Pitt County towns

Monday, September 28, 2009

AYDEN

Town Hall: 4144 West Ave., P.O. Box 219, 28513; 746-7035

Mayor: Stephen W. Tripp

Manager: Adam G. Mitchell

Clerk: Sherry Howell

Commissioners: Louise Pritchard, Leonard Gibson, Donald Skinner, Gloria Dixon, Mary Alice Davenport

Meetings: Second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the district courtroom on the second floor of town hall

Population: 4,827

Tax Rate: 50 cents per $100 valuation

Police Chief: Tim Moseley

Fire Chief: Barry Wood

Rescue Captain: Shane Hall

BETHEL

Town Hall: 141 W. Railroad St., P.O. Box 337, 27812; 825-6191, Fax: 825-1060

Mayor: Al Scharringhausen

Clerk: Vicki Hall

Town Manager: Todd Bullock

Town Commissioners: Ed Dennis, Janet Davis, Carl Wilson, Mike Whitehurst, Gloristine Brown (mayor pro tem). Commissioners and mayor elected at-large to two-year terms.

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the town hall

Tax rate: 59 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 1,760

Police Chief: Barry Stanley

Fire Chief: Doug House

Rescue: Provided by Pitt County

FALKLAND

Town Hall: 5901 S. Main St., 27827

Mayor: Ginger Little

Clerk: Vickie Wells

Town Commissioners: David Carraway (mayor pro tem), Roger Collins, James Norville. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meeting 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Falkland Community Building

Tax Rate: 45 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 112

Police: Provided by the Pitt County Sheriff's Office

Fire Chief: William Ed Proctor, Falkland Volunteer Fire Department

Rescue Chief: Jamie Norville

FARMVILLE

Town Hall: 3672 N. Main St., P.O. Box 86, 27828; 753-5116

Mayor: Robert L. Evans

Clerk: Amy Johnson

Town Manager: Richard N. Hicks

Board of Commissioners: John Moore, Joe Hillard, John Baker, Charlotte Batton. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms. Mayor elected every two years.

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. at town hall first Tuesday of each month

Tax rate: 49 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 4,586

Police Chief: Donnie Greene

Fire Chief: Lee Keel

Rescue Chief: Helen Reel

FOUNTAIN

Town Hall: 6777 W.

Wilson St., P.O. Box 134,

27829; 749-2881

Mayor: Shirley Mitchell

Clerk: Letha Hines

Commissioners: Sharon Pryor, Irvin

Oakley, Kathleen

Swindell, Ronnie

Strickland (mayor pro

tem), Bill Thompson.

The mayor is elected to two-year terms, commissioners serve four-year terms.

Meetings: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at the Fountain Community Building

Tax Rate: 60 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 571

Police Chief: Kenny Barrow

Fire Chief: Steve Ellis

Rescue Chief: George Bell

GRIFTON

Town Hall: 528 Queen St., P.O. Box 579, 28530; 524-5168

Mayor: Billy Ray Jackson

Town manager: Shawn Condon

Town Clerk: Angel Hudson

Town Commissioners: Alton Clements, Johnny Craft, E.S. Albritton, Ardathy Spikes, Richard Hill. Commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms.

Meetings: Regular meeting at town hall every second Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Tax Rate: 55 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 2,374

Police Chief: Warren Morrisette Jr.

Fire Chief: Andy Taylor

Rescue Chief: Ervin Harper

GRIMESLAND

Town Hall: 7592 Pitt St., P.O. Box 147, 27837; 752-6337

Mayor: Gerald Whitley

Town Clerk: Barbara Chitmon

Board of Aldermen: Thomas J. Dixon, Danny Strickland Jr., Mitchell Holloman, Brian Cook (mayor pro tem). Aldermen are elected at-large to two-year terms.

Meetings: 6:30 p.m. second Tuesday of each month at town meeting room adjacent to town hall

Tax rate: 48 cents per $100 valuation

Population: 449

Police: Provided by Pitt County Sheriff's Office