segments
- 574
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
FY26 CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Grant
Expenditure of $32,200 from fund balance, to be assessed to the property owner.
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Expansion Grants
$2,174,254 in federal grant funding received for airport capital projects.
Government Center East Project & Construction Contract
The project initial costs total $1,706,331 including property purchase and architectural fees, established via a $3,412,662 budget amendment.
ENC Tech Bridge Grant Rollover
$225,000 in remaining federal grant funds rolled over into FY27.
Tax Foreclosure Property Dispositions
Generates revenue from delinquent tax properties and returns them to private tax rolls.
Havelock Building Inspections Consolidation
Budget-neutral arrangement that increases county fee revenues by absorbing Havelock's inspection workload without adding new personnel.
Consolidation of County Maintenance Facility on Martin Drive
$679,955 initial outlay with anticipated debt financing in fall 2026
Historical Deed Preservation Project
Cost of $64,320 allocated from the general fund balance for Phase I scanning.
Sudan Property Redevelopment & Parking Construction
The project phase is budgeted at $3,095,494 including contingencies, with a total budget amendment of $6,190,988 reflecting fund transfers.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Hunt was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Planning – Request to Set Public Hearing – FY26 Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR)
Sudan Property Redevelopment Project Ordinance and Budget Amendment
Clarks Road Land Purchase for Economic Development
Economic Development – Request to Set Public Hearing – Project Enterprise
Planning – Request to Set Public Hearing – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Applications
Planning – Request to Set Public Hearing – Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) COVID
Planning – Request to Set Public Hearing – 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-NR) Program Amendment
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.