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Boards & Committees

Planning Board

The Dunn Planning Board has seven members and six members shall be residents of the City of Dunn with one member a resident of the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Six Board Members are appointed by the City Council for 3-year terms with the County Commissioners appointing the ETJ member. The Board meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Dunn Municipal Building, 401 E Broad St. Members of the Planning Board will also serve as the Board of Adjustments. Information regarding the duties and responsibilities of the Planning Board are listed in the City of Dunn Ordinances, Article IV, Division 2, Sections 2-107 through 2-120. Information regarding the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Adjustments are listed in the City of Dunn Ordinances, Article XI, Sections 22-551through 22-557. Planning Director – Alyssa Garcia 102 N Powell Ave, PO Box 1065, Dunn NC 28335; 910-230-3505; Email agarcia@dunn-nc.org
 
Total Seats
7
Vacancies
0

Board Members

Name
City
Term Expires
Claudell Brown 
 
6/30/2026 
Andrew Currin 
 
6/30/2025 
Benjamin Ellmers 
 
6/30/2027 
Douglas Godwin Jr. 
 
6/30/2027 
Valerie Newton 
 
6/30/2025 
Vincent Pressley 
 
6/30/2026 
Brice Woodell (ETJ) 
 
6/30/2027 
 
 

More About Dunn

Dunn was originally called "Lucknow" and was renamed in 1873

The city of Dunn was incorporated on February 12, 1887, at which time it was a logging town and a turpentine distilling center. The name honors Bennett Dunn, who supervised the construction of the railway line between Wilson and Fayetteville.

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