Frequently Asked Questions

Previously Pitt County had 4 stand alone ordinances concerning animals in Pitt County. We feel this is confusing to citizens and it would be much easier to understand and locate information concerning the laws and regulations concerning domesticated animals in Pitt County if it was all in one document.  This comprehensive ordinance also ensures all enforcement actions to include fines are standardized.

Added are clear definitions as well as a section on Large Commercial Dog Breeders and the owning of exotic animals.  The nuisance ordinance was also eliminated.  The Nuisance Ordinance we presently have was hard to enforce and feel we can do a better job addressing the nuisance behavior by the other ordinances such as Canine Control, Dangerous Dog, and Neglect.  Also under Section 4 there are no longer 3 definitions of Dangerous Dog- the Potentially Dangerous Dog definition has been eliminated due to duplication and now just allow for Dangerous Dog or Vicious Dog that can be determined if qualifications are met. 

There is not a ban on the tethering of an animal: however, a humane standard of keeping animals is addressed under Section 2. Cruel Treatment to Animals

The only change that could possibly affect hunters Section 5 with regards to Large Commercial Breeders which is defined as “any person, persons, partnership or corporation that owns, has custody of, or maintains 10 or more female dogs or 10 or more female cats for the purpose of breeding offspring to sell or trade.

No, there will be a 1 year waiting period to allow time for those currently owning exotic animals to acquire a proper permit. After the 1 year period the ownership of exotic animals will not be allowed unless the owner received a prior permit from the Pitt County Animal Services Department. Dangerous Exotic Animal is defined as: Exotic, or wild animals which belong to the Panthera genus venomous amphibians, venomous reptiles, non-venomous reptiles weighing over 50 pounds at maturity and wolves.” Unpermitted exotic animals will be banned beginning November 20, 2018.

North Carolina and especially Pitt County is a place where many breeders choose to locate to operate their businesses due to lack of regulations. It is our desire that all animals in Pitt County are treated and cared for humanely and for citizens to be sold healthy animals. The standards set forth for those that qualify are the same standards that North Carolina law establishes for all animal shelters in Pitt County. We feel these rules and regulations are reasonable and the annual permit fee of $50 is not excessive. These rules and regulations go into effect on November 20, 2018. 

A County Commissioner Shall Obey the Law.

County commissioners shall support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of North Carolina and the laws enacted by the Congress of the United States and the North Carolina General Assembly pursuant thereto.

A County Commissioner Shall Uphold the Integrity and Independence of His Office.

County commissioners shall demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, honesty and fortitude in all their public activities in order to inspire public confidence and trust in county government. County commissioners shall participate in establishing, maintaining and enforcing, and shall themselves observe high standards of conduct so that the integrity and independence of their office may be preserved. The provisions of this Code should be construed and applied to further these objectives.

A County Commissioner Shall Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of His or Her Activities

1. It is essential that county government attract those citizens best qualified and willing to serve. County commissioners have legitimate interests—economic, professional and vocational—of a private nature. County commissioners shall not be denied, and shall not deny to other county commissioners or citizens, the opportunity to acquire, retain and pursue private interests, economic or otherwise, except when conflicts with their responsibility to the public cannot be avoided. County commissioners must exercise their best judgment to determine when this is the case.
2. County Commissioners shall respect and comply with the law and shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity of the office of county commissioner and of county government.
3. County commissioners shall not allow family, social, or other relationships to unduly influence their conduct or judgment and shall not lend the prestige of the office of county commissioner to advance the private interests of others; nor shall they convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence them.

A County Commissioner Shall Perform the Duties of the Office Diligently.

County Commissioners shall, while performing the duties of the office as prescribed by law, give precedence to these duties over other activities. In the performance of these duties, the following standards shall apply:

1. Legislative Responsibilities.
   1. County commissioners shall actively pursue policy goals they believe to be in the best interests of their constituents within the parameters of orderly decision-making, rules of the Board of County Commissioners, and open government.
   2. County commissioners shall respect the legitimacy of the goals and interests of other county commissioners and shall respect the rights of others to pursue goals and policies different from their own.
2. Adjudicative Responsibilities.
   1. County commissioners shall be faithful to the general and local laws pertaining to the office and shall strive for professional competence in them. They shall be unswayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism.
   2. County commissioners shall demand and contribute to the maintenance of order and decorum in proceedings before the board of county commissioners.
   3. County commissioners shall be honest, patient, dignified and courteous to those with whom they deal in their official capacity, and shall require similar conduct of their staff and others subject to their direction and control.
   4. County commissioners shall accord to every person who is legally interested in a proceeding before the commission full right to be heard according to law.
   5. County commissioners shall dispose promptly of the business of the county for which they are responsible.
3. Administrative Responsibilities.
   1. County commissioners shall clearly distinguish legislative, adjudicatory and administrative responsibilities and shall refrain from inappropriate interference in the impartial administration of county affairs by county employees. Commissioners shall diligently discharge those administrative responsibilities that are appropriate, shall maintain professional competence in the administration of these duties and shall facilitate the diligent discharge of the administrative responsibilities of fellow commissioners and other county officials.
   2. County commissioners shall conserve the resources of the county in their charge. They shall employ county equipment, property, funds and personnel only in legally permissible pursuits and in a manner that exemplifies excellent stewardship.
   3. County commissioners shall require county employees subject to their direction and control to observe the standards of fidelity and diligence that apply to commissioners, as well as those appropriate for employees.
   4. County commissioners shall take or initiate appropriate disciplinary measures against a county employee for improper conduct of which the commissioner may become aware.
   5. County commissioners shall not employ or recommend the appointment of unnecessary employees, and shall exercise the power of employment only on the basis of merit, avoid favoritism and refrain from illegal discrimination and nepotism. They shall not approve compensation of employees beyond the fair value of services rendered.

A County Commissioner Shall Conduct the Affairs of the Board of County Commissioners in an Open and Public Manner.

County commissioners must be aware of the letter and intent of the State’s Open Meetings Law, and they must conduct the affairs of the Board of County Commissioners consistent with the letter and spirit of that law and consistent with the need to inspire and maintain public confidence in the integrity and fairness of county government and the office of county commissioner.

Consistent with this goal of preserving public trust, county commissioners shall be aware of the need for discretion in deliberations when the lack of discretion would pose a threat to the resources of the county, to the reputation of current or potential county employees, to orderly and responsible decision making, to the integrity of other governmental processes, or to other legitimate interests of the county.

A County Commissioner Shall Regulate His or Her Extra-Governmental Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with His or Her Official Duties.

1. County commissioners shall inform themselves concerning campaign finance, conflict of interest, and other appropriate state and federal laws, and shall scrupulously comply with the provisions of such laws.
2. County commissioners shall refrain from financial and business dealings that tend to reflect adversely on the Board or on county government or to interfere with the proper performance of official duties.
3. County commissioners shall manage their personal financial interests to minimize the number of cases in which they must ask to be excused from voting on matters coming before their Board of Commissioners.
4. Information acquired by county commissioners in their official capacity shall not be used or disclosed in financial dealings or for any other purpose not related to official duties.

A County Commissioner Shall Refrain from Political Activity Inappropriate for His or Her Office.

1. County commissioners have a civic responsibility to support good government by every available means, to continue to inform and educate the citizenry about the affairs and processes of county government, and to make themselves available to citizens of the county, so that they may ascertain and respond to the needs of the community. In doing so, county commissioners may and should join or affiliate with civic organizations whether partisan or non-partisan, may and should attend political meetings, and may and should advocate and support the principles or policies of civic or political organizations consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and North Carolina.
    
2. Candidates for the office of county commissioner, including incumbents:
   1. Shall inform themselves concerning the laws of this state with regard to campaigns and relevant disclosure requirements and shall scrupulously comply with the provisions of such laws.
   2. Shall maintain the dignity appropriate to the office, and should encourage members of their families to adhere to the same standards of political conduct that apply to commissioners.
   3. Shall not make pledges or promises of conduct in office that they will not or cannot perform or would be illegal if it were performed.
   4. Shall not misrepresent their identity, qualifications, present position, or other fact, and
   5. Shall avoid pledges or promises of conduct in office other than the faithful and impartial performance of the duties of the office.

The Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as “Clerk”) will advertise for vacancies for all boards, commissions and committees in the newspaper of general circulation in Pitt County. (Attachment 1) The publication will include a brief explanation of the board, commissions or committees responsibilities and authority, and specific requirements for the position, if any. The Clerk’s Office will maintain a file containing an overview of each board including any specific requirements for positions on each board; the approximate number of meetings per year; and the approximate total time requirements per year.

All individuals interested in serving on a board or commission must submit a written application form provided by the Clerk setting forth name, address, the name of the board(s) or commission(s) to which appointment is desired and the qualifications of the applicant for the appointment. (Attachment 2) Applications may be filed for several boards if desired. If an applicant seeks consideration for appointment to the ABC Board, Industrial Development Commission or the Vidant Medical Center Board, an application addendum (Attachment 3) shall also be submitted. The application shall also include an affirmative statement that the applicant is a registered voter and resides in Pitt County. The application may be accompanied by additional written information which the applicant wishes the Board of Commissioners to consider, such as letters of recommendation in support of the appointment. Applications are mailed to the Board of Commissioners on a weekly basis, as received. The applications will be kept in the current file for two years from the date of submission and included in the computer database file in the Clerk’s office. Discretion will be used when considering County employees for membership on any of the boards or commissions.

Upon the two year anniversary date of an application, the applicant will receive a letter from the Clerk inquiring as to the applicant’s continued interest in remaining in the database of applicants. The applicant may complete a new application or may contact the Clerk’s Office with any updated information and a request to remain in the database of applicants.

Applications for appointments shall be on file at least fifteen (15) days before they are to be considered. The respective board which has the vacancy to be filled may submit to the Clerk its recommendations for consideration. Prior to the Board’s consideration of an applicant, any individual commissioner may contact an applicant to discuss their continued interest and qualifications to serve on any Board/Committee. At the Board of Commissioners’ meeting, the Chairman shall open the floor for nominations. The Commissioners shall consider individuals for appointment from the list of applicants on file. Any Commissioner making a nomination may speak on behalf of the nominee. Should a Commissioner wish to submit a person who has not completed a timely application, the Board of Commissioners may vote to delay the appointment to allow the individual’s completed application to be forwarded to all Commissioners for review prior to consideration. The Chairman will conduct the voting on the nominations and the person with the majority of votes will be selected. The last nomination will be considered first in the voting process. The process will follow from last nomination to the first nomination.

The terms of office of members of all boards shall be three (3) years. Terms on all boards and commissions shall be staggered, with the terms of approximately one-third (1/3) of the membership expiring each year, to the end that, insofar as is possible, there shall be one (1) or more members with experience on each board or commission. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms on the same board or commission. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners, regardless of the term for which the applicant was appointed. Unless otherwise specified in rule or law, the Board of Commissioners may in its discretion at any time remove any members of any boards or commissions. Any provision of this policy can be waived by a simple majority vote of the Board.

Although recognizing and appreciating that members of the various boards, commissions and committees are generally citizen volunteers, the Board of Commissioners’ deems it essential that members of all county boards, commissions and committees attend meetings regularly for the prompt and efficient transaction of county business. It is the Board of Commissioners’ policy to require attendance at 75% of all board, commissions and committee meetings.

The chair or his designee, of each board or commission shall maintain attendance records to be provided annually to the Clerk. The chair shall forward a copy of this attendance record to the Clerk after the end of each calendar year. The Clerk will then provide each county commissioner with a copy of these attendance records to assure the individual’s eligibility for reappointment. Upon time for reappointment, the Board of Commissioners will take the individual’s attendance record into consideration, when voting to allow the individual member to continue serving or voting to replace that individual with another applicant. Individuals appointed to serve on boards or commissions shall be required to complete and return a signed “Affirmation of Understanding for Board Appointees” to the Clerk’s Office prior to receiving their official appointment to serve. (Attachment 4) At any time during the year, it will be the responsibility of the chairman of each board, to notify the Clerk if a member is not attending and has not fulfilled the attendance requirement. The Clerk will then send a letter and attempt to contact the individual and report the information to the Board of Commissioners. (Attachment 5)

The Board of Commissioners intends to make appointments to fill unexpired terms, created by vacancies, as expeditiously as possible. The Board of Commissioners recognizes that the urgency of filling such vacancies may vary depending upon the circumstances of the vacancy. The Board of Commissioners shall make every effort to make appointments during the month for which they are due. In the event of an expired term, members shall continue to serve until a new member has officially been appointed.

The Clerk will provide the Board of Commissioners with a list of upcoming vacancies 30-60 days prior to expiration of terms. In advance of filling the vacancy, the Clerk will provide the Board of Commissioners with a list of applicants and any special requirements for filling the vacant position as provided by North Carolina General Statute, by-laws for the specific board, commission or committee or as determined by the Board of Commissioners. A master file of applications for each board will be maintained in the Clerk’s office.

In order to provide citizens with an opportunity to indicate their interest in serving on boards, commissions or committees, listings of upcoming vacancies will be publicized on the County page in the newspaper. In addition, an attempt will be made to broadcast vacancies on the government access channel.

According to North Carolina General Statute 128-1.1 no person shall serve on more than two appointed boards at one time or shall not serve in more than one appointed office and one elected office at one time.

Boards made up of persons appointed by various appointing authorities such as, but not limited to, the Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority, the Sheppard Memorial Library Board and the PCMH Board will follow an appointment policy not inconsistent with that of the Board receiving the appointees. However, it shall continue to be the policy of the Board of Commissioners that their intent is for all of their appointees to be and remain resident citizens of Pitt County during their tenure on the appointed board. Appointments for extraterritorial members and alternate member’s city boards shall be done in accordance with G.S. 160A-362 which requires a city to give representation to the residents of its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction on its planning board and the board of adjustment.

Failure to follow this policy shall not invalidate any appointment. Should an appointee need to be removed for reason of attendance, change of incounty residency or as otherwise determined by the Board of County Commissioners, the Board shall direct the Clerk to send a letter notifying the appointee of such action. (Attachment 6)

It is the intention of the Board of Commissioners to appoint Pitt County citizens to represent Pitt County on all boards and commissions. Any individual appointed to a board, commission or committee is expected to maintain residency in Pitt County. The Board of Commissioners must approve any exception made for an individual who does not reside in Pitt County at the time of the appointment or thereafter. Should their residency change at any time a letter of notification shall immediately be sent to the Clerk by the appointed person and the Board will determine if a resignation shall be requested. Any applicant applying for appointment is required to disclose any known apparent or potential conflict of interest. The Board of Commissioners will consider eligibility to serve if any conflict of interest should be disclosed.

There are some boards or commissions which require an appointment for a longer or shorter term of office than designated in this policy. There are appointments which are made due to a specific functional need. In these cases, this policy shall be modified to comply with any of these special requirements or needs. County employees may serve on boards, especially when representing the agency where they are employed. The Board of Commissioners must approve any exception made for an individual who does not reside in Pitt County at the time of the appointment or thereafter.

Because of the need for flexibility, the Board of Commissioners may by, a simple majority vote, decide to waive, vary, or otherwise modify the requirements of this policy on a case-by-case basis. It is the intention of the Board of Commissioners to abide by all North Carolina General Statutes governing County Boards and to follow as closely as possible any specific requirements of the by laws of incorporated boards.

At the second regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in December, the newly elected Chairman may make “Chairman’s Appointments” (Attachment 7) for County Commissioners to serve as liaisons on various boards, commissions or committee. These appointments are annual appointments made specifically by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. County Commissioners may also serve a term on certain boards, where specified that a county commissioner serve as a member on a board. When filling a term longer than one year, the Commissioners shall be elected by majority vote of the Board of Commissioners, to fill those positions. These appointments must be consistent with the North Carolina General Statutes governing each board.

If the Pitt County Board of Commissioners sets the compensation for a Board/Committee, such compensation shall be per meeting and only paid if the appointee attends the meetingBoard appointment Policy Revisions as considered and adopted on February 4, 2013

1. Regular Meetings
The Board will hold at least one regular meeting each month in accordance with a Meeting Schedule adopted by the Board at the first meeting of December each year. Regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners will be held in the Commissioners’ Auditorium, at the County Office Building, located at 1717 West 5th Street, unless otherwise designated by the Board. As required by N.C.G.S. 143-318.12(a) a schedule of meetings shall be kept on file with the Clerk to the Board who shall publish the schedule and any changes thereto and shall notify all persons, organizations or entities (as noted in the sunshine list) at least 48 hours prior to said meeting.

2. Special Meetings
The Chairman or any five (5) members of the Board may at any time call a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners by signing a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be considered. The Chairman or the members who call the meeting shall cause the notice to be delivered to the County Manager and all Commissioners at least 48 hours before the meeting. The County Manager or designee shall verify that all commissioners have received notice of the meeting and shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the two (2) official County notice sites (front door of County Administration Building and door of meeting room) at least 48 hours before the meeting. Only those items of business specified in the notice shall be discussed at a special meeting.

3. Emergency Meetings
Emergency meetings may be called by the Chairman or five (5) members to deal with an unexpected circumstance which requires immediate consideration by the Board. In this situation the notice requirements do not apply. However, the person or persons who call an emergency meeting shall take all reasonable action to inform the other Board members, the press, and the public of the meeting at the earliest possible time, prior to the meeting. Only business connected with the emergency may be discussed at the meeting.

4. Recessed or Workshop Meetings
A properly called regular, special or emergency meeting may be recessed to a time and place certain by a procedural motion adopted by a majority vote. The motion shall state the time and place when the meeting will reconvene. Workshop meetings are held as needed and properly scheduled following the public notice laws. Action may be taken during workshop meetings.

5. Virtual Meetings
The Board may hold meetings virtually during a State declared State of Emergency in accordance with State law.

6. Organizational Meetings – November and December 

• A. November At the last meeting in November of any election year, retiring commissioners shall be honored, so that the organizational meeting scheduled for the first meeting in December can proceed with oaths of office for new board members.
• B. December At the first regular meeting in December, the newly-elected members of the Board and any members who were re-elected, if any, shall take and subscribe the oath of office as the first order of business. As the second order of business, the Chairman shall turn over the meeting to the County Attorney who shall preside over the Board for the election of officers for the following year. The Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among its members, who shall then immediately assume those positions for the ensuing year. Any commissioner may nominate any other commissioner for Chairman or may nominate the current Chairman or Vice-Chairman for a second term. Nominations do not require a second. It is not necessary to open or close nominations by motion. Once all commissioners have had an opportunity to make a nomination, the Board shall vote with the last nominee being voted on first, and continuing in reverse order. A super majority vote of the entire board is necessary to elect the current Chairman or Vice-Chairman for a second term, otherwise a simple majority is required. Only two consecutive terms as Chairman are allowed. The title “Chairman” and “Vice-Chairman” shall refer to persons who hold those positions, whether male or female. The third order of business of the Board shall be the seating arrangement for Board members, will be shuffled with the intent that new members will be seated next to an experienced member or staff member and other members will be seated to accommodate any special needs. Any conflicts shall be settled by the Chairman. The forth order of business of the Board shall be the adoption, request for change, or confirmation of the Boards’ Rules of Procedure. As the fifth order of business, the Board shall approve the bonds for the Register of Deeds, the Sheriff, the Finance Officer, the Tax Collector and Deputy Tax Collector. Resolutions shall be prepared to honor the Chairman & Vice-Chairman and be presented at the second meeting in December after the election of the new Chairman & Vice-Chairman.

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board shall be elected annually at the first regular meeting in December and shall not be removed from their office unless becoming disqualified to serve as a member of the Board. Should removal occur, a new Chairman shall be elected to serve out the remainder of the term of Chairman.

1. Regular Agendas
The County Manager, with input from the Chairman, shall prepare the agenda for each meeting. A written request to have an item of business placed on the agenda should be received by the County Manager at least ten (10) days before the meeting, when practical. Any Commissioner may request an item be placed on the agenda by a timely and proper request to the County Manager. Department Head, citizen or group, by a timely and proper request, may request an item be placed on the agenda. Department Heads must send an Abstract detailing their request to the County Manager with backup data (if necessary for clarity) at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. A list of deadlines for submission of agenda items is available in the Clerk’s office. Citizens may make a request to be placed on the Agenda by sending a written request to the County Manager detailing the subject matter to be presented and the length of time requested. The Chairman reserves the right to refuse the request, except from a county commissioner, or to limit the amount of time for any request. The Chairman may restrict subject matter, except from a county commissioner. The agenda shall include, for each item of business placed on it, as much background information on the subject as is available and feasible to reproduce. A copy of all proposed ordinances and resolutions shall be attached to the agenda. Large extensive documents may be placed in the Clerk’s office, for the public to review. A copy of the agenda and attached materials shall be available for public inspection as soon as they are completed. Each Commissioner shall receive a copy of the agenda for regular meetings at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. Upon a majority vote at any meeting of the Board, other than a special or emergency meeting, any Board member may request that an additional item be placed on the agenda at the time of agenda approval at the beginning of the meeting..

2. Consent Agenda
shall be introduced by a motion “to approve the Consent Agenda”, and shall be considered by the Board as a single item. The intent of the Consent Agenda is expedient processing for repetitious or non-controversial items of business. There shall be no debate or discussion by any member of the Board regarding any item on the Consent Agenda, beyond asking questions for simple clarification. On objection by any Board member to inclusion of any item on the Consent Agenda, that item shall be removed from the Consent Agenda forthwith. No motion or action by the Board shall be necessary to remove an item for consent upon request of any Commissioner. Such objection may be recorded at any time prior to completing the taking of a vote on the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Items which have been objected to may be recorded at any time prior to completing the taking of a vote on the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Items which have been objected to and removed from the Consent Agenda shall, immediately after the vote on the Consent Agenda has been taken, be considered individually and in the order in which the objections were raised. Approval of the motion to approve the Consent Agenda shall constitute approval, adoption or enactment of each motion, resolution, or other item of business thereon, exactly as if each had been acted upon individually. Items requiring appropriation of contingency or fund balance or hiring of new personnel shall not be placed on the consent agenda.

The County Manager and certain members of staff may meet informally with the commissioners, to preview matters on the upcoming agenda for the purpose of seeking clarification and additional information. These meetings are administrative in nature and not intended to be Board meetings, but will be open for public attendance.

There shall be a time set aside at each regular meeting of the Board for public comment. This total time shall not exceed 30 minutes, unless otherwise permitted by the Chairman. Each citizen or group who wishes to speak during this time must sign up on a sign-up sheet, giving their name, the organization they represent (if any), address and the subject matter they wish to discuss prior to the start of the meeting. Only the person requesting the presentation may speak, unless otherwise permitted by the Chairman. The Chairman may recognize any citizen to speak to the Board during the course of any meeting if deemed appropriate by the Chairman. A majority vote by the Board may overrule the Chairman if a vote is requested. Each citizen shall be allowed three (3) minutes for their presentation unless the Board, by consensus, grants a greater amount of time. A speaker representing a group of individuals in attendance may be allowed three (3) minutes for their presentation. Each speaker, during the Public Comment period, shall be limited to one appearance at each regular meeting of the Board. All citizens are expected to follow proper decorum and shall not use profanity or defamatory speech. The public is expected to remain seated except when leaving the room, or unless specifically requested by the Chairman of the Board to approach the podium. Only presenters listed on the agenda, or recognized by the Chairman, will be called to the podium to address the Board. Commissioners are expected not to comment on matters brought to the Board during this time, but to delay action or comment until staff has had an opportunity to research the subject matter and to report necessary and relevant information to all members of the Board.

Items will be placed on the agenda according to the “Order of Business”. The Order of Business for each regular meeting will be as follows:

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Determination of a Quorum and excusing member(s) not present
4. Invocation and Pledge
5. Agenda Discussion/adjustment, additions or deletions, and approval of agenda
6. Public Addresses to the Board
7. Award Ceremony/Presentations
8. Scheduled Public Hearings, if any
9. Administrative reports, Department Spotlights
10. Committee reports or scheduled presentations
11. Consent Agenda
12. Items for Discussion
13. Items for Decision
14. Commissioners’ Comments
15. Closed Session
16. Adjournment

By general consent of the Board, items may be considered out of order.

The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. A Board member must be recognized by the Chairman in order to speak to the Board. The Chairman shall have the following duties and powers:

1. To rule motions in or out of order including the right to rule out of order any motion patently offered for obstructive or dilatory purposes;
2. To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards of courtesy in his/her remarks and to entertain and rule on objections from other Board members on this ground;
3. To entertain and answer questions on the Board’s Rules of Procedure, or to defer same to the County Attorney;
4. To call a brief recess at any time;
5. To adjourn in an emergency
6. To call a special or emergency meeting;
7. To make ex-officio Board member appointments to various boards and commissions, and to designate a member pro-tem to preside over meetings only when the Chair and Vice-Chair are unable to preside.

Vice-Chairman presides and acts in the absence of the Chairman, or when the Chairman is physically unable to attend the meeting or to attend to his responsibilities as Chairman.

The Board shall proceed by motion. Any member, excluding the Chairman, may make a motion. (For further clarification, see Exhibit A attached and made a part hereto)

1. One Main Motion may be made and seconded at a time.
2. An Amendment to the main motion may be handled two ways::
   1. An amendment may be offered by any commissioner and accepted by the motion maker, as well as accepted by the person who seconded the main motion, or
   2. An amendment to the main motion may be made by another motion and seconded. An amendment to a motion is voted on prior to the main motion, and, if passed; is added to the main motion for a final vote. No more than one amended motion may be made to the principal motion, at one time. This rule stands for the basic principle of parliamentary procedure that distinct issues will be considered and dealt with, one at a time, and a new proposal may not be put forth until action on the preceding one has been concluded
3. A Substitute Motion may be made with the intention of totally changing the content of the main motion. A substitute motion is voted on before the main motion, and if passed, eliminates the need to vote on the main motion.
4. A second is required on all motions, amended motions or substitute motions..
5. A motion to go into closed session must cite one or more purposes under G.S. 143-318.11(a) and shall be adopted in an open meeting.
6. A motion must be made in closed session to return to open session.
7. A motion to “call the question” is not in order until there has been an opportunity for every member desiring to speak to speak one time. The motion may be made only at the conclusion of action on a pending matter; it may not interrupt deliberation on a pending matter.
8. A motion may be made to divide a complex motion and consider it by paragraph.
9. A motion whose consideration has been deferred, expires 60 days thereafter, unless a motion to revive consideration is adopted during the 60 day period.
10. A motion may be made which allows a matter to be postponed until a time certain. No further action by a member is necessary to ensure that it will be placed on a future agenda on that date.
11. For a matter to be reconsidered, it must be brought before the Board during the 60 day period following its deferral at a previous meeting.
12. A motion may be made to recess or postpone the meeting to a certain time or day.
13. A motion may refer a matter to a committee. After 45 days from the time a motion has been referred to a committee, the introducer may compel consideration of the matter by the entire Board, regardless of whether the committee has reported back to the Board.

1. To approve the agenda and consent agenda
2. To adjourn the meeting. A motion to adjourn is not in order until there has been an opportunity for all agenda items to be addressed. Motion to adjourn takes precedence over all other motions or matters. A majority vote is required.
3. To take a brief recess.
4. To defer consideration. A motion whose consideration has been deferred expires 60 days thereafter unless a motion to revive consideration is adopted during the 60 day period following deferral.
5. To table for reconsideration at a time certain.
6. Any member may appeal a ruling of the Chairman. This must receive a Super Majority vote of all members present.

1. The Chairman shall control debate unless relinquishing control to another member while the Chairman is involved in active debate on a particular issue. The Chairman must recognize each person who wished to speak. No member shall speak for more than three (3) minutes on the question under debate, except by a majority vote of the members present, and no more than once on the same question until all who wish to speak have the opportunity to do so. In all meetings each member, before speaking, shall be recognized by the Chairman. The speaker shall confine him/herself to the question under debate and shall avoid all personal or indecorous language. No member shall interrupt another while speaking, except to rise for a point of order or to ask a question or information only. The point should be briefly stated to the presiding officer. No person, nor a member of the Board, shall speak on any matter pending before the Board without the consent of the Chairman.

2. Chairman shall preside over the debate according to these general principles:

1. The Chairman shall restate the motion and then open the floor to debate.
2. The introducer, the member who makes the motion, is entitled to speak first.
3. A member who has not spoken on the issue shall be recognized before someone who has already spoken on the issue.
4. To the extent possible, the debate shall alternate between the opponents and the proponents of the measure.
5. Any member has the right to appeal the ruling of the Chairman. Any ruling shall stand unless overruled by a super majority vote of the members present.

The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board unless he becomes actively engaged in debate on a particular issue, in which case, the Chairman shall designate the Vice Chairman to preside unless the Vice Chairman is in the debate. If this occurs, then another Board member may be appointed to preside until the debate is concluded. The Chairman shall then resume the duty to preside as soon as action on the matter is concluded.

Any Commissioner who leaves a meeting without being excused by majority vote of the members present, shall subject his vote to being counted with the prevailing side on any issue. If member is excused by majority vote, no vote shall be counted for the excused member.

Every member, including the Chairman, must vote unless excused by a majority vote of those members present. A member who wishes to be excused from voting shall so inform the Chairman, who shall take a vote of the remaining members. The Board may excuse a member from voting only on matters involving his or her own financial interest or own official conduct. A member, with a duty to do so, who fails to vote shall be counted as voting with the prevailing side.

A proposed ordinance authorized by NCGS 153A-121 shall be deemed to be introduced at the first meeting at which it is actually considered by the Board. There are certain statutory requirements which must be met in enacting an ordinance, including holding a public hearing in some, but not all cases. Pitt County Administrative Policy 1-6 sets forth internal procedures for development of Ordinances.

To be adopted at the meeting at which it is first introduced, an ordinance or any action with the effect of an ordinance (except the budget ordinance or any bond order) must receive the approval of all members of the Board of Commissioners. If the proposed ordinance is approved by a majority of those voting but not by all the members of the Board, or if the ordinance is not voted on at that meeting, it shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the Board. If it then or at any time thereafter within 100 days of its introduction receives a majority of the votes cast, a quorum being present, the ordinance is adopted.

1. Any action with respect to the adoption or amendment of the budget ordinance may be taken at any regular or special meeting of the Board by a majority vote, a quorum being present.
2. No action taken with respect to the adoption or amendment of the budget ordinance need be published or is subject to any other procedure requirement governing the adoption of ordinances or resolutions by the Board.
3. The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subject to the revisions of any local act concerning initiative or referendum. During the period beginning with the submission of the budget to the Board and ending with the adoption of the budget ordinance, the Board may hold any special meetings that may be necessary to complete its work on the budget ordinance. Any provisions of law concerning the call of special meetings do not apply during that period so long as (i) each member of the Board has actual notice of each special meeting called for the purpose of considering the budget, and (ii) no business other than consideration of the budget is taken up. This section does not allow the holding of closed meetings by the Board otherwise prohibited by law from holding such a meeting or session, and may not be construed to do so.

The County Attorney shall cite the North Carolina General Statutes granting authority for the Closed Session prior to going into closed session, and suggest the proper motion to do so. The Board must vote to return to open session prior to a motion to adjourn the meeting. The Board may hold closed sessions as provided by law. It shall commence a closed session by a majority vote to do so and terminate a closed session in the same manner.

Public hearings required by law or deemed advisable by the Board shall be organized by a special notice, adopted by a majority vote, setting forth the subject, date, place and time of the hearing as well as any rules regarding the length of time allowed to each speaker, etc. However, procedural public hearings such as public hearings on zoning related matters, rezoning applications, special use permits and other routine planning matters may be scheduled by the staff and approved by the County Manager for the Board’s schedule. 

At the appointed time for the public hearing, the Chairman or his designee shall call the hearing to order and then preside over it. When the allotted time expires or no one else wishes speak, the Chairman or his designee shall declare the hearing closed. As a general rule speakers will be allowed 3 minutes unless allotted additional time by the Chairman.

At least five (5) members of the Board shall be required to be present at all public hearings.

Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Board, including Closed Sessions. The minutes of public addresses shall consist of the name of the person speaking and the subject matter

Any vacancy on the Board of Commissioners must be filled according to N.C.G.S.  153A-27 which is attached as Exhibit B to these rules for informational purposes.

The County Attorney shall serve as Parliamentarian and Time Keeper for the Board.

Adopted this the 1st day of December 2025.

By: Chairman Mark C. Smith
Attest: Clerk to the Board

MADE AN OFFICIAL PART OF THE "PITT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICY MANUAL" WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN ALL DEPARTMENTS

Motion to Adjourn: Purpose to end meeting

May not interrupt the Speaker
Takes precedence over all other Motions
Requires a second 
Is not debatable 
May not be amended 
Takes a majority vote to pass

Motion to Call the Question: Purpose to end debate

Is not in order unless everyone who desires to speak has had one opportunity to speak
May not interrupt the Speaker
Requires a second
Is not debatable
May not be amended
Takes a majority vote to pass

Motion to Amend: Purpose to modify a main Motion

May not interrupt Speaker
Requires a second
Is debatable
It is amendable – once
Takes a majority vote to pass

Motion to Rescind: Purpose to void a previous action

May not interrupt Speaker
Requires a second
Is debatable
May be amended
Requires a super majority vote unless prior notice is given

Motion to Reconsider: Purpose to modify prior vote

Must be made by member who voted with the Prevailing side
May interrupt Speaker
Second is required
Is not amendable
Majority vote
Must to brought at same meeting as original Motion

Motion to uphold the ruling of the Chairman

When Chairman has ruled on a matter and is challenged by a member of the Board
Majority vote

Motion to Table: Purpose to delay vote until later

May not interrupt speaker
Second is required
Is not debatable
Is not amendable
Majority vote needed

Motion to Adjourn: Purpose to end meeting 

May not interrupt the Speaker 
Takes precedence over all other Motions 
Requires a second 
Is not debatable 
May not be amended 
Takes a majority vote to pass 

Motion to Call the Question: Purpose to end debate 

Is not in order unless everyone who desires to speak has had one opportunity to speak 
May not interrupt the Speaker 
Requires a second 
Is not debatable 
May not be amended 
Takes a majority vote to pass 

Motion to Amend: Purpose to modify a main Motion

May not interrupt Speaker 
Requires a second 
Is debatable 
It is amendable – once 
Takes a majority vote to pass 

Motion to Rescind: Purpose to void a previous action 

May not interrupt Speaker 
Requires a second 
Is debatable 
May be amended 
Requires a super majority vote unless prior notice is given 

Motion to Reconsider: Purpose to modify prior vote 

Must be made by member who voted with the Prevailing side 
May interrupt Speaker 
Second is required 
Is not amendable 
Majority vote 
Must to brought at same meeting as original Motion 

Motion to uphold the ruling of the Chairman: 

When Chairman has ruled on a matter and is Challenged by a member of the Board 
Majority vote 

Motion to Table: Purpose to delay vote until later 

May not interrupt speaker 
Second is required 
Is not debatable 
Is not amendable 
Majority vote needed

If a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. If the number of vacancies on the board is such that a quorum of the board cannot be obtained, the chairman of the board shall appoint enough members to make up a quorum, and the board shall then proceed to fill the remaining vacancies. If the number of vacancies on the board is such that a quorum of the board cannot be obtained and the office of chairman is vacant, the clerk of superior court of the county shall fill the vacancies upon the request of any remaining member of the board or upon the petition of any five registered voters of the county. If for any other reason the remaining members of the board do not fill a vacancy within 60 days after the day the vacancy occurs, the clerk shall immediately report the vacancy to the clerk of superior court of the county. The clerk of superior court shall, within 10 days after the day the vacancy is reported to him, fill the vacancy.

If the member being replaced was serving a two year term, or if the member was serving a four year term and the vacancy occurs later than 60 days before the general election held after the first two years of the term, the appointment to fill the vacancy is for the remainder of the unexpired term. Otherwise, the term of the person appointed to fill the vacancy extends to the first Monday in December next following the first general election held more than 60 days after the day the vacancy occurs; at that general election, a person shall be elected to the seat vacated, either to the remainder of the unexpired term or, if the term has expired, to a full term..

To be eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy, a person must (i) be a member of the same political party as the member being replaced, if that member was elected as the nominee of a political party, and (ii) be a resident of the same district as the member being replaced, if the county is divided into electoral districts. The board of commissioners or the clerk of superior court, as the case may be, shall consult the county executive committee of the appropriate political party before filling a vacancy, but neither the board nor the clerk of the superior court is bound by the committee's recommendation. (Code, s. 719; 1895, c. 135, s. 7; Rev., s. 1314; 1909, c. 490, s. 1; C.S., s. 1294; 1959, c. 1325; 1965, cc. 239, 382; 1967, cc. 7, 424, 439, 1022; 1969, cc. 82, 222; 1971, c. 743, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1985, c. 563, ss. 7.3, 7.4.)

Reclamation Fees – Altered Cats & Dogs

Reclamation Fees – Unaltered Cats & Dogs

Summer Youth Sports

Summer Youth Camps

Fall Youth Sports

Winter Youth Sports

Spring Youth Sports

Senior Health & Wellness

General Recreation Programs – Youth Health & Wellness

General Recreation Programs – Adult Health & Wellness

Fitness Room Access

Adult Social Programs

Outdoor Facilities – Alice F. Keene District Park

Indoor Facilities – Cultural Arts & Recreation Office

Indoor Facilities – Community Center at Alice F. Keene District Park

Indoor Facilities – Community Center at Government Circle

Voter Registration Lists & Reports

Electoral Jurisdiction Maps (36" x 36")

Note: For other map sizes and pricing, refer to the MIS & GIS section.

Ambulance Franchise

EMS Transport Fees

Fire Inspections

Other Fire Services

Fixed Fire Suppression Systems - Per Installation

Septic Tank Services

Replace a Valid Improvement Permit

Renewal & Redraw of an Expired Authorization to Construct 

Swimming Pool Plan Review & Permits

Tattoo Artist Permits

Water Sample Testing

Well Fees

Data Files – Countywide

Publications

Miscellaneous Administrative Fees

Photocopies

Postage, Return Check & Wage Garnishment

Office/Outpatient Visit

Physical Exams – Pediatric (Non-Medicaid)

Physical Exams – FP Physical Exam

Physical Exams – Adults (Complete Physicals)

Other Flat Rate Services

Laboratory Services

General Laboratory Fees

Tuberculosis Testing

Immunizations

Injections & Skin Tests

Other Tests, Procedures & Services

MCH Care Coordinator & Home Visits

Nutrition Services

Birth Control Options

Records

* All permits included
+ Additional fees apply as needed for additional inspections
# Minor renovations consisting of 3 or fewer trade permits will be charged $100/permit

Building Permits

Electrical Permits

Mechanical Permits

Plumbing Permits

Other

* All permits included
+ Additional fees apply as needed for additional inspections
# Minor renovations consisting of 3 or fewer trade permits will be charged $100/permit

Building Permits

Electrical Permits

Mechanical Permits

Plumbing Permits

Other/Administrative

Computer Printouts

Programming – Customized

Data Files

GIS Administrative Fee

GIS Media Files

GIS Data Layers

GIS Maps – Standard

GIS Custom Maps

Planning

Review Fees for Subdivisions & Manufactured Home Parks

Riparian Buffer Protection Ordinance – Stream Origin Determinations

Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance

Stormwater Ordinance for Nutrient Control

Zoning Administration

E-911 Addressing

Register of Deeds The Register of Deeds imposes fees as established by the Uniform Fees of Register of Deeds in General Statue 161.10 (see Appendix D). The Register of Deeds should be consulted concerning fees other than those listed herein.

The Department of Social Services imposes fees established by Federal regulations, North Carolina General Statutes and regulations, Child Support, Day Care, Medicaid policies, and other regulatory policies (see Appendix E). These fees are not established by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners and may differ from the fees established in this policy. The Social Services Department should be consulted concerning fees other than those listed herein.

Reduced Fees Based on Income

* Clean loads only! Mixed material loads are different material mixed together

Penalty for Disposing of Non-Household Waste Without Paying Tipping Fees

The Tax Collector’s Division imposes fees, penalties for returned checks, and other charges as established by North Carolina General Statutes (see Appendix F). The Tax Administrator should be consulted concerning fees other than those listed herein.

GIS Maps – Standard

GIS Custom Maps

Computer Printouts & Copies

(a) If a public body has established, by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, a schedule of regular meetings, it shall cause a current copy of that schedule, showing the time and place of regular meetings, to be kept on file as follows:

1. For public bodies that are part of State government, with the Secretary of State;
2. For the governing board and each other public body that is part of a county government, with the clerk to the board of county commissioners;
3. For the governing board and each other public body that is part of a city government, with the city clerk;
4. For each other public body, with its clerk or secretary, or, if the public body does not have a clerk or secretary, with the clerk to the board of county commissioners in the county in which the public body normally holds its meetings.

If a public body changes its schedule of regular meetings, it shall cause the revised schedule to be filed as provided in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this subsection at least seven calendar days before the day of the first meeting held pursuant to the revised schedule.

(b) If a public body holds an official meeting at any time or place other than a time or place shown on the schedule filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, it shall give public notice of the time and place of that meeting as provided in this subsection.

1. If a public body recesses a regular, special, or emergency meeting held pursuant to public notice given in compliance with this subsection, and the time and place at which the meeting is to be continued is announced in open session, no further notice shall be required.
2. For any other meeting, except an emergency meeting, the public body shall cause written notice of the meeting stating its purpose:
   1. to be posted on the principal bulletin board of the public body or, if the public body has no such bulletin board, at the door of its usual meeting room, and
   2. to be mailed or delivered to each newspaper, wire service, radio station, and television station, which has filed a written request for notice with the clerk or secretary of the public body or with some other person designated by the public body. The public body shall also cause notice to be mailed or delivered to any person, in addition to the representatives of the media listed above, who has filed a written request with the clerk, secretary, or other person designated by the public body. This notice shall be posted and mailed or delivered at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting. The public body may require each newspaper, wire service, radio station, and television station submitting a written request for notice to renew the request annually. The public body shall charge a fee to persons other than the media, who request notice, of ten dollars ($10.00) per calendar year, and may require them to renew their requests quarterly.
3. For an emergency meeting, the public body shall cause notice of the meeting to be given to each local newspaper, local wire service, local radio station, and local television station that has filed a written request, which includes the newspaper's, wire service's, or station's telephone number, for emergency notice with the clerk or secretary of the public body or with some other person designated by the public body. This notice shall be given either by telephone or by the same method used to notify the members of the public body and shall be given immediately after notice has been given to those members. This notice shall be given at the expense of the party notified. An "emergency meeting" is one called because of generally unexpected circumstances that require immediate consideration by the public body. Only business connected with the emergency may be considered at a meeting to which notice is given pursuant to this paragraph.

(c) Repealed by Session Laws 

1991, c. 694, s. 6. (1979, c. 655, s. 1; 1991, c. 694, ss. 5, 6.)

(a) Persons requesting copies of public records may elect to obtain them in any and all media in which the public agency is capable of providing them. No request for copies of public records in a particular medium shall be denied on the grounds that the custodian has made or prefers to make the public records available in another medium. The public agency may assess different fees for different media as prescribed by law.

(b) Persons requesting copies of public records may request that the copies be certified or uncertified. The fees for certifying copies of public records shall be as provided by law. Except as otherwise provided by law, no public agency shall charge a fee for an uncertified copy of a public record that exceeds the actual cost to the public agency of making the copy. For purposes of this subsection, "actual cost" is limited to direct, chargeable costs related to the reproduction of a public record as determined by generally accepted accounting principles and does not include costs that would have been incurred by the public agency if a request to reproduce a public record had not been made. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if the request is such as to require extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or if producing the record in the medium requested results in a greater use of information technology resources than that established by the agency for reproduction of the volume of information requested, then the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the actual cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor costs of the personnel providing the services, or for a greater use of information technology resources that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency. If anyone requesting public information from any public agency is charged a fee that the requester believes to be unfair or unreasonable, the requester may ask the State Chief Information Officer or his designee to mediate the dispute.

(c) Persons requesting copies of computer databases may be required to make or submit such requests in writing. Custodians of public records shall respond to all such requests as promptly as possible. If the request is granted, the copies shall be provided as soon as reasonably possible. If the request is denied, the denial shall be accompanied by an explanation of the basis for the denial. If asked to do so, the person denying the request shall, as promptly as possible, reduce the explanation for the denial to writing.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public agency to respond to requests for copies of public records outside of its usual business hours.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public agency to respond to a request for a copy of a public record by creating or compiling a record that does not exist. If a public agency, as a service to the requester, voluntarily elects to create or compile a record, it may negotiate a reasonable charge for the service with the requester. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public agency to put into electronic medium a record that is not kept in electronic medium. 

(1995, c. 388, s. 3; 2004-129, s. 38.)

(a) A local board of health shall have the responsibility to protect and promote the public health. The board shall have the authority to adopt rules necessary for that purpose.

(b) A local board of health may adopt a more stringent rule in an area regulated by the Commission for Public Health or the Environmental Management Commission where, in the opinion of the local board of health, a more stringent rule is required to protect the public health; otherwise, the rules of the Commission for Public Health or the rules of the Environmental Management Commission shall prevail over local board of health rules. However, a local board of health may not adopt a rule concerning the grading, operating, and permitting of food and lodging facilities as listed in Part 6 of Article 8 of this Chapter and as defined in G.S. 130A-247(1), and a local board of health may adopt rules concerning wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems which are not designed to discharge effluent to the land surface or surface waters only in accordance with G.S. 130A-335(c).

(c) The rules of a local board of health shall apply to all municipalities within the local board's jurisdiction.

(d) Not less than 10 days before the adoption, amendment or repeal of any local board of health rule, the proposed rule shall be made available at the office of each county clerk within the board's jurisdiction, and a notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the area of the board's jurisdiction. The notice shall contain a statement of the substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved, the proposed effective date of the rule and a statement that copies of the proposed rule are available at the local health department. A local board of health rule shall become effective upon adoption unless a later effective date is specified in the rule.

(e) Copies of all rules shall be filed with the secretary of the local board of health.

(f) A local board of health may, in its rules, adopt by reference any code, standard, rule or regulation which has been adopted by any agency of this State, another state, any agency of the United States or by a generally recognized association. Copies of any material adopted by reference shall be filed with the rules.

(g) A local board of health may impose a fee for services to be rendered by a local health department, except where the imposition of a fee is prohibited by statute or where an employee of the local health department is performing the services as an agent of the State. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a local board of health may impose cost-related fees for services performed pursuant to Article 11 of this Chapter, "Wastewater Systems," for services performed pursuant to Part 10, Article 8 of this Chapter, "Public Swimming Pools", for services performed pursuant to Part 11, Article 8 of this Chapter, "Tattooing", and for services performed pursuant to G.S. 87-97. Fees shall be based upon a plan recommended by the local health director and approved by the local board of health and the appropriate county board or boards of commissioners. The fees collected under the authority of this subsection are to be deposited to the account of the local health department so that they may be expended for public health purposes in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.

(1901, c. 245, s. 3; Rev., s. 4444; 1911, c. 62, s. 9; C.S., s. 7065; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 1024, s. 1; 1963, c. 1087; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 508; 1977, c. 857, s. 2; 1981, c. 130, s. 2; c. 281; c. 949, s. 4; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 175, s. 1; 1989, c. 577, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 944, s. 10; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 670, s. 2; 1995, c. 507, s. 26.8(c); 2006-202, s. 6; 2007-182, s. 2.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the county general fund. While performing the duties of the office, the register of deeds shall collect the following fees which shall be uniform throughout the State:

1. Instruments in General.– For registering or filing any instrument for which no other provision is made by this section, whether written, printed, or typewritten, the fee shall be twenty-six dollars ($26.00) for the first 15 pages plus four dollars ($4.00) for each additional page or fraction thereof. When a document is presented for registration that consists of multiple instruments, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional instrument. A document consists of multiple instruments when it contains two or more instruments with different legal consequences or intent, each of which is separately executed and acknowledged and could be recorded alone.
   1. Deeds of Trust, Mortgages, and Cancellation of Deeds of Trust and Mortgages. – For registering or filing any deed of trust or mortgage, whether written, printed, or typewritten, the fee shall be fifty-six dollars ($56.00) for the first 15 pages plus four dollars ($4.00) for each additional page or fraction thereof. When a deed of trust or mortgage is presented for registration that contains one or more additional instruments, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for each additional instrument. A deed of trust or mortgage contains one or more additional instruments if such additional instrument or instruments has or have different legal consequences or intent, each of which is separately executed and acknowledged and could be recorded alone. For recording records of satisfaction, or the cancellation of record by any other means, of deeds of trust or mortgages, there shall be no fee.
2. Marriage Licenses. – For issuing a license sixty dollars ($60.00); for issuing a delayed certificate with one certified copy twenty dollars ($20.00); and for a proceeding for correction of an application, license or certificate, with one certified copy ten dollars ($10.00).
3. Plats. – For each original or revised plat recorded twenty-one dollars ($21.00) per sheet or page; for furnishing a certified copy of a plat five dollars ($5.00).
4. Right-of-Way Plans. – For each original or amended plan and profile sheet recorded twenty-one dollars ($21.00) for the first page and five dollars ($5.00) per page for each additional page. This fee is to be collected from the Board of Transportation.
5. Registration of Birth Certificate One Year or More after Birth. – For preparation of necessary papers when birth to be registered in another county ten dollars ($10.00); for registration when necessary papers prepared in another county, with one certified copy ten dollars ($10.00); for preparation of necessary papers and registration in the same county, with one certified copy twenty dollars ($20.00).
6. Amendment of Birth or Death Record. – For preparation of amendment and affecting correction ten dollars ($10.00).
7. Legitimations. – For preparation of all documents concerned with legitimations ten dollars ($10.00).
8. Certified Copies of Birth and Death Certificates and Marriage Licenses.– For furnishing a certified copy of a death or birth certificate or marriage license ten dollars ($10.00). Provided however, a Register of Deeds may issue without charge a certified Birth Certificate to any person over the age of 62 years.
   1. Vital Records Network. – For obtaining access to the Vital Records Computer Network, two dollars ($2.00).
9. Certified Copies. – For furnishing a certified copy of an instrument for which no other provision is made by this section five dollars ($5.00) for the first page, plus two dollars ($2.00) for each additional page or fraction thereof.
10. Comparing Copy for Certification. – For comparing and certifying a copy of any instrument filed for registration, when the copy is furnished by the party filing the instrument for registration and at the time of filing thereof five dollars ($5.00).
11. Uncertified Copies. – A register of deeds who supplies uncertified copies of instruments, or index pages, as a convenience to the public, may charge fees that the register of deeds determines bear a reasonable relation to the quality of copies supplied and the cost of purchasing and maintaining copying and/or computer equipment. These fees may be changed from time to time, but the amount of these fees shall at all times be uniform and prominently posted in the office of the register of deeds.
12. Notarial Acts. – For taking an acknowledgment, oath, or affirmation or performing any other notarial act the maximum fee set in G.S. 10B-31 or G.S. 10B-118 for electronic notarial acts. This fee shall not be charged if the act is performed as a part of one of the services for which a fee is provided by this subsection; except that this fee shall be charged in addition to the fees for registering, filing, or recording instruments or plats as provided by subdivisions (1) and (3) of this subsection.
13. Uniform Commercial Code. – Such fees as are provided for in Chapter 25, Article 9, Part 5, of the General Statutes.
14. Torrens Registration. – Such fees as are provided in G.S. 43-5.
15. Master Forms. – Such fees as are provided for instruments in general.
16. Probate. – For verification of proofs and acknowledgements as provided in G.S. 47-14 two dollars ($2.00).
17. Qualification of Notary Public. – For administering the oaths of office to a notary public and making the appropriate record entries as provided in G.S. 10B-10 ten dollars ($10.00).
18. Reinstatement of Articles of Incorporation.– For filing reinstatements of Articles of Incorporation prepared pursuant to G.S. 105-232; such fees as provided for instruments in general. The fee shall be paid by the corporation affected.
    1. Nonstandard Document. – For registering or filing any document not in compliance with the recording standards adopted under G.S. 161-14(b), the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in addition to all other applicable recording fees.
19. Miscellaneous Services. – For performing miscellaneous services such as faxing documents, providing laminated copies of documents, expedited delivery of documents, and similar services, the cost of the service.

(b) The uniform fees set forth in this section are complete and exclusive and no other fees shall be charged by the register of deeds.

(c) These fees shall be collected in every case prior to filing, registration, recordation, certification or other service rendered by the register of deeds unless by law it is provided that the service shall be rendered without charge.

(Code, ss. 710, 3109, 3751; 1887, c. 283; 1891, c. 324; 1897, cc. 27, 68; 1899, c. 17, s. 2; c. 247, s. 3; cc. 261, 302, 578, 723; 1901, c. 294; 1903, c. 792; 1905, cc. 226, 292, 319; Rev., s. 2776; 1911, c. 55, s. 3; C.S., s. 3906; 1967, c. 639, s. 4; c. 823, s. 33; 1969, c. 80, s. 1; c. 912, s. 3; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1317; 1975, c. 428; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1132; 1981, c. 968, ss. 1, 2; 1983, c. 894, ss. 2, 3; 1987, c. 792, ss. 2-5; 1989, c. 523, s. 1; 1991, c. 636, s. 18; c. 683, s. 3; c. 693, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1030, s. 49; 1993, c. 425, s. 1; 1997-309, s. 9; 2000-167, s. 1; 2000-169, s. 44; 2001-390, s. 1; 2005-123, s. ...)

The county board of social services is authorized to enter into contracts with any governmental or private agency, or with any person, whereby the board of social services agrees to render services to or for such agency or person in exchange for a fee to cover the cost of rendering such service. This authority is to be limited to services voluntarily rendered and voluntarily received, but shall not apply where the charging of a fee for a particular service is specifically prohibited by statute or regulation. The fees to be charged under the authority of this section are to be based upon a plan recommended by the county director of social services and approved by the local board of social services and the board of county commissioners. In no event is the fee charged to exceed the cost to the board of social services. Fee policies may not conflict with rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission or Department of Health and Human Services regarding fees. 

The fees collected under the authority of this section are to be deposited to the account of the social services department so that they may be expended for social services purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 159, the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. No individual employee is to receive any compensation over and above his regular salary as a result of rendering services for which a fee is charged. 

The county board of social services shall annually report to the county commissioners receipts received under this section. Fees collected under this section shall not be used to replace any other funds, either State or local, for the program for which the fees were collected.

(1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)

(a) Medium of Payment. – Taxes shall be payable in existing national currency. Deeds to real property, notes of the taxpayer or others, bonds or notes of the taxing unit, and payments in kind shall not be accepted in payment of taxes. A taxing unit may not permit the payment of taxes by offset of any bill, claim, judgment, or other obligation owed to the taxpayer by the taxing unit. The prohibition against payment of taxes by offset does not apply to offset of an obligation arising from a lease or another contract entered into between the taxpayer and the taxing unit before July 1 of the fiscal year for which the unpaid taxes were levied.

(b) Acceptance of Checks and Electronic Payment. – The tax collector may accept checks and electronic payments, as defined in G.S. 147-86.20, in payment of taxes, as authorized by G.S. 159-32.1. Acceptance of a check or electronic payment is at the tax collector's own risk. A tax collector who accepts electronic payment of taxes may add a fee to each electronic payment transaction to offset the service charge the taxing unit pays for electronic payment service. A tax collector who accepts electronic payment or check in payment of taxes may issue the tax receipt immediately or withhold the receipt until the check has been collected or the electronic payment invoice has been honored by the issuer. 

If a tax collector accepts a check or an electronic payment and issues a tax receipt and the check is returned unpaid (without negligence on the part of the tax collector in presenting the check for payment) or the electronic payment invoice is not honored by the issuer, the taxes for which the check or electronic payment was given shall be deemed unpaid; the tax collector shall immediately correct the copy of the tax receipt and other appropriate records to show the fact of nonpayment, and shall give written notice by certified or registered mail to the person to whom the tax receipt was issued to return it to the tax collector. After correcting the records to show the fact of nonpayment, the tax collector shall proceed to collect the taxes by the use of any remedies allowed for the collection of taxes or by bringing a civil action on the check or electronic payment.

A financial institution with which a taxing unit has contracted for receipt of payment of taxes may accept a check in payment of taxes. If the check is honored, the financial institution shall so notify the tax collector, who shall, upon request of the taxpayer, issue a receipt for payment of the taxes. If the check is returned unpaid, the financial institution shall so notify the tax collector, who shall proceed to collect the taxes by use of any remedy allowed for collection of taxes or by bringing a civil action on the check.

1. Effect on Tax Lien. – If the tax collector accepts a check or electronic payment in payment of taxes on real property and issues the receipt, and the check is later returned unpaid or the electronic payment invoice is not honored by the issuer, the taxing unit's lien for taxes on the real property shall be inferior to the rights of purchasers for value and of persons acquiring liens of record for value if the purchasers or lienholders acquire their rights in good faith and without actual knowledge that the check has not been collected or the electronic payment invoice has not been honored, after examination of the copy of the tax receipt in the tax collector's office during the time that record showed the taxes as paid or after examination of the official receipt issued to the taxpayer prior to the date on which the tax collector notified the taxpayer to return the receipt.
2. Penalty. – In addition to interest for nonpayment of taxes provided by G.S. 105-360 and in addition to any criminal penalties provided by law, the penalty for presenting in payment of taxes a check or electronic funds transfer that is returned or not completed because of insufficient funds or nonexistence of an account of the drawer or transferor is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or ten percent (10%) of the amount of the check or electronic invoice, whichever is greater, subject to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000). This penalty does not apply if the tax collector finds that, when the check or electronic funds transfer was presented for payment, the drawer of the check or transferor of the funds had sufficient funds in an account at a financial institution in this State to make the payment and, by inadvertence, the drawer of the check or transferor of the funds failed to draw the check or initiate a transfer on the account that had sufficient funds. This penalty shall be added to and collected in the same manner as the taxes for which the check or electronic payment was given.

(c)Small Underpayments and Overpayments. – The governing body of a taxing unit may, by resolution, permit its tax collector to treat small underpayments of taxes as fully paid and to not refund small overpayments of taxes unless the taxpayer requests a refund before the end of the fiscal year in which the small overpayment is made. A "small underpayment" is a payment made, other than in person, that is no more than one dollar ($1.00) less than the taxes due on a tax receipt. A "small overpayment" is a payment made, other than in person, that is no more than one dollar ($1.00) greater than the taxes due on a tax receipt. 

The tax collector shall keep records of all underpayments and overpayments of taxes by receipt number and amount and shall report these payments to the governing body as part of his settlement.

A resolution authorizing adjustments of underpayments and overpayments as provided in this subsection shall:

1. Be adopted on or before June 15 of the year to which it is to apply;
2. Apply to taxes levied for all previous fiscal years; and
3. Continue in effect until repealed or amended by resolution of the taxing unit.

(1939, c. 310, s. 1710; 1971, c. 806, s. 1; 1987, c. 661; 1989, c. 578, s. 3; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1005, s. 8; 1991, c. 584, s. 2; 1999-434, s. 6; 2001-487, s. 25; 2002-156, s. 1; 2005-134, s. 1; 2005-313, s. 10.)

Name, Service Area and Office

Section 1

Name: The organization shall be named the Pitt County Human Relations Commission (hereinafter referred to as the HRC).

Section 2

Service Area: The organization’s membership shall be appointed by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners and the HRC. Members shall serve the people residing, working or present in Pitt County.

Section 3

Office: The principal office of the organization shall be in Pitt County, North Carolina and is currently located at 1717 W. 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27834.

Mission, Purpose/Objective, Duties and Authority of Commission

Section 1

Mission: It shall be the Mission of the HRC to promote inclusiveness, acceptance and appreciation of all residents of Pitt County.

Section 2

Functions, Powers and Duties of the HRC:

• Study and recommend strategies for the prevention of potential human relations problems and crises and the promotion of good relations.
• Identify, study and document areas of human need (housing, employment, education, transportation, etc.) in the County and recommend strategies for meeting those needs.
• Endeavor to make the Human Relations Commission itself a model of good human relations at work.
• Prepare and submit at least annually a report to the Pitt County Board of Commissioners.
• Cooperate with State, Federal and local governmental agencies.
• Communicate regularly the work, observations and recommendations of the Human Relations Commission to the Pitt County Board of Commissioners.
• Advise the Pitt County Board of Commissioners of recommended actions to aid and carry out the purposes of Ordinance Establishing Pitt County Human Relations Commission.
• Promote and provide training/workshops for community advancement.
• Advocate for equal employment opportunity.
• Promote and provide education on equal housing opportunity.
• Perform duties assigned by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners.
• Provide opportunities for meaningful discussion on human relations throughout the community.
• Provide information and referrals related to Human Relations issues.

Section 3

Authority of the HRC:

• The HRC shall cause a comprehensive annual report to be prepared describing the objectives, programs and activities of the HRC and its staff. This report shall be prepared as of December 31st of each year for the previous year and shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners and members of the HRC by March 1st of each year. The form and content of the report shall be determined by the HRC subject to the approval of either the Board of Commissioners or HRC members as the need arises.

Membership

Section 1

The membership of the HRC shall be citizens officially appointed by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners as outlined in Section 2 of this Article. Members must reside or be employed in Pitt County. It is encouraged that members appointed by the Pitt County Board of Commissioners be actively engaged with an organization advancing inclusivity in the community.

Section 2

The appointments shall consist of twenty-one (21) members:

• Ten (10) representatives, one from each of Pitt County’s municipalities,
• One (1) representative of law enforcement
• One (1) representative of the Department of Social Services
• One (1) representative from the Latinx community
• One (1) representative from the African American community
• One (1) representative from the Asian American Community
• One (1) representative from the LGBTQ community
• One (1) representative from Public Health
• One (1) representative from the faith community
• One (1) representative from Pitt County Board of Commissioners
• Two (2) members at-large

Section 3

After the initial staggered appointments made pursuant to the Ordinance Establishing Pitt County Human Relations Commission, members will be appointed for three (3) year terms as follows:

1. The terms shall commence on July 1st and run through June 30th;
2. Appointees shall be eligible for two (2) consecutive terms. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year terms unless they are filling a mid-term vacancy;
3. In the event there is a mid-term vacancy, the Pitt County Board of Commissioners shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.

Section 4

Staff Representatives: Staff Representatives are employees of the County of Pitt and appointed by the County Manager to provide staff assistance to the HRC. Staff Representatives’ duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide periodic updates of the activities of the HRC to the County Manager and the Board of Commissioners;
• Facilitate communication between members of the HRC and the members of the County Government, monitor appointments and terms of members of the HRC and ensure re-appointment eligibility is properly communicated;
• Act as an advisor administrator in the conduct of the HRC business to include finance and operational matters;
• Act as ex-officio members of the HRC committees;
• Assist in meeting logistics, maintain open records of the HRC records as prescribed by law;
• Ensure the HRC complies with the State of North Carolina’s Public Records and Open Meeting Laws;
• Perform all other duties associated with the office;
• Maintain the minutes of meetings (regular, executive and annual);
• Maintain such books, documents and reports as necessary or requested by the Board of Commissioners or HRC;
• Keep records containing names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers;
• Maintain a record of each member’s attendance of HRC Meetings.

Meeting of the HRC

Section 1

Regular Meetings: The HRC shall hold regular meetings, on a monthly basis. The regular meeting shall be on the third (3rd) Tuesday of each month, at 6:00 P.M. at the Pitt County Office Building, or any other regular meeting schedule adopted by the Commission. Change to the meeting time or location shall be noticed according to law. All meetings shall be open to the general public except those authorized by law to be in closed session.

Section 2

Special Meetings: Special meetings of the HRC may be called by the Chair. The purpose of the meeting shall be noticed according to law. All members must be notified within forty-eight (48) hours of the called meeting and no other business shall be transacted during this meeting other than what has been noticed.

Section 3

Quorum: Quorum shall consist of a majority of members appointed, excluding vacant seats.

Section 4

Format of Meeting: Conduct at meetings shall be guided by Robert’s Rules of Order, to the extent applicable.

Officers

Section 1

The officers of the HRC shall be a Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary.

Section 2

Chair: The staff representative shall serve as the Chair. A Vice Chair and Secretary for a term of one year. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of HRC. He/she shall have and exercise general charge and supervision of the affairs of the HRC and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by a majority vote of the HRC. The Chair or his/her designee shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.

Section 3

Vice-Chair: The Vice-Chair shall assist the Chair in the execution of his/her duties as assigned; and in the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall assume the duties of the Chair.

Section 4

Secretary: The Secretary provides the HRC and the Executive Committee with notices of meeting times and places; prepares the HRC meeting agendas based on requests from the Executive Committee and HRC; records attendance, captures all meeting minutes for review and distribution; and provides assistance to the staff liaison in monitoring appointments and terms of HRC Members.

Election of Officers

Section 1

Officers Election/Term: The election of officers for the HRC shall be held annually at the June meeting. Terms shall begin July 1st and end June 30th of the following year. Executive Officers can serve consecutively, but no more than two (2) consecutive 1-year terms.

Section 2

Eligibility: Only appointed members shall vote and hold office in the organization.

Other Committees

Section 1

Committees: The committees of the HRC shall consist of Standing Committees identified within the HRC By-Laws and Special Committees appointed by the HRC Chair as deemed necessary to implement the goals, purposes, objectives, and duties of the HRC.

Section 2

Standing Committee: The Standing Committee of the HRC shall be the Executive Committee. There shall be an Executive Committee which shall consist of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.

The Executive Committee shall develop and set the agenda for HRC meetings and make overall organizational decisions needed at the Executive Committee level.

The Executive Committee and Staff Representatives shall meet one week prior to the HRC meeting.

Section 3

Sub-Committee: Each Sub-Committee shall consist of no fewer than three (3) HRC members and shall be chaired by an HRC member whose responsibility shall be:

• Chair all meetings;
• Ensure that the meeting minutes are recorded and submitted to the HRC at their next scheduled meeting;
• Coordinate and receive approval from the HRC;

Standing and Sub-Committees

• Executive Committee
  Chairman
  Vice-Chairman
  Secretary

Special Committees shall include the following and other Committees established by the Chair:

• Community Issues and Action Committee
• Fair Housing
• Education, Workshops<

General Provisions

Section 1

Attendance: In accordance with the Pitt County Board Appointment Policy, members must attend at least 75% of all scheduled meetings per year.

Section 2

Limitations: The HRC will act in an advisory capacity to the Pitt County Board of Commissioners.

Amendments

These By-Laws may be amended by submission of the proposed amendments to the Chair at least ten (10) business days prior to a regular meeting. The amendment shall be approved by a majority of the membership.

Adopted this the 11th day of January, 2021.

Ann Floyd Huggins, Chairwoman
Pitt County Board of Commissioners

Attest:
Kimberly W. Hines
Clerk to the Board

Note: If you have an existing active permit you would like to see information on and use our new portal with please contact the respective department with your email address, name, and project or permit number. Staff will confirm and associate contacts to active records per request that were migrated during our move to this new permitting system.

1. On the Pitt County Permitting Portal homepage click “Login or Register” at the top right corner
   a. Delete any emails that may have auto populated in the email address box.
2. Click the “Create An Account” box at the bottom of the page. Fill in the requested information and create a password. Be sure to follow the password requirements.
3. Once all the fields have been completed, click the sign up button. An email will be sent to your inbox with a verification code. Enter the code and then hit verify.
4. Complete the required fields for the registration process. Then click submit. You have now successfully created a login.

Open Permit Portal Now

Some of our contact information is listed below if you need assistance with our portal or to be added as a contact to existing active records.

Permitting & Inspections

• Call 252-902-3150
• Email PittPermitting@pittcountync.gov

Environmental Health

• Call 252-902-3200
• Email pitt.envhealth@pittcountync.gov

Planning & Development

• Call 252-902-3250

Fire Marshal

• Call 252-902-3950

1. From the main page, choose the “Login or Register” link at the top right.
2. If you use one of the 4 most used email platforms, choose the corresponding link. Otherwise, enter your email in the address field and choose next.
3. Once doing so, you can choose to enter your password or have a passcode emailed to you.
4. After entering your password click verify and your welcome page will load.

Open Permit Portal Now

Adding a Location When Applying

1. Click the plus mark under ‘Add Location’. Do not add enter suffix, directional or unit number.
2. Type in the street number and the street name only.
3. Find the address from the available results and click add.
4. The selected address will then be added to the permit application.

Adding Attachments When Applying

1. Upon arriving at the attachments page of the application, an area for attachments is present with a drop-down option showing document names to choose from. From the drop down, select the document you will be attaching.
2. Click the plus mark under “Add Attachment”. The system will direct you to your computer files.
3. Choose the appropriate files as needed.
4. Files with the same name cannot be uploaded more than once. When all files are attached, select “Next” at the bottom right corner of the page.

Open Permit Portal Now

Once you have logged into your account, click “Search” in the navigation menu.

1. Search by entering the permit number or address.
2. Click the permit number to open. Under “Available Actions” select the needed inspection and click “Request” beside that inspection.
3. Complete required information and any other comments if needed then click “Submit”.

Please Note: Inspection requests do not include time slots. All inspections must be ready at the start of business on the requested inspection day.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. From the Pitt County Permitting Portal, select "Pay Invoice."
2. Scroll down and select "View My Invoices." You can verify the invoices you wish to pay by case number and address. Multiple invoices can be selected. Once selected click add to cart to proceed to check out.
3. Select the payment method. You will be prompted to enter your credit card information. Follow the prompts to complete your payment.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. Once logged into the Pitt County Permitting Portal, navigate to the desired record.
2. Click the Fees tab on the record or My Invoices from the Dashboard
3. Click Add to Cart to add the invoice to the electronic shopping cart
4. Once done adding to cart choose Pay Now at the top to make a payment.

Open Permit Portal Now

Customers can submit electronic plans through Civic Access for the jurisdiction to review. Once submitted, and the jurisdiction has reviewed the plans, the customer may receive an email or need to log into Civic Access to review failed or approved reviews. To view review results that need attention:

1. Click Dashboard in the menu.
2. Click the Attention card in the desired section. Civic Access displays a list of the cases that need attention, listed by module.
3. Click the Review Not Approved link under the State column

The application displays the type of review, the status, received, due, and completed dates. If there are corrections or comments from reviewers, Civic Access displays a dropdown arrow next to each review.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. Click the arrow to read the corrections or comments.
2. Click Respond to reply to the correction, if configured.
3. Click Update Responses if finished responding

Open Permit Portal Now

1. Once logged into the Pitt County Permitting portal, click “Dashboard” on the navigation bar. From your dashboard, select “View My Permits”.
2. Select the permit number you want to verify. This will open your permit main screen. From this screen, you will see your progress wheel and workflow window.
3. If your permit is in an active review, you will see a “Review” tab above the workflow window.
4. Click the review tab to read any reviewer’s comments and note items that may be required for resubmittal.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. From the Pitt County Permitting Portal Home Screen, click on "Todays Inspections."
2. Enter your permit number or project address in the search bar. Do not enter the suffix, directional or unit number.
3. Once your search populates, you’ll be able to see your inspector’s name and phone number. To see upcoming inspections, manually select the date from the calendar, and your results will populate.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. From your Pitt County Permitting Portal, click “Search” on the navigation bar.
2. Enter the permit number and make sure “Exact Phrase” is selected and then click “Search”.
3. Select the highlighted permit number to open.
4. Click on “Inspections” tab. From the inspections list locate the inspection you wish to cancel and select cancel inspection.
5. If your inspection is not in the requested status and is now scheduled, please call 252-902-3150 to cancel.

Open Permit Portal Now

1. From your Pitt County Permitting Portal, click “File a Complaint” on the top navigation bar.
2. Select a highlighted category or choose “Having an issue? Create a New Request”
3. Select a request/complaint type (for Building Code Enforcement must be logged in)
4. Provide location info and details about the violation.
5. If you wish to remain anonymous do not login or supply contact info. Note: no anonymous submission available for building code enforcement.

Open Permit Portal Now

Reasonable Modification to Policies and Procedures

In accordance with 49CFR Parts 27 and 37, Transportation for individuals with Disability Reasonable Modifications Policies and Procedures, Pitt Area Transit (PATS) is committed to ensuring a reliable, accessible experience for all customers. If, due to a disability, you are not able to fully utilize PATS programs and transportation services because of a policy or procedure that PATS has established, an individual may submit a request for a modification of a policy or procedure to any staff on duty. Feasible requests may be handled on the spot, however it is recommended to make requests no less than ten (10) business days prior to the need. On the spot modifications are not guaranteed. If a modification is not feasible on the spot, the decision regarding reasonable modification will be made by supervisory staff. The request may be verbally or in writing. Use of designated form or terminology are not required. 

Please be advised that Reasonable Modification applies to PATS policies and procedures, and not the regulatory requirements of 49 CFR 27. All requests for reasonable modification to PATS policies and procedures will be considered on an individual basis. There are four classes of situations in which a request may be legitimately be denied, which are listed below.

1. Fundamental alteration of service: granting the request would fundamentally alter the entity’s services, programs or activities. 
2. Direct Threat to the health or safety of others: granting the request would create a direct threat to the health or safety of others. 
3. Not Needed by the requestor to use the service: without the requested modification, the individual with a disability is able to fully use the entity’s services, programs, or activities for their intended purpose. 
4. Undue Burden: granting the request would cause an undue financial and administrative burden.

Title VI Plan Review and Adoption

On behalf of the Pitt County Board of County Commissioners, I hereby acknowledge receipt of the Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan. We, the Board of Commissioners, have reviewed and hereby adopt this Plan. We are committed to ensuring that all decisions are made in accordance with the nondiscrimination guidelines of this Plan, to the end that no person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) services and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed (religion), or disability, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the nondiscrimination provisions.

1.0 Introduction

Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000d provides that: “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

The broader application of nondiscrimination law is found in other statutes, executive orders, and regulations, which provide additional protections based on age, sex, creed (religion), and disability, including the 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act. This Act extended nondiscrimination coverage to all programs and activities of federal-aid recipients, subrecipients, and contractors, including those not federally funded (see Appendix A — Applicable Nondiscrimination Authorities).

The Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) is a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). PATS establishes this Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as required by FTA Circular 4702.1B, and related requirements outlined within the FTA Certifications & Assurances, “Nondiscrimination Assurance.”

This document details the nondiscrimination program, policies, and practices administered by PATS, and will be updated periodically to incorporate changes and additional responsibilities as they arise. This Plan will be submitted to NCDOT or FTA upon request.

2.0 Description of Programs and Services

2.1 Program(s) and Services Administered

PATS provides public transportation options to its customers within the geographical area of Pitt County, North Carolina. Fares for General Public riders are at a cost of $9 per trip. Para-transit service is available with GREAT Bus urban system in Greenville with approved application. Contracted services are also provided with the Pitt County Department of Social Services. The Council on Aging and other human service agencies for eligible recipients. The hours of operation are from Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm. The scheduling and contact number is 252-902-2002.

Fare (if applicable Rural General Public Monday through Saturday GREAT Para-Transit Monday through Saturday Free to Rider

Holiday Schedule

• New Year's Day 
• ML King, Jr.’s Birthday 
• Good Friday 
• Memorial Day 
• Independence Day 
• Labor Day 
• Veteran’s Day 
• Thanksgiving Holiday 
• Christmas Holiday 

The Pitt Area Transit System is composed of one director, one vehicle maintenance/trainer. a scheduler, five part-time office assistants, 5 full-time drivers and a pool of part-timee drivers.

2.2 Funding Sources / Tables

For the purpose of federally assisted programs, "federal assistance" shall include:

1. grants and loans of Federal funds;
2. the grant or donation of Federal property and interest in property;
3. the detail of Federal personnel;
4. the sale and lease of, and the permission to use (on other than a casual or transient basis), Federal property or any interest in such property without consideration or at a nominal consideration, or at a consideration which is reduced for the purpose of assisting the recipient, or in recognition of the public interest to be served by such sale or lease to the recipient; and
5. any Federal agreement, arrangement, or other contract which has, as one of its purposes, the provision of assistance.

Each FTA Formula Grant received by our system during the past year, and whether the funds were received through NCDOT or directly from FTA, is checked below.

2.3 Decision-Making Process

2.4 Title VI Coordination

The individual below has been designated as the Title VI Coordinator for Pitt Area Transit System (PATS), and is empowered with enough authority and responsibility to implement the Title VI Nondiscrimination Program:

• Name — Misty Chase
• Official Title — Director of Pitt Area Transit System
• Address — 1717 W 5! St, Greenville, NC 27834
• Phone — 252-902-2010
• Email — Misty.Chase@pittcountync.gov

Key responsibilities of the Coordinator include:

• Maintaining knowledge of Title VI and related requirements.
• Attending civil rights training when offered by NCDOT or any other regulatory agency.
• Administering the Title VI Nondiscrimination Program and coordinating implementation of this Plan.
• Training internal staff and officials on their Title VI nondiscrimination obligations.
• Disseminating Title VI information internally and to the general public, including in languages other than English.
• Presenting Title VI-related information to decision-making bodies for input and approval.
• Ensuring Title VI-related posters are prominently and publicly displayed.
• Developing a process to collect data related to race, national origin, sex, age, and disability to ensure minority, low-income, and other underserved groups are included and not discriminated against.
• Ensuring that non-elected boards and committees reflect the service area and minorities are represented.
• Implementing procedures for prompt processing (receiving, logging, investigating and/or forwarding) of discrimination complaints.
• Coordinating with, and providing information to, NCDOT and other regulatory agencies during compliance reviews or complaint investigations.
• Promptly resolving areas of deficiency to ensure compliance with Title VI nondiscrimination requirements.

2.5 Change of Title VI Coordinator

If Title VI Coordinator or County Manager changes, this document and all other documents that name the Coordinator, will immediately be updated, and an updated policy statement (and nondiscrimination agreement, if standalone) will be signed by the new County Manager.

2.6  Organizational Chart

Pitt Area Transit System currently employs 49 staff which consist of the following job categories:

• Title VI Coordinator — Misty Chase
• Director (1)
• Maintenance/Trainer (1)
• Administrative Assistants (2)
• Part-time Dispatchers (4)
• Scheduler (1)
• Full-time Drivers (5)
• Part-time Drivers (35)

An organizational chart showing the Title VI Coordinator’s place within the organization is in Appendix B.

2.7 Subrecipients

Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) does not have pass through funds to any other organizations and, therefore, does not have any subrecipients.

3.0 Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy Statement

It is the policy of Pitt Area Transit System (PATS), as a federal-aid recipient, to ensure that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, creed (religion), age or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of our programs and activities, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and all other related nondiscrimination laws and requirements.

- Misty Chase, Director of Transportation

Title VI and Related Authorities

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d) provides that, “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” The 1987 Civil Rights Restoration Act (P.L. 100-259) clarified and restored the original intent of Title VI by expanding the definition of “programs and activities” to include all programs and activities of federal-aid recipients, subrecipients, and contractors, whether such programs and activities are federally assisted or not.

Related nondiscrimination authorities include, but are not limited to: U.S. DOT regulation, 49 CFR part 21, “Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation—Effectuation of Title V1 of the Civil Rights Act”; 49 U.S.C. 5332, “Nondiscrimination (Public Transportation)”; FTA Circular 4702.1B - Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients; DOT Order 5610.2a, “Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations”; FTA C 4703.1 - Environmental Justice Policy Guidance For Federal Transit Administration Recipients; Policy Guidance Conceming (DOT) Recipient's Responsibilities to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons, 74 FR 74087; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, P.L. 101-336; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 790; Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended 42 U.S.C, 6101; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681; Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4601; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794d

Implementation

• This statement will be signed by the Director of Transportation of PATS and re-signed whenever a new person assumes that position.
• The signed statement will be posted on office bulletin boards, near the receptionist’s desk, in meeting rooms, inside vehicles, and disseminated within brochures and other written materials.
• The core of the statement (signature excluded) will circulate internally within annual acknowledgement forms.
• The statement will be posted or provided in languages other than English, when appropriate.

4.0 Notice of Nondiscrimination

Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, creed (religion), age, and disability in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and related statutes. Any person who believes she or he has been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice may file a complaint with PATS.

For more information on the PATS’ civil rights program, and the procedures to file a complaint, contact (252)9022002, email pit.pats@pittcountync.gov; or visit our administrative office at 1717 W 5" St., Greenville, NC 27834. For more information, visitwww.pittcounty.gov.

If information is needed in another language, contact (252)902-2002.

A complainant may file a complaint directly with the North Carolina Department of Transportation by filing with the Office of Civil Rights, External Civil Rights Section, 1511 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1511, Attention: Title VI Nondiscrimination Program; phone: 919-508-1808 or 800-522-0453, or TDD/TTY: 800-735-2962.

A complainant may file a complaint directly with the Federal Transit Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor-TCR, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590.

Implementation

• The notice will be posted in its entirety on our website and in any documents and reports we distribute.
• The notice will be posted in our offices and inside our vehicles.
• Ads in newspapers and other publications shall include the first three (3) bullets.
• The statement will be posted or provided in languages other than English, when appropriate.

5.0 Procedures to Ensure Nondiscriminatory Administration of Programs and Services

We are committed to nondiscriminatory administration of our programs and services, organization wide. PATS will remind employees of Title VI nondiscrimination obligations through staff training and use of the Annual Education and Acknowledgment Form below. The Title VI Coordinator will periodically assess program operations to ensure this policy is being followed.

Annual Education and Acknowledgement Form

Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy

(Title VI and related nondiscrimination authorities)

No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of a Federal-aid recipient.

All employees and representatives of Pitt Area Transit System are expected to consider, respect, and observe this policy in their daily work and duties. If any person approaches you with a civil rights- related question or complaint, please direct him or her to PATS Director Misty Chase at (252)902- 2010 or Email misty.chase@pittcountync.gov.

In all dealings with the public, use courtesy titles (e.g., Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr.) to address or refer to them without regard to their race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

Acknowledgement of Receipt of Title VI Program

I hereby acknowledge receipt of Pitt Area Transit System’s Title VI Program and other nondiscrimination guidelines. I have read the Title VI Program and I am committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of PATS’s programs, policies, services and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed (religion), or disability, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination statutes.

Signature Date —

Implementation

• Periodically, but not more than once a year, …

6.0 Contract Administration

Pitt Area Transit System ensures all contractors will fulfill their contracts in a nondiscriminatory manner. While contractors are not required to prepare a Title VI Program, they must comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of the organization to which they are contracted. PATS and its contractors will not discriminate in the selection and retention of contractors (at any level) or discriminate in employment practices in connection with any of our projects.

6.1 Contract Language 

I. During the performance of this contract, the contractor, for itself, its assignees, and successors in interest (hereinafter referred to as the "contractor") agrees as follows:

(1) Compliance with Regulations: The contractor (hereinafter includes consultants) will comply with the Acts and the Regulations relative to Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as they may be amended from time to time, which are herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this contract.

(2) Nondiscrimination: The contractor, with regard to the work performed by it during the contract, will not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed (religion), low-income, limited English proficiency, or disability in the selection and retention of subcontractors, including procurements of materials and leases of equipment. The contractor will not participate directly or indirectly in the discrimination prohibited by the Acts and the Regulations, including employment practices when the contract covers any activity, project, or program set forth in Appendix B of 49 CFR Part 21.

(3) Solicitations for Subcontractors, Including Procurements of Materials and Equipment: In all solicitations, either by competitive bidding, or negotiation made by the contractor for work to be performed under a subcontract, including procurements of materials, or leases of equipment, each potential subcontractor or supplier will be notified by the contractor of the contractor's obligations under this contract and the Acts and the Regulations relative to Nondiscrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin.

(4) Information and Reports: The contractor will provide all information and reports required by the Acts, the Regulations, and directives issued pursuant thereto and will permit access to its books, records, accounts, other sources of information, and its facilities as may be determined by the Recipient or the FTA to be pertinent to ascertain compliance with such Acts, Regulations, and directives. Where any information required of a contractor is in the exclusive possession of another who fails or refuses to furnish the information, the contractor will so certify to the Recipient or the FTA, as appropriate, and will set forth what efforts it has made to obtain the information.

(5) Sanctions for Noncompliance: In the event of a contractor's noncompliance with the Non- discrimination provisions of this contract, the Recipient will impose such contract sanctions as it or the FTA may determine to be appropriate, including, but not limited to:

• (a) withholding payments to the contractor under the contract until the contractor complies, and/or
• (b) cancelling, terminating, or suspending the contract, in whole or in part.

(6) Incorporation of Provisions: The contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs one through six in every subcontract, including procurements of materials and leases of equipment, unless exempt by the Acts, the Regulations and directives issued pursuant thereto. The contractor will take action with respect to any subcontract or procurement as the Recipient or the FTA may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance. Provided, that if the contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with litigation by a subcontractor, or supplier because of such direction, the contractor may request the Recipient to enter into any litigation to protect the interests of the Recipient. In addition, the contractor may request the United States to enter into the litigation to protect the interests of the United States.

II. During the performance of this contract, the contractor, for itself, its assignees, and successors in interest (hereinafter referred to as the "contractor") agrees to comply with the following nondiscrimination statutes and authorities; including but not limited to:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin): and 49 CFR Part 21.
• The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal-aid programs and projects);
• The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. § 324 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex);
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability); and 49 CFR Part 27;
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age);
• Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, (49 U.S.C. § 471, Section 47123), as amended, (prohibits discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, or sex);
• The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by expanding the definition of the terms "programs or activities" to include all programs or activities of Federal-aid recipients, subrecipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally funded or not);
• Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12189);
• The Federal Aviation Administration's Nondiscrimination statute (49 U.S.C. § 47123) (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex);
• Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, which ensures Nondiscrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs, policies, and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations;
• Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance, national origin discrimination includes discrimination because of Limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure compliance with Title VI, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs (70 Fed. Reg. at 74087 to 74100);
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).
• Federal transit laws. specifically 49 U.S.C. § 5332 (prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, employment, or business opportunity)

Implementation

• The nondiscrimination language above (with initials line) will be appended to any existing contracts, purchase orders, and agreements that do not include it, and initialed by the responsible official of the other organization.
• The nondiscrimination language above (without initials line) will be incorporated as standard language before the signature page of our standard contracts, purchase orders, and agreements.
• The Title VI Coordinator will review existing contracts to ensure the language has been added.

6.2 Nondiscrimination Notice to Prospective Bidders

The Pitt Area Transit System, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination authorities, and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 21 and 26, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority and women business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed, limited English proficiency, low-income, or disability in consideration for an award.

Implementation

• The nondiscrimination language above will be included in all solicitations for bids for work or material and proposals for negotiated agreements to assure interested firms that we provide equal opportunity and do not discriminate.
• Outreach efforts will be made to minority and women-owned firms that work in requested fields and documented.
• Unless specifically required under Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or Affirmative Action programs, all contractors will be selected without regard to their race, color, national origin, or sex.

7.0 External Discrimination Complaint Procedures

These discrimination complaint procedures outline the process used by Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) to process complaints of alleged discrimination filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination laws that are applicable to Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) programs, services, and activities. Complaints will be investigated by the appropriate authority. Upon completion of an investigation, the complainant will be informed of all avenues of appeal. Every effort will be made to obtain early resolution of complaints at the lowest level possible by informal means.

FILING OF COMPLAINTS

1. Applicability — These procedures apply to the beneficiaries of our programs, activities, and services, such as the members of the public and any consultants/contractors we hire.
2. Eligibility — Any person or class of persons who believes that he/she has been subjected to discrimination or retaliation prohibited by any of the Civil Rights authorities based upon race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed (religion) or disability, may file a written complaint. The law prohibits intimidation or retaliation of any sort. The complaint may be filed by the affected individual or a representative and must be in writing.
3. Time Limits and Filing Options — A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the following:
   › The date of the alleged act of discrimination; or
   › The date when the person(s) became aware of the alleged discrimination; or
   › Where there has been a continuing course of conduct, the date on which that conduct was discontinued or the latest instance of the conduct.

Complaints may be submitted to the following entities:

• Pitt Area Transit System, 1717 W 5" St., Greenville NC 27834, Attention: Misty Chase, (252)902-2010, misty.chase@pittcountync.gov.
• North Carolina Department of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights, External Civil Rights Section, 1511 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1511; 919-508-1830 or toll free 800-522-0453
• US Department of Transportation, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, External Civil Rights Programs Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-4070
• Federal Transit Administration, Office of Civil Rights, ATTN: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Bldg. 5" Floor — TCR, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590
• US Department of Justice, Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530, 202-514-6255 or toll free 877-218-5228

4. Format for Complaints — Complaints shall be in writing and signed by the complainant(s) or a representative and include the complainant’s name, address, and telephone number. Complaints received by fax or e-mail will be acknowledged and processed. Allegations received by telephone or in person will be reduced to writing, may be recorded and will be provided to the complainant for confirmation or revision before processing. Complaints will be accepted in other languages, including Braille.
5. Discrimination Complaint Form — The Discrimination Complaint Form is consistent with the FTA Certifications & Assurances, “Nondiscrimination Assurance.”
6. Complaint Basis — Allegations must be based on issues involving race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed (religion) or disability. The term “basis” refers to the complainant's membership in a protected group category.

Complaint Processing

1. When a complaint is received, an Acknowledgment Letter and a Complainant Consent/Release Form will be mailed to the complainant within ten (10) business days by registered mail.
2. We will consult with the NCDOT Title VI Program to determine the acceptability and jurisdiction of all complaints received. (Note: If NCDOT will investigate, the Title VI Program will be responsible for the remainder of this process. We will record the transfer of responsibility in our complaints log).
3. Additional information will be requested if the complaint is incomplete. The complainant will be provided 15 business days to submit any requested information and the signed Consent Release form. Failure to do so may be considered good cause for a determination of no investigative merit.
4. Upon receipt of the requested information and determination of jurisdiction, we will notify the complainant and respondent of whether the complaint has enough merit to warrant investigation.
5. If the complaint is investigated, the notification shall state the grounds of our jurisdiction, while informing the parties that their full cooperation will be required in gathering additional information and assisting the investigator.
6. If the complaint does not warrant investigation, the notification to the complainant shall specifically state the reason for the decision.

Complaint Log

1. When a complaint is received, the complaint will be entered into the Discrimination Complaints Log with other pertinent information and assigned a Case Number. (Note: All complaints must be logged).
2. The complaints log will be submitted to the NCDOT’s Civil Rights office during Title VI compliance reviews. (Note: NCDOT may also request the complaints log during pre-grant approval processes).
3. The Log Year(s) since the last submittal will be entered (e.g., 2015-2018, 2017-2018, FFY 2018, or 2018) and the complaints log will be signed before submitting the log to NCDOT.
4. When reporting no complaints, check the No Complaints or Lawsuits box and sign the log.

Review the Discrimination Complaint Form Now

Investigative Guidance

A. Scope of Investigation — An investigation should be confined to the issues and facts relevant to the allegations in the complaint, unless evidence shows the need to extend the issues.

B. Developing an Investigative Plan — It is recommended that the investigator prepares an Investigative Plan (IP) to define the issues and lay out the blueprint to complete the investigation. The IP should follow the outline below:

1. Complainant(s) Name and Address (Attorney name and address if applicable)
2. Respondent(s) Name and Address (Attorney for the Respondent(s) name and address)
3. Applicable Law(s)
4. Basis/(es)
5. Allegation(s)/Issue(s)
6. Background
7. Name of Persons to be interviewed
   1. Questions for the complainant(s)
   2. Questions for the respondent(s)
   3. Questions for witness(es)
8. Evidence to be obtained during the investigation
   1. Issue — e.g., Complainant alleges his predominantly African American community was excluded from a meeting concerning a future project which could affect the community.
   2. Documents needed: e.g., mailing list which shows all physical addresses, P.O. Box numbers, property owner names, and dates when the meeting notification was mailed; other methods used by the RPO to advertise the meeting.

C. Request for Information — The investigator should gather data and information pertinent to the issues raised in the complaint.

D. Interviews — Interviews should be conducted with the complainant, respondent, and appropriate witnesses during the investigative process. Interviews are conducted to gain a better understanding of the situation outlined in the complaint of discrimination. The main objective during the interview is to obtain information that will either support or refute the allegations.

E. Developing an Investigative Report — The investigator should prepare an investigative report setting forth all relevant facts obtained during the investigation. The report should include a finding for each issue. A sample investigative report is provided below.

Investigative Report

I. COMPLAINANT(S) NAME (or attorney for the complainant(s) — name and address if applicable)

II. RESPONDENT(S) (or attorney for the respondent(s) — Bryan Wardell, Pitt County Attorney, 1717 W 5" St., Greenville, NC 27834 Phone: (252)902-3116)

III. APPLICABLE LAW/REGULATION
[For example, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d); 49 CFR §21.11; 49 CFR §26.53)]

IV. COMPLAINT BASIS/(ES)
[For example, Race, Color, National Origin, Creed (Religion), Sex, Age, Disability)]

V. ISSUES/ALLEGATIONS
{Describe in logical sequence, each allegation including the prohibited basis for the alleged discriminatory conduct, (e.g., race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, or disability) and the specific statutory or regulatory provision the allegation would violate, if proven to be true.}

• Issue #1 — Complainant alleges that transit system failed to inform minority communities of rate increases.
• Issue #2 — Complainant alleges that transit system has not sufficiently publicized or held public meetings to share information regarding fare increases and route changes that impacts low-income and minority citizens.

VI. BACKGROUND
[Provide detailed information regarding the complaint, including a historical overview of the case, including any activities or actions taken prior to accepting the complaint for investigation.]

VII. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE
[Describe in detail, methods used to conduct the investigation, such as document requests, interviews and site visits. Include witnesses’ names and addresses, documents received and/or reviewed, emails sent and received.]

VIII. ISSUES / FINDINGS OF FACT
[Provide a detailed description of the investigator’s analysis of each allegation, based on clear and factual findings. Include specific evidence used to support your findings.]

IX. CONCLUSION
{State whether discrimination did or did not occur. Conclusions must be evidence-based and defensible. Test conclusions by considering all possible rebuttal arguments from the respondent and complainant. Both respondent and the complainant should be given an opportunity to confirm or rebut the assertions of the other party and your findings, but all the evidence you’ve presented should speak for itself.}

X. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
[Outline what should be done to remedy the findings or, if necessary, provide justice for the complainant.]

APPENDIX
[Include in the Appendix any supplemental materials that support your findings and conclusion.]

8.0 Service Area Population Characteristics

To ensure that Title VI reporting requirements are met, we will collect and maintain population data on potential and actual beneficiaries of our programs and services. This section contains relevant population data for our overall service area. This data provides context for the Title VI Nondiscrimination Program and will be used to ensure nondiscrimination in public outreach and delivery of our programs and services.

8.1. RACE AND ETHNICITY

The following table was completed using data from Census Table QT-P3, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2010:

8.2 AGE & SEX

The following table was completed using data from Census Table QT-P1, Age Groups and Sex: 2010:

Median Age 35

8.3 DISABILIY

The following table was completed using data from Census Table $1810, Disability Characteristics:

8.4 Poverty

The following table was completed using fata from the Census Table S1701, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months:

8.5 HOUSEHOLD INCOME

The following table was completed using data from Census Table $1901, Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2013 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars):

8.5 HOUSEHOLD INCOME

The following table was completed using data from Census Table S1901, Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2013 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars):

8.6 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY POPULATIONS

See Section 10.6

8.7 POPULATION LOCATIONS

Federal-aid recipients are required to identify the characteristics and locations of populations they serve, particularly by race/ethnicity, poverty and limited English proficiency. We will document this narratively or through maps that overlay boundaries and demographic features on specific communities, and provide this information to NCDOT, upon request.

9.0 Title VI Equity Analyses and Environmental Justice Assessments

Title VI Equity Analyses. In accordance with FTA Circular 4702.1B, a Title VI equity analysis will be conducted whenever we construct a facility, such as a vehicle storage facility, maintenance facility, or operation center. The equity analysis will be conducted during the planning stage, with regard to the location of the facility, to determine if the project could result in a disparate impact to minority communities based on race, color or national origin. Accordingly, we will look at various alternatives before selecting a site for the facility. Project-specific demographic data on potentially affected communities and their involvement in decision-making activities will be documented. Title VI Equity Analyses will remain on file indefinitely, and copies will be provided to NCDOT, upon request, during compliance reviews or complaint investigations.

Environmental Justice Analyses. As required by FTA C 4703.1, environmental justice (EJ) analyses will be conducted to determine if our programs, policies, or activities will result in disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations. EJ applies to our projects, such as when we construct or modify a facility, and our policies, such as when there will be a change in service, amenities or fares. Thus, we will look at various alternatives and seek input from potentially affected communities before making a final decision. Demographic data will be collected to document their involvement in the decision-making process. EJ analyses will remain on file indefinitely, and copies will be provided to NCDOT, upon request, during compliance reviews or complaint investigations.

10.0 Public Involvement 

10.1 INTRODUCTION

Effective public involvement is a key element in addressing Title V! in decision-making. This Public Participation Plan describes how Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) will disseminate vital agency information and engage the public. We will seek out and consider the input and needs of interested parties and groups traditionally underserved by transportation systems who may face challenges accessing our services, sucn as minority ana Iimited Englisn proficient (LEP) persons. Underlying these efforts Is our commitment to determining the most effective outreach methods for a given project or population.

General public involvement practices will include:

• Use of social media and other resources as a way to gain public involvement.
• Coordinating with community- and faith-based organizations such as the Hispanic Liaison, educational institutions, and other entities to implement public engagement strategies that reach out specifically to members of affected minority and/or LEP communities.
• Providing opportunities for public participation through means other than written communication, such as personal interviews or use of audio or video recording devices to capture oral comments.
• Considering radio, television, or newspaper ads on stations and in publications that serve LEP populations. Outreach to LEP persons could also include audio programming available on podcasts.

10.2 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

Authorities with regard to our program. The primary means of achieving this will be posting and disseminating the policy statement and notice as stipulated in Sections 3.0 and 4.0, respectively. Additional measures may include verbally announcing our obligations and the public's rights at meetings, placing flyers at places frequented by targeted populations, and an equal opportunity tag-on at the end of radio announcements. The method of notification will be determined through an initial screening of the area.

10.3 DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION

Information on Title VI and other programs will be crafted and disseminated to employees, contractors and subrecipients, stakeholders, and the general public. Public dissemination efforts may vary depending on factors present, but will generally include: posting public statements setting forth our nondiscrimination policy in eye-catching designs and locations; placing brochures in public places, such as government offices, transit facilities, and libraries; having nondiscrimination language within contracts; including nondiscrimination notices in meeting announcements and handouts; and displaying our Notice of Nondiscrimination at all our public meetings.

At a minimum, nondiscrimination information will be disseminated on our website and on posters in conspicuous areas at our office(s). Project-related information and our most current Title VI-related information will be maintained online.

10.4 MEETINGS AND OUTREACH

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to public involvement. A variety of comprehensive and targeted public participation methods will be used to facilitate meaningful public involvement. Methods for engaging stakeholders and target audiences, including traditionally underserved and excluded populations (i.e., minorities, youth, low-income, the disabled, etc.) will include the following:

Public Relations and Outreach

Public relations and outreach (PRO) strategies aim to conduct well-planned, inclusive and meaningful public participation events that foster good relations and mutual trust through shared decision-making with the communities we serve.

• We will seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected.
• Public events will aim to be collaborative, fun, and educational for all, rather than confrontational and prescriptive.
• Media plans will typically involve multiple channels of communication like mailings, radio, TV, and newspaper ads.
• Abstract objectives will be avoided in meeting announcements. Specific “attention-grabbing” reasons to attend will be used, such as “Help us figure out how to relieve congestion on [corridor name]?” or “How much should it cost to ride the bus? Let us know on [date].”
• Efforts will be made to show how the input of participants can, or did, influence final decisions.
• We will do our best to form decision-making committees that look like and relate to the populations we serve.
• We will seek out and identify community contacts and partner with local community- and faith-based organizations that can represent, and help us disseminate information to, target constituencies.
• Demographic data will be requested during public meetings, surveys, and from community contacts and committee members.

Public Meetings

“Public meeting” refers to any meeting open to the public, such as hearings, charrettes, open house and board meetings.

• Public meetings will be conducted at times, locations, and facilities that are convenient and accessible.
• Meeting materials will be available in a variety of predetermined formats to serve diverse audiences.
• An assortment of advertising means may be employed to inform the community of public meetings.
• Assistance to persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency will be provided, as required.

Small Group Meetings

A small group meeting is a targeted measure where a meeting is held with a specific group, usually at their request or consent. These are often closed meetings, as they will typically occur on private property at the owner's request.

• If it is determined that a targeted group has not been afforded adequate opportunities to participate, the group will be contacted to inquire about possible participation methods, including a group meeting with them individually.
• Unless unusual circumstances or safety concerns exist, hold the meeting at a location of the target group’s choosing.
• Share facilitation duties or relinquish them to members of the target group.
• Small group discussion formats may be integrated into larger group public meetings and workshops. When this occurs, the smaller groups will be as diverse as the participants in the room.

Community Surveying

• Opinion surveys will occasionally be used to obtain input from targeted groups or the general public on their transportation needs, the quality or costs of our services, and feedback on our public outreach efforts.
• Surveys may be conducted via telephone, door-to-door canvassing, at community fairs, by placing drop boxes in ideal locations, or with assistance from other local agencies like social services.
• Surveys will be translated into languages other than English, when appropriate.

10.5 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons are individuals for whom English is not their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. These individuals reported to the U.S. Census Bureau that they speak English less than very well.

To comply with USDOT’s LEP Policy Guidance and Executive Order 13166, this section of our Title VI Plan outlines the steps we will take to ensure meaningful access by LEP persons to all benefits, services and information provided under our programs and activities. A four-factor analysis was conducted to determine the LEP language groups present in our planning area and the specific language services that are needed.

Four-Factor Analysis

In determining how to provide meaningful access to LEP persons, we will apply the four-factor analysis outlined in USDOT guidance. The four factors are:

1. The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by the program, activity, or service of the recipient or grantee;
2. The frequency with which LEP individuals come in contact with the program;
3. The nature and importance of the program, activity, or service provided by the recipient to people's lives; and
4. The resources available to the recipient and costs.

Factor #1: The number or proportion of LEP persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by the program, activity, or service of the recipient.

The majority of the Spanish speaking population resides in the northern areas of Pitt County.

Factor #2: The frequency with which LEP individuals come in contact with the program.

Pitt Area Transit System (PATS) does not frequently encounter LEP individuals. However, on occasion we do receive requests for information in Spanish, and occasionally encounter individuals with limited English proficiency needing assistance in scheduling transportation or understanding rider policies.

Factor # 3: The nature and importance of the program, activity, of service provided by the recipient to people’s lives.

Pitt County Transportation is a very important resource to all of our citizens, including LEP persons as we provide medical trips, dialysis trips, work related trips, as well as life sustaining trips. We provide door to door services with wheelchair accessible vehicles. All of our drivers are trained in defensive driving, CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens and ADA/Passenger sensitivity.

Factor #4: The resources available to the recipient and costs.

LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PLAN

As a result of the above four factor analysis, a Language Assistance Plan (LAP) was not required. However, reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate any persons encountered who require written translation or oral interpretation services.

Language Assistance Measures

The following general language assistance measures are reasonable and achievable for our organization at this time:

• Translating public notices posted in the local paper and at stations, stops, and in vehicles into any languages that meet the safe harbor threshold in Factor 1.
• Vital documents—such as brochures with service times and routes—are translated into Spanish across the entire service area, and available in our facilities, doctor’s offices and shopping centers.
• Making a concerted effort to inform LEP persons of available language assistance via staff, broadcast media, relationship-building with organizations, and our website.
• Posting vital bulletin board information and disseminating community surveys in various languages.
• Providing translation and interpretive services when appropriate (upon request or predetermined) at meetings.
• Determining how best to take public involvement to LEP groups directly, including through small group meetings.
• Where possible, utilizing or hiring staff who speak a language other than English and can provide competent language assistance.
• Note: We will not ask community-based organizations (CBO) to provide, or serve as, interpreters at our meetings. Relying upon CBOs in that capacity could raise ethical concerns. If a CBO decides (on its own) to translate any materials for its constituents, or bring interpreters it trusts to our meetings, we will not object. That is their right.
• Using language identification flashcards to determine appropriate services.
• Establishing a process to obtain feedback on our language assistance measures.

Written Translation and Oral Interpretation

Vital documents will be translated for each eligible LEP language group in our service area that constitutes 5% or 1,000, whichever is less, of the population of persons eligible to be served or likely to be encountered. Translated materials will be placed online and in appropriate public (or private) places accessible to LEP persons. The safe harbor provisions apply to the translation of written documents only, and do not affect the requirement to provide meaningful access to LEP individuals through competent oral interpreters where oral language services are needed and are reasonable. When appropriate, translation of any document will be communicated orally in the appropriate language.

In the event that the 5% trigger is reached for a LEP language group that is fewer than 50 persons, written notice will be provided in the primary language of that group of the right to receive competent oral interpretation of vital written materials, free of cost. The most effective method of notice, which could be an ad in the local newspaper or other publication, a radio commercial, or door hangers, will be determined in consideration of the circumstances on the ground and in coordination with LEP community contacts.

Staff Support for Language Assistance

• Agency staff will be provided a list of referral resources that can assist LEP persons with written translation and oral interpretation, including the Title VI Officer and any outside consultant contracted to provide language services. This list will be updated as needed to remain current.
• All main offices and vehicles will have on hand a supply of language assistance flashcards and materials translated into the languages of the largest LEP language groups. When encountered by an LEP person, staff (including drivers) should present the individual with an iSpeak flashcard and let them choose the language. Do not assume you know their preferred language. Drivers are permitted to seek volunteer assistance from other passengers before contacting a referral resource. Document the encounter and report it to the Title VI Coordinator.
• Training: All employees will be instructed on our procedures for providing timely and reasonable assistance to LEP persons. New employee orientation will also explain these procedures to new hires. Staff routinely encountering LEP persons by telephone or in person will receive annual refresher training. All other employees will be reminded of LEP through annual Title VI program acknowledgements ( section 5.0) and basic Title VI trainings (section 11.0).

Project-Specific LEP Outreach

A project-specific four factor analysis will be conducted for any project or outreach event limited to a specific geographical area (i.e., the project study area or outreach area, respectively). Language assistance will be provided in accordance with the measures already outlined, including translating written materials for each LEP language group that is 5% or 1,000, whichever is less, of the project or outreach area population.

Monitoring and Updating the LAP

Monitoring of daily interactions with LEP persons will be continuous, thus language assistance techniques may be refined at any time. This Plan will be periodically reviewed—at least annually—to determine if our assistance measures and staff training are working. Resource availability and feedback from agency staff and the general public will be factors in the evaluation and any proposed updates. Among other practices, this process will include working with LEP community contacts to determine if our employees are responding appropriately to requests made with limited English or in languages other than English, and observing how agency staff responds to requests, including observing drivers or surveying riders. To the best of our ability, we will attempt to never eliminate a successful existing LEP service. Significant LEP program revisions will be approved or adopted by our board or designated official and dated accordingly. LEP data and procedures will be reviewed and updated at least once every three years.

10.6 DEMOGRAPHIC REQUEST

The following was used to collect required data on Key Community Contacts and nonelected committee members.

PATS is required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related authorities to record demographic information on members of its boards and committees. 
Please provide the following information:

Race/Ethnicity:

• [ ] White  
• [ ] Black/African American  
• [ ] Asian   
• [ ] American Indian/Alaskan Native
• [ ] Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
• [ ] Hispanic/Latino
• [ ] Other (please specify): _____   

National Origin: (if born outside the U.S.)

• [ ] Mexican
• [ ] Central American  
• [ ] South American
• [ ] Puerto Rico
• [ ] Chinese
• [ ] Vietnamese
• [ ] Korean
• [ ] Other (please specify): _____   

Gender: [ ] Male    [ ] Female

Disability: [ ] Yes    [ ] No

Age:

• [ ] Less than 18
• [ ] 18-29
• [ ] 30-44
• [ ] 45-64
• [ ] 65 and older

I choose not to provide any of the information requested above: [ ]

Completed forms will remain on file as part of the public record. For more information regarding Title VI or this request, please contact Pitt Area Transit System at (252) 902-2002 or by email at pitt.pats@pittcountync.gov.

Please sign below acknowledging that you have completed this form.

Name (print): _______
Signature: _______

Implementation

• Forms will be completed prior to NCDOT Title VI reviews and remain on file for three years.
• All new and existing members of appointed decision-making boards or committees will be required to complete this form for reporting purposes.
• If a member, for whatever reason, selects “I choose not to provide any of the information requested above,” this will be accepted as a completed form.
• If a member chooses not to provide any of the information on the form, the Title VI Coordinator will be permitted to indicate that member's race and gender, based on the Coordinator's best guess.
• Data from these forms will be used to complete the Demographic Request Table.
• Once a new member submits this form, the Demographic Request Table for the associated committee will be updated.

10.7 KEY COMMUNITY CONTACTS

Contact information for key community contacts is not public information and is maintained outside of this document. Any staff member who wishes to contact any individual listed above must request that information from the Title VI Coordinator.

10.8 SUMMARY OF OUTREACH EFFORTS MADE SINCE LAST TITLE VI PROGRAM

The following format is used to document PATS outreach efforts in reports to NCDOT. All meetings and disseminations of information capture information for the table below:

11.0 Staff Training/h2>

All employees will receive basic Title VI training at least once every three years. New hires will receive this training within 15 days of their start date. Basic training will cover all sections of this Plan and our overall Title VI obligations. Staff may receive specialized training on how Title VI applies to their specific work areas. Those who routinely encounter the public, such as office personnel, call center staff, and vehicle drivers, will receive annual refresher training. Trainings will be provided or organized by the Title VI Coordinator and will often coincide with updates to our nondiscrimination policies and procedures. Records of staff trainings, such as agendas, sign-in sheets, copies of calendars, and certificates, will remain on file for at least three years (and in personnel files).

12.0 Nonelected Boards and Committees — By Race and Gender

The table below depicts race and gender compositions for each of our nonelected (appointed) decision- making bodies. Member names and full demographics for each committee are available, upon request.

Strategies for Representative Committees

Diversification goals will be provided to our nonelected boards and committees to help ensure that their membership mirrors our service area demographics, as adequately as possible. We will provide periodic updates on our outreach efforts at meetings. When there is an opening on a board or committee, we will ensure the following:

• Current members will be made aware of diversity goals and polled for nominees.
• Officials from local minority groups will be made aware of the diversity goals and polled for nominees.
• Key Contacts from LEP groups will be contacted and polled for nominees.
• Arecruitment notice fora Board Member opening will be posted on our website.
• An advertisement of recruitment notice for a Board Member will be placed with the local newspaper and other publications popular with minorities and other protected groups.

13.0 Record-Keeping and Reports

As a subrecipient of FTA funds through NCDOT, we are required to submit a Title VI Program update to NCDOT every three years, on a schedule determined by NCDOT. Records will be kept to document compliance with the requirements of the Title VI Program. Unless otherwise specified, Title VI-related records shall be retained indefinitely. These records will be made available for inspection by authorized officials of the NCDOT and/or FTA. Reports on Title VI-related activities and progress to address findings identified during Title VI compliance reviews may also be provided, upon request. It will occasionally be necessary to update this Title VI Plan or any of its components (e.g., complaints, Public Involvement, and LEP). Updates will be submitted to NCDOT for review and approval and adopted by our Board when required.

In addition to items documented throughout this Plan, records and reports due at the time of compliance reviews or investigations may include:

Compliance Reviews

• Title VI Program Plan
• List of civil rights trainings provided or received
• Summaries from any internal reviews conducted
• Ads and notices for specific meetings
• Findings from reviews by any other external agencies
• Title VI equity analyses and EJ assessments
• Discrimination Complaints Log

Complaint Investigations

• Investigative Reports
• Discrimination complaint, as filed
• List of interviewees (names and affiliations)
• Supporting Documentation (e.g., requested items, photos taken, dates and methods of contact, etc.)

14.0 Transit Providers

This section applies to providers of fixed public transportation only. PATS does not provide any fixed route service.

Appendix A
Applicable Nondiscrimination Authorities

During the implementation of this Title VI Program, the organization, for itself, its assignees and successors in interest, is reminded that it has agreed to comply with the following non-discrimination statutes and authorities, including but not limited to:

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., 78 stat. 252), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin); and 49 CFR Part 21.
• The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. § 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced or whose property has been acquired because of Federal or Federal-aid programs and projects);
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability); and 49 CFR Part 27;
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of age);
• The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, (PL 100-209), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by expanding the definition of the terms "programs or activities” to include all of the programs or activities of the Federal-aid recipients, sub-recipients and contractors, whether such programs or activities are Federally funded or not);
• Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12189) as implemented by Department of Transportation regulations at 49 CFR parts 37 and 38;
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits you from discriminating because of sex in education programs or activities (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq).
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., Pub. L. 88-352), (prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed (religion), sex, or national origin);
• 49 CFR Part 26, regulation to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT- assisted contracts in the Department's highway, transit, and airport financial assistance programs;
• Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, which ensures discrimination against minority populations by discouraging programs, policies, and activities with disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations;
• Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance, national origin discrimination includes discrimination because of Limited English Proficiency (LEP).

Appendix B 

Organizational Chart

Citizens > County Commissioners > County Manager > Deputy County Manager > Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) & Transportation Director Title VI Coordinator

Appendix C - NCDOT’s Compliance Review Checklist for Transit

(please note this is a summary - to request official document / transcript please contact Pitt Area Transit System)

I. Program Administration (General Requirements)

Requirement: FTA C 4702.1B — Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for FTA Recipients, Chapter III — General Requirements and Guidelines.

Note: Every NCDOT subrecipient receiving any of the FTA Formula Grants listed above must complete this section.

Requested Items

1. A copy of the recipient’s signed NCDOT’s Title VI Nondiscrimination Agreement
2. Title VI Policy Statement (signed)
3. Title VI Notice to the Public, including a list of locations where the notice is posted
4. Type the name and title of your Title VI Coordinator and attach a list of their Title VI duties
   Name/Title: 
5. Title VI Complaint Procedures (i.e., instructions to the public regarding how to file a Title VI discrimination complaint)
6. Title VI Complaint Form
7. List of transit-related Title VI investigations, complaints, and lawsuits (i.e., discrimination complaints log)
8. Public Participation Plan, including information about outreach methods to engage traditionally underserved constituencies (e.g., minorities, limited English proficient populations (LEP), low-income, disabled), as well as a summary of outreach efforts made since the last Title VI Program submission
9. Language Assistance Plan for providing language assistance to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP), based on the DOT LEP Guidance, which requires conducting four-factor analyses
10. A table depicting the membership of non-elected committees and councils, the membership of which is selected by the recipient, broken down by race, and a description of the process the agency uses to encourage the participation of minorities on such committees
11. A copy of board meeting minutes, resolution, or other appropriate documentation showing the board of directors or appropriate governing entity or official(s) responsible for policy decisions reviewed and approved the Title VI Program
12. A description of the procedures the agency uses to ensure nondiscriminatory administration of full programs and services
13. If you pass through FTA funds to other organizations, include a description of how you monitor your subrecipients for compliance with Title VI, and a schedule for your subrecipients’ Title VI Program submissions.
    > No Subrecipients
14. A Title VI equity analysis if you have constructed or conducted planning for a facility, such as a vehicle storage facility, maintenance facility, operation center, etc.
    > No Facilities Planned or Constructed
15. Copies of environmental justice assessments conducted for any construction projects during the past three years and, if needed based on the results, a description of the program or other measures used or planned to mitigate any identified adverse impact on the community
    > No Construction Projects
16. If the recipient has undergone a Title VI Compliance Review in the last 3 years, please indicate the year of the last review and who conducted it.
    Year/Agency: __________

II. Transit Providers

Requirement: FTA C 4702.1B, Chapter IV — Requirements and Guidelines for Fixed Route Transit Providers.

Note: All NCDOT subrecipients that provide fixed route public transportation services (e.g., local, express or commuter bus; bus rapid transit; commuter rail; passenger ferry) must complete this section.

Not Applicable (This section does not apply if only demand response services are provided.)

Requested Items

17. Service standards (quantitative measures) developed for each specific fixed route mode that the recipient provides must be submitted for each of the following indicators:
    • Vehicle load for each mode (Expressed as the ratio of passengers to the total number of seats on a vehicle. For example, on a 40-seat bus, a vehicle load of 1.3 means all seats are filled and there are approximately 12 standees.)
    • Vehicle headway for each mode (Measured in minutes (e.g., every 15 minutes). Headway refers to the amount of time between two vehicles traveling in the same direction on a given line. A shorter headway corresponds to more frequent service. Service frequency is measured in vehicles per hour (e.g., 4 buses per hour).)
    • On-time performance for each mode (Expressed as a percentage, this is a measure of runs completed as scheduled. The recipient must define what is considered to be “on time.” Performance can be measured against route origins and destinations only, or also against specified time points along a route.)
    • Service availability for each mode (A general measure of the distribution of routes within a service area, such as setting the maximum distance between bus stops/train stations, or requiring that a percentage of residents be within a one-quarter mile walk of bus service.)
18. Service policies (system-wide policies) adopted to ensure that service design and operations practices do not result in discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin must be submitted for each of the following:
    • Transit amenities for each mode (e.g., benches, shelters, printed materials, escalators, elevators, and waste receptacles. Attach this information only if you have decision-making authority over siting transit amenities or if you set policies to determine their siting.)
    • Vehicle assignment for each mode (Refers to the process by which transit vehicles are placed into service, including how vehicles are distributed across routes to avoid discrimination.)

Title VI Nondiscrimination Agreement

Between The North Carolina Department of Transportation AND Pitt Area Transit

In accordance with DOT Order 1050.2A the Pitt Area Transit System assures the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, age, or disability, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 and related nondiscrimination authorities, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination or retaliation under any program or activity undertaken by Pitt Area Transit.

Further, the Pitt Area Transit hereby agrees to:

1. Designate a Title VI Coordinator that has a responsible position within the organization and easy access to the Director of the organization.
2. Issue a policy statement, signed by the Director of the organization which expresses a commitment to the nondiscrimination provisions of Title VI and related applicable statutes. The signed policy statement shall be posted and circulated throughout the organization and to the general public and published where appropriate in languages other than English. The policy statement will be re-signed when there is a change of Director.
3. Insert the clauses of the contract language from Section 6 in every contract awarded by the organization. Ensure that every contract awarded by the organization’s contractors or consultants also includes the contract language.
4. Process all and, when required, investigate complaints of discrimination consistent with the procedures contained within this Plan. Log all complaints for the administrative record.
5. Collect statistical data (race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability) on participants in, and beneficiaries of, programs and activities carried out by the organization.
6. Participate in training offered on Title VI and other nondiscrimination requirements. Conduct or request training for employees or the organization’s subrecipients.
7. Take affirmative action, if reviewed or investigated by NCDOT, to correct any deficiencies found within a reasonable time period, not to exceed 90 calendar days, unless reasonable provisions are granted by NCDOT.
8. Document all Title VI nondiscrimination-related activities as evidence of compliance. Submit information and reports to NCDOT on a schedule outlined by NCDOT.

This Agreement is given in consideration of, an for the purpose of obtaining, any and all federal funds, grants, loans, contracts, properties, discounts or other federal financial assistance under all programs and activities and is binding.

Title VI NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT- Director

3.0 Title VI NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Pitt Area Transit (PATS) as a federal aid-recipient to ensure that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, creed (religion), age, or disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subject to discrimination under any of our programs and activities, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and all other related nondiscrimination laws and requirements.

All employees and representative of Pitt Area Transit are expected to consider, respect, and observe this policy in their daily work and duties. If any person approaches you with a civil rights-related question or complaint please direct him or her to Misty Chase at 252-902-2010.

In all dealing with the public, use courtesy titles to address or refer them to them without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

| hereby acknowledge receipt of Pitt Area Transit Title VI Program and | am committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of Pitt Area Transit programs, policies, services and activities based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed (religion) or disability, as provided by the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination statues.

Signature - Misty Chase
Date 4/15/24

Local Flood Hazard

The dominant source of flooding in Pitt County is riverine flooding.

Riverine flooding from heavy rainfall occurs on the:

• Black Swamp
• Briery Swamp
• Chicod Creek
• Clayroot Swamp
• Conetoe Creek
• Contentnea Creek
• Cow Swamp
• Creeping Swamp
• Crisp Creek
• Fork Swamp
• Great Branch
• Grindle Creek
• Gum Swamp
• Hardee Creek
• Harris Mill Run
• Hunting Run
• Indian Wells Swamp
• Jacob Branch
• Juniper Branch
• Kitten Creek
• Lawerence Run
• Little Contentnea Creek
• Meadow Branch
• Middle Swamp Marsh
• Middle Swamp
• Moyes Run-Cannon Swamp
• Otter Creek
• Pea Branch
• Poley Branch
• Swift Creek
• Tar River
• Tranters Creek
• The Tributaries of Baldwin Swamp
• The Tributaries of Pinelog Branch
• Tyson Creek

North Carolina also experiences hurricanes, tropical storms, and severe extra-tropical cyclones, known as "Nor'easters." These storms passing through the county have historically produced flooding and property damage. Flood losses are also caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in the floodplain causing increases in flood heights and velocities, and by the occupancy in flood hazard areas vulnerable to floods or hazardous to other lands, which are inadequately elevated, flood proofed, or otherwise unprotected from flood damages.

Prior to the initiation of any development work in a flood hazard area local permits must be applied for an issued to ensure that it will not aggravate the effects of flooding and that the structures are flood damage resistant.

Development work includes:

• Alteration of shore bank or bottom of any waterway
• Bulk heading
• Clearing or Alteration of Land Prior to Building
• Dredging
• Driving of piles
• Dumping
• Excavation
• Filling

Please contact the Pitt County Building Inspections Department at 902-3185 or the Planning Department at 902-3250 if you are planning to perform any of the previously mentioned development work.

Every year, flooding causes more property damage in the United States than any other type of natural disaster. While recent improvements in construction practices have made new homes less prone to flood damage, there are a significant number of existing houses that continue to be susceptible to repetitive losses. Many of these homeowners feel they are trapped in a never ending cycle of flooding and repairing. The house is rarely the same, and its value usually declines.

However, there are ways this cycle of repetitive flooding can be broken. Throughout the country, many examples can be found to illustrate practical and cost-effective methods for reducing or eliminating the risk of a house being flooded again. Or in cases where flooding may be unavoidable, steps are taken to reduce the amount of damages incurred. Some have reduced their flood losses by taking temporary measures such as moving furniture and equipment to upper floors or to higher elevations. Others have held back rising waters by sandbagging or building temporary levees. More permanent approaches have also been used. The Federal Insurance Administration has published a manual that describes various techniques that can be used to flood proof an existing building. This process is known as "retrofitting."

The Design Manual for Retrofitting Floodprone Structures presents a series of permanent retrofitting measures that can be incorporated into an existing house to reduce or eliminate the potential of future flooding.

The measures covered include:

• Elevation of a structure
• Protection of utilities
• Relocation of a structure
• Sealing a structure
• Use of levees and flood walls

This document and others related to flooding can be ordered free of charge by calling FEMA at 1-800-480-2520. The Pitt County Planning Department also has flood related documents available for your review. They can be reached by dialing 902-3250.

Substantial Improvements

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires that if the cost of reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvements to a building exceeds 50% of the buildings market value, then the building must meet the same construction requirements as a new building. Substantially damaged buildings must also be brought up to current elevation standards.(i.e., a structure damaged so that the cost of repairs equals or exceeds 50% of the building's value before it was damaged must be elevated to or above the base flood elevation.)

Natural & Beneficial Functions of Floodplains

In addition to the natural beauty of our rivers and wetlands these, features dissipate wave forces, reduce frequency and duration of surface flow, provide habitat for fish, wildlife, and other vegetation, and filter various forms of runoff. Fortunately, the State of North Carolina has implemented Buffer Rules to protect the areas immediately adjacent to our water bodies from undesirable development that could be detrimental to their functions. For further information on these Buffer Rules, please contact NCDENR at 919-733-7984.

What actions can residents of flood hazard areas take to decrease the potential of injury due to flooding?

• Be familiar with local flood warning procedures as mentioned in this notice.
• Do not attempt to cross a flowing stream where water is above your knees.
• Keep children away from flood waters, ditches, culverts, and storm drains.
• If your vehicle stalls in high water, abandon it immediately and seek higher ground.
• Evacuate the flood hazard area in times of impending flood or when advised to do so by Pitt County officials.
• Just prior to evacuations, cut off all electrical circuits at the fuse panel or disconnect switches. If this in not possible, disconnect all electrical appliances and shut off the water services and gas valves in your home.

How does the Flood Warning System for Pitt County work?

The county receives flood warnings from the National Weather Service via the Emergency Broadcast System and the NC. Division of Emergency Management. Within 24 hours or less, the Pitt County Emergency Services Office acts upon all warnings received and disseminates important information to the public via local radio, television stations, fixed siren systems, public address systems, and the Emergency Broadcast System. The county has also adopted an Emergency Operations Plan to address multiple hazards that threaten the jurisdiction. This document presents a basic plan for Pitt County officials that clearly defines who will do what and when during an emergency.

As a resident of Pitt County, can I get flood insurance on my home?

Usually, your homeowners insurance policy does not cover losses due to flooding. Pitt County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program which makes federal flood insurance available to everyone in the county. Pitt County is in the process of joining the Community Rating System Program. By implementing this program, Pitt County will afford its citizens the ability to receive discounts on there flood insurance premiums. Call your insurance agent regarding these rates and other information specific to your policy. Being in the regular phase of the NFIP, a detailed flood insurance study has been done and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) developed.

The Register of Deeds Office serves as custodian and manager of a large number of public records.

This includes the responsibility for filing Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing statements related to personal property. It also serves as the custodian of vital records, including certificates of birth and death occurring within the County. In addition, this office issues marriage licenses and certifies birth, death, and marriage certificates.

Veterans' military discharge records and notary public commissions are maintained here as well, and the office administers the oath to all notaries public. Recording fees and certificate fees apply for these services.

This office also records land-related documents, including:

• Agreements
• Assignments
• Assumed Names
• Corporate Documents
• Deeds of Trust Cancellations
• Deeds of Trust
• Deeds
• Easements
• Leases
• Subdivision Maps

Pursuant to NCGS 161-10, fees for a certified copy of the following vital records documents follow:

• Birth Certificate:$10.00
• Death Certificate:  $10.00
• Marriage Certificate:$10.00
• To prepare an Amendment $10.00
• Photocopies: $   .25

Pursuant to NCGS 161-10(a)(2) the fee for a marriage license follows:

• Marriage License $60.00 
  $30.00 to State Domestic Violence Fund, $5.00 to NC Children's Trust Fund
  There are no refunds on Marriage License.

Pitt County accepts eRecordings from several vendors

To compare prices and begin eRecording with our office, use the following information below to contact:

Corporation Service Company

Phone: 866-652-0111
Corporation Service Company Website

eRecording Partners Network

Phone: 888-325-3365
eRecording Partners Network Website

Indecomm Global Services

Phone: 877-272-5250
Indecomm Global Services Website

Simplifile

Phone: 800-460-5657
Simplifile Website

You will need a current photo id, drivers license or passport.

The fee is $10.00.

REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A MARRIAGE LICENSE IN PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

The prospective applicants must come into our office together with the following:

1. Have identification and Social Security Card.
   A.  Driver’s license, DMV identification card or Passport.
   B.  Social Security card, W-2 showing full number or previously filed tax records.  If an individual is not eligible to obtain a Social Security number, then an affidavit must be completed.
2. If divorced, have the date (month and year) of divorce.  If divorce is final within the last 30 days, must bring certified copy of divorce decree.  If previous spouse is deceased, you will need a certified copy of death certificate if within the past 30 day. Must know date of death (month and year).
3. If 16 or 17 years old, current picture identification (see 1 A above), a certified birth certificate, and a parent with current picture identification (see 1 A above) to sign the license in our office.  If parents are divorced, bring parent that has custody along with a certified copy of the custody papers. Age difference must not be more than 4 years between parties.

The fee is $60.00 (effective September 1, 2009)  

$30.00 of this fee will be forwarded to the State of North Carolina to be used for family violence programs.
$5.00 of the cost is forwarded to the NC Children’s Trust Fund.

There is no waiting period in North Carolina; however, license must be used within 60 days from date of issue as stated on license and returned to the county that issued the license.

Marriage license are issued between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays.  
Please allow at least 20-30 minutes for the license to be completed.

You may go online and complete the marriage application at www.pittcountync.gov.  
then click on the online application and complete.   After completion, click on submit. 

Yes, both parties need to be present.

The fee for a marriage license is $60.00.

Paying someone else’s delinquent property taxes does not entitle you to ownership of the property. In North Carolina, property tax collection, lien placement, and foreclosure follow a specific legal process. While anyone may pay the taxes on a property, doing so does not transfer title or ownership rights.

North Carolina requires all real property to be appraised at 100% market value as of January 1 of the county’s most recent General Reappraisal year.
Market value is established by buyers and sellers of real estate. Appraisals for tax purposes are determined by comparative sales analysis with in a locational market area.

Transfers of ownership of real property for the current tax year have been updated through May to reflect the current owner.
 For personal property, the bill is sent to the listing owner as of January 1 of the current tax year.

Property taxes are billed each July and are due by September 1. However, they are not considered delinquent, and no interest or enforced collections will apply, until January 6.

The Pitt County Board of Commissioners sets County, fire and EMS district taxes annually when the budget is adopted. Municipal tax rates are set by the respective elected town officials.

A property reappraisal, also known as revaluation, is a process where a taxing jurisdiction (like a county or municipality) reassesses the value of all properties (land and buildings) within its boundaries to reflect their current market value as of a specified date.

Market value is defined by North Carolina law as the price a property would sell for between a willing buyer and a willing seller, both knowledgeable about the property and under no pressure to buy or sell.

Pitt County appraisers research recent property sales in the local market to estimate values. The following methods may be used:

• Sales Comparison Approach: Compares your property to similar ones recently sold.
• Cost Approach: Estimates how much it would cost to rebuild your property, minus depreciation.
• Income Approach: Used for income-producing properties and based on rental income.

State law requires reappraisals at least every eight years. Pitt County conducts reappraisals every four years to ensure property values reflect the current market and the tax burden is fairly distributed.

Pitt County’s own certified real property appraisers—who have over 100 combined years of experience—conduct the reappraisals. No outside firms are used.

More frequent reappraisals reduce the chance of large value changes and ensure values stay accurate over time. This improves fairness between personal and real property assessments.

Appraisers may visit your property to verify or update information. They may or may not come to your door based on what’s needed to confirm records.

Not necessarily. Changes in taxes depend on your updated property value and the tax rate set by the Board of Commissioners.

If you disagree with your assessment, you may file an informal appeal. These began in February 2024. If unresolved, you may then appeal to the Board of Equalization and Review (BOER).

• Informal Appeal: Reviewed with the Tax Assessor’s Office.
• Formal Appeal: A quasi-judicial hearing before the BOER where both sides present sworn testimony.

Yes. You may appeal directly to the BOER if you choose.

• Your assessed value is significantly higher or lower than market value.
• Your property is not assessed consistently with similar properties.

Note: You cannot appeal based on the percent change in value or your ability to pay the bill. However, you may qualify for one of the the state tax relief programs.

• Recent appraisal or realtor listings
• Comparable property sales
• Photos showing interior or condition issues
• Corrections to property data (square footage, number of baths, etc.)

Yes. The County’s value is presumed correct. Taxpayers must provide proof to support a lower value.

You do not need to file again. Your Informal Appeal secures your right to continue through the process. Any changes must still be approved by the BOER.

No. Pitt County provides free tools to help:

• OPIS: View assessments for any Pitt County property.
• COMPER: Search comparable sales verified by the Tax Office.

We are located at 1717 W 5^th Street, Greenville, NC 27834 (County Administrative Building). Our office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on major observed holidays.  

Entrance is at the right of building near the rear. 

Pitt County Veteran Services assist veterans/dependents whom reside in Pitt County.  The North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs office (state office) serves any veteran/dependent that reside in North Carolina. 

Contact Pitt County Veteran Services at 252-902-3090 for assistance with ordering your military discharge. You may also request a copy directly from the National Archives Records Center at www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records.

You must complete VA Form 10-10-EZ , have a copy of your DD214 and contact the eligibly office at your local VA Healthcare center.  They will determine your eligibility into the VA healthcare system. See the "How to Apply for VA Health Care" website here for more information.

Bring a copy of your DD214 to your local county veteran services office. They will complete VA Form 26-1880, attach a copy of your DD214, and both will be sent to the Dept. of Veteran Affairs for further processing. 

If you currently have a lender you are working with, the lender can request the loan guarantee electronically. 

No, individuals are referred to community resources, such as Pitt County Department of Social Services.

Apply online for services and benefits with NC ePass. For assistance completing the online application call Pitt County Department of Social Services at 252-902-1110.

No, Pitt County Veteran Services does not provide transportation. Individuals are referred to community services, such as Pitt Area Transit System (PATS). For more information click here or call 252-902-2002.

Veterans and/or recipients of VA monthly compensation can change their direct deposit information by contacting the US. Dept. of Veteran Affairs at 1-800-827-100 or online with VA.gov.

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has announced there will be a 8.7% COLA increase for Disabled Veteran Compensation/Pension and Survivor Payments for 2023.

If you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 cumulative days from August 1953 through December 1987 and you didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge when you separated from the military, you may file a disability claim for compensation if you have been diagnosed with one or more of the presumptive conditions. Please visit https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/ for more information. 

Spouses/dependents of those affected by the Camp LeJeune Water Contamination can visit this link for more information https://www.clfamilymembers.fsc.va.gov/. The Camp Lejeune Family Member Program does not provide monthly compensation payments, but may provide reimbursement of expenses previously paid for presumptive conditions listed.

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has announced there will be a 8.7% COLA increase for Disabled Veteran Compensation/Pension and Survivor Payments for 2023.

If you served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and/or other areas of the Southwest Asia theater of military operations you may have been exposed to “airborne hazards” that are now linked to presumptive conditions and are now able to file disability claims for compensation.  For more information please visit https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/index.asp and VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry - Public Health.

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has announced there will be a 8.7% COLA increase for Disabled Veteran Compensation/Pension and Survivor Payments for 2023.

The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. The PACT ACT of 2022 expands and extends healthcare to veterans of the Vietnam War, Gulf War, and post 9/11 era, adding two more presumptive conditions to Agent Orange exposure, 20 new presumptive conditions to burn pits and other toxic exposures, more presumptive exposure locations for Agent Orange, and more presumptive exposure locations for radiation exposures. For more detailed information on the PACT ACT of 2022 please visit  PACT Act - Public Health (va.gov)

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has announced there will be a 8.7% COLA increase for Disabled Veteran Compensation/Pension and Survivor Payments for 2023.

If you are a resident of Pitt County and you wish to file a claim, please call Pitt County Veteran Services for an appointment at 252-902-3090 or you may email accredited service officer: Zhona Moody at zhona.moody@pittcountync.gov, Trina Williams at trina.williams@pittcountync.gov, or Channing Ford at channing.ford@pittcountync.gov.

For Service Connected Disability Compensation, you will need the following basic information: DD214 and medical records, if possible, for each condition you wish to claim.

For Non-Service Connected Pension or Survivors Pension, you will need the following basic information: Veterans DD214, marriage license, previous marriage information, household income information from all sources, assets information, such as savings, checking’s, IRA, retirement, mutual funds, CD’s, money market, property value not including the house you currently live in or the car you drive. This program is for veterans that served during a war-time and for widows that were married to a veteran, who served during war time, at the time of their death. 

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has announced there will be a 8.7% COLA increase for Disabled Veteran Compensation/Pension and Survivor Payments for 2023.

If you are a resident of Pitt County and you wish to file a claim, please call Pitt County Veteran Services for an appointment at 252-902-3090 or you may email accredited service officer: Zhona Moody at zhona.moody@pittcountync.gov, Trina Williams at trina.williams@pittcountync.gov, or Channing Ford at channing.ford@pittcountync.gov.

Veterans may contact the Dept. of Veteran Affairs Emergency Mental Health Services at 919-286-0411, ext. 1765418 or call the Suicide Prevention Coordinator at 919-286-0411, ext.161026.

Alaga Series

The Alaga series consists of somewhat excessively drained, nearly level and gently sloping on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is below a depth of 5 feet. In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown loamy sand about 7 inches thick. To a depth of about 72 inches, the underlying material is very friable and loose loamy sand that is yellowish brown and light yellowish brown in the upper part and is brownish yellow mottled with light gray in the lower part. Below this material and extending to a depth of about 85 inches is light-gray sand containing thin (less than one-half inch thick) bands of sandy loam. Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are very low, and available water capacity is low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is medium acid to very strongly acid. Alaga soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming, but most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Very low natural fertility, low available water capacity, and droughtiness are major limitations to use of these soils. In addition, these soils are subject to soil blowing, and they lose plant nutrients readily as a result of leaching. Crops grown on them respond fairly well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Alaga loamy sand, banded substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes, 3 ½ miles west of Grimesland, 1 mile south of U.S. Highway No. 264, one-fourth mile east of State Road No. 1764, and 50 yards north in a field:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1–7 to 13 inches, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; single grain; very friable; many small and few medium roots; medium acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• C2–13 to 33 inches; light yellowish-brown (2.5Y 6/4) loamy sand; single grain; very friable; few medium roots; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C3–33 to 64 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C4–64 to 72 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; many, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) mottles as the result of uncoated sand grains; single grain; loose; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C5–72 to 85 inches, light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; thin (less than one-half inch thick) bands of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; single grain; loose; medium acid.

The combined thickness of the sandy horizons is greater than 80 inches. The Ap or A1 horizon ranges from dark gray to grayish brown and is 5 to 10 inches thick. The upper part of the C horizon is yellowish-brown, light yellowish-brown, or brownish-yellow loamy sand or loamy fine sand. The lower part of the C horizon is commonly light gray sand that contains thin (less than one-half inch thick) bands of sandy loam.

Alaga loamy sand banded substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes (AgB). – This is a somewhat excessively drained, sandy soil on broad, high divides on uplands and stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 5 to 40 acres in size. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown loamy sand about 7 inches thick. To a depth of about 72 inches, the underlying material is very friable and loose loamy sand that is yellowish brown and light yellowish brown in the upper part and is brownish yellow mottled with light gray in the lower part. Sand that contains thin (less than one-half inch thick) bands of sandy loam is generally at a depth of 6 feet or more.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that has a similar profile but that have slopes of 6 to 10 percent. Also, included were a few areas in which the surface layer is loamy fine sand. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Lakeland, Chipley, Pactolus, and Wagram soils. Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses.

Very low natural fertility and droughtiness are severe limitations to use of this soil because of the thick layers of sandy material. In addition, soil blowing is a severe hazard in cultivated areas. If cultivated crops are grown, practices that effectively control soil blowing and that maintain soil productivity are needed.

Capability unit IIIs-1; woodland suitability group 3s2.

Altavista Series

The Altavista series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on stream terraces. These soils formed in alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil is about 23 inches thick. In the upper part the subsoil is dominantly yellow and brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam mottled with light gray and reddish yellow. In the lower part it is light gray, friable sandy loam mottled with brownish yellow. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 66 inches are layers of loamy coarse sand and loamy fine sand that are light gray mottled with brownish yellow and yellow mottled with light gray. The underlying material is mottled, very pale brown, yellow, and reddish-yellow coarse sand that extends to a depth of about 92 inches.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

Altavista soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. The seasonal high water table and infrequent flooding for brief periods are the major limitations to use of these soils. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, 1 mile southeast of Penny Hill, 75 feet east of State Road No. 1408 and 200 feet south of a farmhouse:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; clear smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 14 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and few medium roots; few medium root channels and few; small, old cracks filled with dark grayish-brown sandy loam from the Ap horizon; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21t–14 to 16 inches, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces peds; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B22t–16 to 25 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay film on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23–25 to 32 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; few, fine, distinct, light-gray mottles and few, medium, distinct, reddish-yellow (7.5YR 6/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and slightly plastic; few medium root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3g–32 to 37 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) sandy loam; common, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine mica flakes; few fine pebbles; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC1g–37 to 44 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) loamy coarse sand; common, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine mica flakes; few fine pebbles; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC2–44 to 54 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) loamy coarse sand; common, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) mottles; single grain; very friable; few fine mica flakes; few fine pebbles; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC3–54 to 66 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) loamy fine sand; common, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) mottles; single grain; very friable; few fine mica flakes; few fine pebbles; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC4–66 to 92 inches, mottled very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellow (10YR 7/6), and reddish-yellow (7.5YR 6/8) coarse sand; single grain; loose; few fine mica flakes; few fine pebbles; most sand grains are uncoated; strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 40 inches or less. The A horizon is 8 to 20 inches thick. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark grayish brown or dark gray, and the A2 horizon is light yellowish brown to pale brown. The B2 horizon ranges from very pale brown or yellow to brownish-yellow sandy loam to sandy clay loam, and it has reddish-yellow, light-gray, or gray mottles in the lower part. The B3 horizon is light-gray or gray sandy loam mottled with brownish yellow. The C horizon is commonly loamy fine sand to coarse sand. It contains few to many pebbles.

Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes (AlB). – This is a moderately well drained soil that occupies broad divides on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 20 acres in size. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil is about 23 inches thick. In the upper part, the subsoil is dominantly yellow and brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam mottled with light gray and reddish yellow. In the lower part, it is light-gray, friable sandy loam mottled with brownish yellow.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand. Also included were small areas of Masada, Wickham, Ocilla, and Tuckerman soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It is well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Infrequent flooding occurs for brief periods, however, and wetness is a moderate limitation. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Artificial drainage is needed in some cultivated areas for optimum growth of tobacco and other crops that require good drainage.

Capability unit IIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Aycock Series

The Aycock series consists of well-drained, nearly level or gently sloping soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is below a depth of 5 feet.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of 85 inches or more. To a depth of 72 inches, the subsoil is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable clay loam mottled with light yellowish brown, yellowish brown, and red. Below this is brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay mottled with red, gray, and yellowish brown.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is high. Permeability is moderate, and shrink swell potential is low to moderate. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

Aycock soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. Nevertheless, most of the acreage is used for cultivated crops or pasture. The rest is maintained in forest or is in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Slope is the major limitation to use of these soils for crops or other purposes. Where these soils are used for crops, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Aycock fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, 3 miles northeast of Farmville, one-third mile north of South Road No. 1200, 195 feet east of State Road No 1221, and 30 feet south of field path:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–8 to 10 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; many medium root channels filled with dark grayish-brown material from the Ap horizon; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B1t–10 to 13 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels filled with dark grayish-brown material from Ap horizon; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21t–13 to 33 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; few, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles; weak and moderate, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22t–33 to 50 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; many, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; and few, fine, and medium, distinct, light, brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; weak and moderate, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23t–50 to 72 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; many, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 4/8) mottles; few, coarse, distinct gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; and few, medium, faint yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; weak and moderate, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3t–72 to 85 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay; many, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 4/8) mottles; few, coarse, faint, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; and few, medium, distinct, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky and platy structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid.

The solum is more than 60 inches thick. Ap or A1 horizon ranges from 3 to 20 inches in thickness. It is dark grayish brown or grayish brown in uneroded areas but ranges to yellowish brown in eroded areas. The A2 horizon is light yellowish brown to pale yellow. The B horizon is brownish-yellow to yellowish brown, and it ranges from 40 to more than 65 inches in thickness. Red, light yellowish-brown, and yellowish-brown mottles are in the B horizon. Gray mottles are more than 30 inches below the surface. The B1 and B2 horizons range from sandy clay loam to silty clay loam. The C horizon is yellowish to grayish loamy sand to clay.

In Pitt County these soils have a lower content of silt and of very fine sand is recognized for the Aycock series. About 31 percent of the soil material is coarse, medium, and fine sand. This difference does not alter the usefulness and behavior of the soils.

Aycock fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes (AyA). – This is a well-drained soil on broad divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that is 5 to 20 acres in size. The profile is the one described as representative of the Aycock series. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of 85 inches or more. To a depth of 72 inches, the subsoil is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable clay loam mottled with light yellowish brown, yellowish brown, and red. Below this is brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay mottled with red, gray, and yellowish brown.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of silt loam, very fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. Also included were small areas of Norfolk, Goldsboro, and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It has no major limitations to use and is well suited to all the locally grown crops. Most of the acreage is in the cultivated crops or pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest or in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Tobacco, peanuts, and cotton are the principal crops. Capability unit I-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Aycock fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (AyB). – This is a well-drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It is in long, narrow areas that range from 3 to 20 acres in size. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown or grayish-brown fine sandy loam 8 to 20 inches thick. The subsoil is brownish-yellow to yellowish-brown, friable clay loam 40 to more than 65 inches thick.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam. Also included were small areas of Norfolk, Goldsboro, and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is medium. This soil easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It is used mainly for cultivated crops and pasture, but part of the acreage is used for other purposes, chiefly for forest and housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all the locally grown crops. Erosion is moderate hazard, however, where cultivated crops are grown. Practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed if cultivated crops are grown. Tobacco, peanuts, and cotton are the principal crops. Capability unit IIe-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Aycock fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded (AyB2). – This is a well-drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It is in long, narrow areas that range from 3 to 8 acres in size. The surface layer is 3 to 8 inches thick. In many places it is a mixture of soil material from remaining original surface layer and from the subsoil. In the less eroded spots, the present surface layer is dominantly yellowish-brown fine sandy clay loam. The subsoil is 40 to more than 65 inches thick. It is brownish-yellow to yellowish-brown, friable clay loam to silty clay loam.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of a soil that has a similar profile but that has a surface layer of sandy loam. Also included were a few small areas in which slopes are greater than 6 percent. Other inclusions consist of small of Norfolk and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderately slow. Runoff is medium. The surface layer has been thinned by erosion. Therefore, this soil is rather difficult to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked throughout a fairly wide range of moisture content.

After hard rains, however, a crust forms in the more eroded spots and clods tend to form if this soil is worked when too wet. The crusting and clodding adversely affect germination. As a result, stands of crops are likely to be poor, replanting of some crops may be necessary, and even stand of tobacco is hard to obtain. Where the stand is uneven, the tobacco ripens at different times, harvesting and curing are difficult, and the quality of the crop is reduced.

This soil is suited to all locally grown crops. Most of the acreage is used for cultivated crops or pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. Erosion is a moderate hazard. In cultivated areas practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for tobacco, cotton, corn, soybeans, and pasture. Capability unit IIe-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Bibb Series

The Bibb series consists of poorly drained, nearly level soils on flood plains in draws and depressions in the uplands. These soils formed in recent alluvium and in local alluvium. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown fine sandy loam about 4 inches thick. To a depth of about 21 inches, the underlying material is dark-gray and very dark gray, very friable fine sandy loam mottled with gray. The next layer is dark-gray, very friable sandy loam mottled with gray and light gray. It is underlain at a depth of about 36 inches by light-gray sand that is mottled with dark gray and extends to a depth of about 72 inches.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low. Available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is medium acid to very strongly acid.

The Bibb soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. The seasonal high water table and very frequent flooding for brief periods are the major limitations to their use. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is used mainly for pasture. Where crops are grown, response is fairly good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Bibb fine sandy loam in an area of Bibb complex, 4 miles southeast of Ayden, one-half mile north of State Road No. 1902, 240 feet south of Swift Creek, and 75 feet west of a drainage ditch:

• Ap–0 to 14 inches, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1g–4 to 17 inches, dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; few coarse, faint, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; massive; very friable; many medium roots and root channels; very strongly acid, clear, wavy boundary.
• C2g–17 to 21 inches, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) fine sandy loam; few medium, distinct, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; massive; very friable; few medium roots and root channels; very strongly acid, clear, wavy boundary.
• C3g–21 to 36 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; many, medium, faint gray (10YR 5/1) mottles and distinct, light gray (10YR 7/1) mottles; massive; very friable; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C4g–36 to 72 inches, light gray (10YR 7/1) sand; many, medium, distinct, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) mottles; single grain; loose, many uncoated sand grains; medium acid.

The A horizon ranges from dark grayish brown to dark gray in color and from 4 to 10 inches in thickness. At depths between 10 and about 40 inches, the C horizon is light gray to very dark gray fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam to sand. It is commonly stratified, but is mainly sandy loam. Below a depth of about 40 inches to a depth of 72 inches or more, the C horizon is dark-gray to light-gray loamy sand to sand.

Bibb Complex (Bb). – This mapping unit consists of soils on flood plains and in draws and depressions in the uplands. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The areas are long and narrow, and they range from 5 to more than 75 acres in size. The Bibb soils and other soils in this mapping unit are so intricately mixed that they cannot be separated on a map of the scale used.

About 40 percent of this mapping unit is Bibb soils, and the rest consists of other soils. The Bibb soils have a surface layer of dark grayish-brown fine sandy loam about 4 inches thick. The surface layer is underlain by dark-gray and very dark gray, very friable fine sandy loam mottled with gray. A layer of dark-gray, very friable sandy loam mottled with light gray is at a depth of about 21 inches. Light gray, loose sand mottled with dark gray is at a depth of about 36 inches and extends to a depth of about 72 inches.

In the other soils, the surface layer and the underlying layers are variable in texture. In about 10 percent of the acreage of soils other than Bibb, the profile is similar to that of Bibb soils but the soils are not acid. In another 10 percent, the soils are acid and have dark grayish-brown and grayish-brown underlying layers. In still another 10 percent, the soils have a very dark gray or black surface layer, and in about 20 percent, the soils are not acid and have dark grayish-brown underlying layers. The remaining 10 percent consist of sandy soils.

Infiltration is moderate, and runoff is slow. Water is ponded in some places. These soils are easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a fairly wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in pasture. Very frequent flooding occurs for brief periods, and wetness is a very severe limitation to use of these soils. Artificial drainage and, in places, dikes are needed for most uses. If properly drained, these soils are fairly well suited to pasture, hay, and a few locally grown field crops. Drained areas are used mainly for corn and soybeans. Capability unit IVw-4; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Bladen Series

The Bladen series consists of poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in the Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray fine sandy loam about 7 inches thick. The subsoil is about 48 inches thick. In the upper part, the subsoil is light brownish-gray, firm sandy clay mottled with brownish yellow and dark gray. In the lower part, it is gray, very firm clay mottled with strong brown, yellowish brown and brownish yellow. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 70 inches is gray clay mottled with brownish yellow.

Natural fertility is medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Available water capacity is medium, permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is moderate. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Bladen soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. Major limitations to the use of these soils are the seasonal high water table, frequent ponding for brief periods, and slow permeability. Where these soils are used for crops, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Bladen fine sandy loam, 6 miles north of Greenville, 150 feet east of U.S. Highway No. 13 and State Highway No. 11, one-half mile north of the junction of State Highway No. 903 with those highways, and 70 feet south of a field path:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many, small roots; strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B21tg–7 to 14 inches, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow and dark-gray mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; firm, sticky and plastic; many small and few medium roots; many root channels; few thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–14 to 40 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) clay; few, medium, distinct, strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; weak and moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few small and medium roots and root channels; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23tg–40 to 55 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few thin, patchy clay films on the faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–55 to 70 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; massive; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; very strongly acid.

The solum ranges from 50 to more than 60 inches in thickness. The A horizon is dark gray or gray and ranges form 5 to 14 inches in thickness. The B horizon is gray or light brownish-gray to dark-gray sandy clay to clay and is 40 to 55 inches or more thick. It is commonly mottled with yellowish brown, brownish yellow, strong brown. The C horizon is gray and ranges from sandy clay loam to clay in texture.

Bladen fine sandy loam (Bd). – This is a poorly drained soil on broad flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to more than 40 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is dark-gray fine sandy loam about 7 inches thick. The subsoil is about 48 inches thick. In the upper part, the subsoil is light brownish-gray, firm sandy clay mottled with brownish yellow and dark gray. In the lower part, it is gray, very firm clay mottled with strong brown, yellowish brown, and brownish yellow.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam or silt loam. Also included were small areas of Leaf, Lenoir, Coxville, Byars, and Pantego soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow to ponded. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked only within a fairly narrow range of moisture content. It is frequently ponded for brief periods, and wetness is a severe limitation to its use. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly cultivated or in pasture. If properly drained, this soil is suited to a few locally grown crops. A system of surface drains is needed where cultivated crops are grown. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Byars Series

The Byars series consists of very poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is black and very dark gray loam about 13 inches thick. The subsoil is about 50 inches thick. In the upper part, the subsoil is dark gray, very firm silty clay. In the lower part, it is gray, very firm clay mottled with dark gray and yellowish brown. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 72 inches is gray sandy clay loam mottled with brownish yellow and bluish gray.

Natural fertility, the content of organic matter, and available water capacity are all medium. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is very strongly acid or extremely acid.

The Byars soils in Pitt County are only minor importance for farming. A seasonal high water, infrequent ponding for brief periods, and slow permeability are the major limitations to their use. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly cultivated or in pasture. In areas used for crops, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Byars loam, 6 miles southwest of Bethel, 1 mile of State Road No. 1424, and 50 feet north of pulpwood road in Grindle Pocosin:

• O1–1 inch to 0, undecayed grass, pine needles, and leaf mold.
• A11–0 to 2 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loam; common, medium, distinct, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) mottles; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; high content of organic matter; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A12–2 to 11 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; few medium root channels; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A13–11 to 13 inches, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B21tg–13 to 21 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) silty clay; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, sticky and plastic; small and medium roots; few medium root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–21 to 27 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) clay; few, fine, distinct, very dark gray mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; extremely acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23tg–27 to 63 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few, fine, distinct, very dark gray and yellowish-brown mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium root channels; extremely acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–63 to 72 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam with lenses of sandy loam; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow and bluish-gray mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; extremely acid.

Thickness of the solum ranges from 60 to 70 inches or more. The A horizon is black or very dark gray and ranges from 10 to 20 inches in thickness. The B horizon is gray to dark-gray silty clay and clay and is 50 inches or more thick. It is commonly mottled with yellowish brown and very dark gray. The C horizon is gray and ranges from sandy clay loam to clay in texture.

Byars loam (By). – This is a very poorly drained soil on smooth flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 5 to more than 40 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is black and very dark gray loam about 13 inches thick. The subsoil is about 50 inches thick. In the upper part, the subsoil is dark-gray, very firm silty clay. In the lower part, it is gray, very firm clay mottled with very dark gray and yellowish brown.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, or silt loam. Also included were small areas of Bladen, Leaf, Coxville, and Pantego soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is very slow to ponded. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked only within a fairly narrow range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is used chiefly for cultivated crops and pasture. Water infrequently ponds on the surface for brief periods, and wetness is a severe limitation to use. If properly drained, this soil is suited to a few locally grown crops. Surface drainage is needed if cultivated crops are grown. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Cape Fear Series

The Cape Fear series consists of very poorly drained, nearly level soils on stream terraces. These soils formed in alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is black and very dark gray loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil, about 26 inches thick is dominantly gray, firm clay mottled with yellowish brown. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 60 inches is light-gray coarse sand mottled with gray.

Natural fertility, the content of organic matter, and available water capacity are all medium. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is very strongly acid.

The Cape Fear soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. Major limitations to their use are the seasonal high water table, frequent flooding for brief periods, and slow permeability. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly cultivated or in pasture. Crops grown on these soils respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Cape Fear loam, 3 miles northwest of Greenville on U.S. Highway No. 13 and N.C. Highway 11; one-third mile north of State Road No. 1417, 650 feet east of State Road No. 1422, and 70 feet north of tobacco barn:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loam, weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; few small roots; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• A12–8 to 14 inches, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) loam, weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; few small roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.
• B1tg–14 to 17 inches, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) sandy clay; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; firm; slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small roots; few thin clay films on faces of peds; few uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B2tg–17 to 36 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) clay; few, medium distinct, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; firm, sticky and plastic; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–36 to 40 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) clay; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small roots; few uncoated sand grains; few lenses of loamy sand and sand; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• IICg–40 to 60 inches, light gray (10YR 7/2) coarse sand; many, coarse, distinct, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; single grain; loose; few uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 40 inches or less. The A horizon is very dark gray to black and ranges from 10 to 20 inches in thickness. The B horizon is gray to very dark gray sandy clay, silty clay, or clay, and it ranges from 20 to 30 inches in thickness. It is commonly mottled with yellowish brown. The C horizon is light gray or gray and ranges from coarse sand to loamy sand in texture.

Cape Fear loam (Ca). – This is a very poorly drained soil on smooth side flats and in slight depressions in stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 3 to 15 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is black and very dark gray loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil is about 26 inches thick. It is dominantly gray, firm clay mottled with yellowish brown.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sandy loam or silt loam. Also included were small areas of Bibb, Tuckerman, Pantego, and Roanoke soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is very slow to ponded. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked only within a fairly narrow range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly cultivated or in pasture. Wetness is a very severe limitation and this soil is frequently flooded for brief periods. If properly drained, it is suited to a few locally grown crops. Areas that are farmed are used primarily for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. A system of surface drains is needed where cultivated crops are grown. Capability unit IVw-2; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Chipley Series

The Chipley series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in the coastal plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is within about 2 ½ feet of the surface. White mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown sand about 9 inches thick. To a depth of about 42 inches, the underlying layers are light yellowish-brown and very pale-brown, loose fine sand and sand mottled with white and brownish yellow. The next layers, to a depth of about 66 inches, are white and light brownish-gray, loose sand and coarse sand mottled with yellowish brown. Below these layers, to a depth of about of about 86 inches, is mottled white and yellowish-brown coarse sand.

Natural fertility, the content of organic matter, and available water capacity are all very low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Chipley soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest or in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Very low natural fertility, the seasonal high water table, and infrequent flooding for brief periods are major limitations to the use of these soils. Where crops are grown, response is fairly good to recommended applications of lime and fertilizer.

Representative profile of Chipley sand 2 miles east of Belvoir, 300 yards south of State Road No. 1001, and 150 feet south of a field ditch:

• Ap–0 to 9 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; slightly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1–9 to 14 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; few small and medium roots; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C2–14 to 33 inches, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) fine sand; few, medium, distinct, white (10YR 8/1) mottles; single grain; loose; few medium roots; uncoated white sand grains; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C3–33 to 42 inches, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) sand; common, medium, distinct, white (10YR 8/1) mottles and few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; single grain; loose; uncoated white sand grains; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C4–42 to 52 inches, white (10YR 8/2) sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; wavy boundary.
• C5–52 to 66 inches, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) coarse sand; few coarse, distinct, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; single grain; loose; many uncoated sand grains; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C6–66 to 86 inches, mottled, white (10YR 8/1) and yellowish-brown (10YR 5/8) coarse sand; single grain; loose; yellowish-brown, coated sand grains; very strongly acid.

Combined thickness of the sandy horizon is more than 80 inches. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray to dark grayish brown and is 5 to 10 inches thick. The upper part of the C horizon ranges from light yellowish brown to very pale brown and from fine sand to coarse sand. Gray or white mottles are at a depth within 10 to 40 inches of the surface. The lower part of the C horizon is commonly white to light brownish-gray sand or coarse sand.

Chipley sand (Ch). – This is a moderately well drained soil on broad flats and on smooth side slopes of uplands and stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 20 acres in size. Slopes range from 0 to 4 percent. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown sand about 9 inches thick. To a depth of about 42 inches, the underlying layers are light yellowish-brown and very pale brown, loose fine sand and sand mottled with white and brownish yellow. The next layers, to a depth of about 66 inches, are white and light brownish-gray, loose sand and coarse sand mottled with yellowish brown.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sand. Also included were small areas of Lakeland, Alaga, Pactolus, Osier, and Wagram soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops, but natural fertility is very low. Also, infrequent flooding occurs for brief periods, and wetness is a severe limitation. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Some artificial drainage is needed in places for optimum returns from most crops. Capability unit IIIw-1; woodland suitability group 2w2.

Coxville Series

The Coxville series consists of poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray and gray fine sandy loam about 11 inches thick. The subsoil, about 51 inches, is dominantly gray, firm sandy clay mottled with yellowish brown, brownish yellow, and red. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 70 inches is gray sandy clay mottled with reddish yellow.

Natural fertility and available water capacity are medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Permeability is moderately slow, and shrink-swell potential is moderate. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is very strongly acid or extremely acid.

Although most of the acreage is in forest, these soils are fairly important for farming. Areas not in trees are used mainly for cultivated crops and pasture. The major limitations to use of these soils are the seasonal high water table, frequent ponding for brief periods, and moderately slow permeability. Crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Coxville fine sandy loam, 0.2 mile south of the city limits of Greenville, 300 feet east of Highway No. 43, and 250 feet south of an apartment housing project:

• Ap–0 to 9 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; slightly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• A2–9 to 11 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) fine sandy loam; many, fine, distinct, grayish-brown mottles; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots and few large roots; few small and medium root channels; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• B1g–11 to 13 inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small roots; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21tg–13 to 25 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; few, medium, distinct, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; firm, sticky and plastic; few small roots and root channels; thin clay films on vertical faces of peds and in root channels; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–25 to 62 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; many, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; weak, medium, angular and subangular blocky structure; firm, sticky and plastic; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; extremely acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–62 to 70 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; few medium, prominent, reddish-yellow (5YR 6/6) mottles; massive; firm, sticky and plastic; pockets and lenses of clay and loamy sand; extremely acid.

The solum is more than 60 inches thick. The A horizon is gray or dark gray and ranges from 8 to 20 inches in thickness. The B1 horizon is gray to grayish brown. The Bt horizon is gray sandy clay to clay loam and is 43 to 55 inches or more thick. The B horizon is commonly mottled with yellowish brown, brownish yellow, and red. The C horizon is gray and is sandy clay to clay.

Coxville fine sandy loam (Co). – This is a poorly drained soil on smooth flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that is 4 to more than 40 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is dark-gray and gray fine sandy loam about 11 inches thick. The subsoil about 51 inches thick, is dominantly gray fine sandy clay mottled with yellowish brown, brownish yellow, and red.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam or loam. Also included were small areas of Lenoir, Bladen, and Rains soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow to ponded. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked only within a fairly narrow range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly cultivated or in pasture. If properly drained, this soil is suited to most of the locally grown crops. Wetness is a severe limitation, however, and frequent ponding occurs for brief periods. A complete drainage system is needed if cultivated crops are grown. In areas that are farmed, the crops are mainly corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Craven Series

The Craven series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level to sloping soils on uplands. These soils formed in the Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray and light gray fine sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 43 inches thick and is dominantly very firm clay in the upper part, the subsoil is brownish yellow and yellowish brown and is mottled with brownish yellow and red. In the lower part, it is gray mottled with brownish yellow and red. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 78 inches is gray clay mottled with light yellowish brown and red.

Natural fertility and available water capacity are medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid to extremely acid.

The Craven soils in Pitt County are moderately important for farming. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. The seasonal high water table, slow permeability, and slope are the major limitations to use of these soils. Crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Craven fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, 3.3 miles south of Grimesland, 1.3 miles of Boyd's Crossroad, 0.3 mile west of State Road No. 565, and 70 feet north of State Road No. 1782:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 12 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/2) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; few medium root channels filled with material form the Ap horizon; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• B1t–12 to 14 inches, light yellowish-brown (2.5Y 6/4) clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; firm, sticky and plastic; few small and medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on the faces of pods; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21t–14 to 26 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on the faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22t–26 to 38 inches, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/6) clay; few, fine, faint, brownish-yellow mottles and distinct gray mottles; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium roots and root channels; patchy clay films on the faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23t–38 to 46 inches, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/6) clay; common, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 4/8) mottles and common, medium, distinct, gray (10YR 6/1) mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium roots and root channels; patchy clay films on the faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–46 to 55 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky and platy structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films on the faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–55 to 78 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few medium lenses of sandy clay; few, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; massive; firm, sticky and plastic; extremely acid.

Thickness of the solum ranges from 40 to 60 inches. The A horizon is 3 to 20 inches thick. The Al or Ap horizon is dark gray to grayish brown in uneroded areas and is very pale brown or brown in eroded areas. The A2 horizon is light gray to pale brown. Thickness of the B horizon ranges from 20 to 57 inches. The B2 horizon is yellowish-brown to brownish-yellow clay that is mottled with gray and red in the lower part. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface. The C horizon is gray clay to loamy sand.

Craven fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes (CrA). – This is a moderately well drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 5 to 15 acres in size. The profile is the one described as representative of the Craven series. The surface layer is dark-gray and light-gray fine sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 43 inches thick and is dominantly very firm clay. The upper part of the subsoil is brownish yellow and yellowish brown and is mottled with brownish yellow, gray, and red. The lower part is gray and is mottled with brownish yellow and red. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam, or loam. Also included were areas of soils that also have a similar profile but that have a combined surface layer and subsoil thickness of about 40 inches or less and are underlain by sandy loam and loamy sand. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Goldsboro, Exum, Nahunta, and Lenoir soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Wetness is a moderate limitation, however, and artificial drainage is needed for most crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for tobacco, cotton, corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIw-1; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Craven fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (CrB). – This is a moderately well drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas that are long and narrow or irregular in shape and that are 3 to 15 acres in size. The surface layer is grayish-brown fine sandy loam 8 to 15 inches thick. The subsoil is yellowish-brown to brownish-yellow, very firm clay 25 to 57 inches thick. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam, very fine silt loam, or silt loam. Also included were a few areas of soils that also have a similar profile but that are underlain by sandy loam or loamy sand and the surface layer and subsoil combined are 40 inches thick or less. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Goldsboro and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is medium. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture; the rest is chiefly in forest or in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to most of the locally grown crops. In areas that are farmed, it is used mainly for tobacco, cotton, corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Because of the slope and runoff, erosion is a moderate hazard. In cultivated areas practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Capability unit IIe-3; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Craven fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded (CrB2). – This is a moderately well drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 3 to 8 acres in size. The surface layer is 3 to 8 inches thick. In many places it is a mixture of soil material from the remaining original surface layer and the subsoil. In the less eroded spots, the present surface layer is dominantly very pale brown or brown fine sandy loam. In the more eroded spots, the surface layer is clay loam or sandy loam. The subsoil is 25 to 52 inches thick and consists of yellowish-brown to brownish yellow, very firm clay. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of sandy loam or silt loam and a few areas of soils that have slopes greater than 6 percent. Also included were areas of soils that also have a similar profile but that are underlain by sandy loam or loamy sand and in which the combined thickness of the surface layer and subsoil is 40 inches or less. Other inclusions consists of small areas of Goldsboro and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderately slow. Runoff is medium. Because the surface layer has been thinned by erosion, this soil is difficult to keep in good tilth. It can be satisfactorily worked only within a narrow range of moisture content. After hard rains a crust forms in the more eroded spots, and clods tend to form if this soil is worked when wet. The crusting and clodding adversely affect germination. As a result, stands of crops are likely to be poor, and an even stand of tobacco is hard to obtain. In places replanting of some crops may be necessary.

Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. This soil is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for tobacco, cotton, corn, soybeans, and pasture. Because of the slope and runoff, further erosion is a moderate hazard. In cultivated areas practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Capability unit IIe-3; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Craven fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes (CrC). – This is a moderately well drained soil on narrow side slopes in the uplands. The areas range from 3 to 20 acres in size. The surface layer is dark gray fine sandy loam 8 to 20 inches thick. The subsoil is 20 to 52 inches thick. It consists of yellowish-brown to brownish-yellow, very firm clay that is mottled with gray at depths within about 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of 10 to 15 percent. Also included were a few small areas of soils that also have a similar but that are eroded. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Norfolk and Wagram soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is rapid. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in pasture. This soil is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Because of the slope and runoff, however, erosion is a severe hazard. Intensive practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed where cultivated crops are grown. Capability unit IIe-2; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Exum Series

The Exum series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown fine sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of about 72 inches. In the upper part, the subsoil is brownish-yellow, friable clay loam mottled with light yellowish-brown, light brownish gray, gray, and yellowish red. In the lower part, it is gray, friable sandy clay loam mottled with yellowish red and brownish yellow.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is high. Permeability is moderate, shrink-swell potential is low to moderate. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Exum soils in Pitt County are important for farming. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Major limitations to use of these soils are the seasonal high water table and slope. Crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Exum fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, one-fourth mile northwest of Chicod, 65 feet southwest of State Highway No. 43, and 15 feet southwest of telephone pole No. 4:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 12 inches, light yellowish-brown (2.5YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; few medium roots; medium acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B1t–12 to 15 inches, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; wavy boundary.
• B21t–15 to 26 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; few, weak, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; medium roots and root channels; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22t–26 to 44 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; few, medium, distinct, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23t–44 to 62 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) clay loam; common, medium, distinct, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles and few, medium, prominent, yellowish-red (5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–62 to 72 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; common, medium, prominent, yellowish-red (5YR 5/8) mottles and few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky and platy structure; friable; very strongly acid.

The solum is more than 60 inches thick. The A horizon is 7 to 20 inches thick. The A1 or Ap horizon is dark grayish brown or grayish brown, and the A2 horizon is light yellowish brown to pale yellow. The B horizon is 40 to more than 53 inches thick. It is mottled with yellowish red and yellowish brown and also has grayish mottles within 30 inches of the surface. The B2 horizon is brownish yellow to yellowish brown and is silty clay loam or clay loam. The B3 horizon is commonly gray sandy clay loam. The C horizon is gray loamy sand to clay.

Exum fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes (ExA). – This is a moderately well drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 5 to 35 acres in size. The profile is the one described as representative of the Exum series. The surface layer is grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown fine sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil extends to a depth of about 72 inches. In the upper part, the subsoil is brownish-yellow, friable clay loam mottled with light yellowish brown, light brownish gray, gray and yellowish red. In the lower part, it is gray, friable sandy clay loam mottled with yellowish red and brownish yellow.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of silt loam, very fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loam. Also included were small areas of Aycock, Norfolk, Goldsboro, and Nahunta soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all the locally grown crops, and it is especially well suited to tobacco, peanuts, and cotton. Wetness is a moderate limitation. In places artificial drainage is needed for optimum returns from tobacco and other crops that require good drainage. Capability unit IIw-1; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Exum fine sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (ExB). – This is a moderately well drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas that are long and narrow or irregular in shape and that are 3 to 12 acres in size. The surface layer is grayish-brown fine sandy loam about 7 to 20 inches thick. The subsoil is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable clay loam 40 to more than 53 inches thick. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of silt loam, sandy loam or loam. Also included were small areas of soils that also have a similar profile but that are moderately to severely eroded in some spots. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Aycock, Norfolk and Craven soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is medium. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all the locally grown crops. Because of slopes and runoff, however, erosion is a moderate hazard. Where cultivated crops are grown, practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Capability unit IIe-2; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Goldsboro Series

The Goldsboro series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 17 inches thick. The subsoil is about 48 inches thick and is friable sandy clay loam. The upper part of the subsoil is dominantly brownish yellow and is mottled with strong brown and gray. The lower part is gray and is mottled with brownish yellow and red. A layer of light-gray sandy clay loam mottled with gray is below the subsoil and extends to a depth of about 75 inches.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Goldsboro soils in Pitt County are important for farming. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Major limitations to use of these soils are the seasonal high water table and slope. In areas used for crops, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Goldsboro sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, 1 mile east of Piney Grove Church, 1 mile south of Frog Level, 450 feet north of State Road No. 1128, and 20 feet east of a field path:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark gray (10YR 4/1) sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 17 inches, light yellowish-brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and few medium roots; few medium root channels; dark gray material in old root channels; medium acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B1t–17 to 20 inches, olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B21t–20 to 27 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; few, medium, distinct, strong-brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22t–27 to 49 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; common, medium, distinct, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles and few, fine, distinct, strong-brown mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–49 to 65 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–65 to 75 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) sandy clay loam; common, medium, faint, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid.

The solum is 60 inches or more thick. The A horizon is 9 to 20 inches thick. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray to grayish brown, and the A2 horizon is light yellowish brown to pale brown. The B horizon is olive yellow to brownish yellow in the upper part and is gray in the lower part. It is sandy clay loam to sandy loam and is 40 to more than 51 inches thick. Gray mottles are at depths within 30 inches of the surface. The C horizon is commonly light gray or gray. Its texture ranges from sand to clay, but it is dominantly sandy clay loam.

Goldsboro sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes (GoA). – This is a moderately well drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 15 acres in size. The profile is the one described as representative of the Goldsboro series. The surface layer is dark-gray and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 17 inches thick. The subsoil is about 48 inches thick and is friable sandy clay loam. The upper part of the subsoil is dominantly brownish yellow and is mottled with strong brown and gray. The lower part is gray and is mottled with brownish yellow and red.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of more than 1 percent; a few areas of soils that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand of fine sandy loam; and small areas of Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Rains soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in cultivated crops of pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all the locally grown crops, but wetness is a moderate limitation. In places artificial drainage is needed for optimum returns from tobacco and other crops that require good drainage. Capability unit IIw-1; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Goldsboro sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (GoB). – This is a moderately well drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are less than 4 acres to as much as 14 acres in size. The surface layer is grayish-brown sandy loam 9 to 20 inches thick. The subsoil is olive-yellow to brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam and is 40 to more than 51 inches thick. The lower part of the subsoil is commonly gray. Gray mottles are within 30 inches of the surface.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of less than 1 percent or of more than 6 percent. Also included were small moderately eroded areas and a few areas of soils that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand or fine sandy loam. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Norfolk, Aycock, and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is medium. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in cultivated crops and pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all locally grown crops, but erosion is a moderate hazard. Where cultivated crops are grown practices that effectively control runoff and that reduces erosion are needed. Capability unit IIe-2; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Lakeland Series

The Lakeland series consists of excessively drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is below a depth of 5 feet.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-brown sand about 7 inches thick. The next layer is brownish-yellow, loose fine sand that extends to a depth of about 29 inches. Below that layer and extending to a depth of about 82 inches is loose coarse sand that is brownish yellow in the upper part and is pale yellow in the lower part.

Natural fertility, the content of organic matter, and available water capacity are all very low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is medium acid to strongly acid.

The Lakeland soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. The major limitations to use of these soils are very low natural fertility, very low available water capacity, and droughtiness. These soils are also subject to soil blowing and they lose plant nutrients readily as a result of leaching. Where crops are grown, response to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime is rather poor.

Representative profile of Lakeland sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes, 1 mile west of Greenville, 80 feet west of wildlife access from State Highway Commission’s sandpit, at west end of Greenville Airport:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark-brown (10YR 4/3) sand; single grain; loose; few small roots; strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1–7 to 29 inches, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine sand; single grain; loose; few small roots in upper 6 inches of horizon; sand grains are coated; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C2–29 to 68 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse sand; single grain; loose; few fine pebbles; sand grains are coated; medium acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C3–68 to 82 inches, pale-yellow (2.5Y 7/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; few fine pebbles; medium acid.

Combined thickness of the sandy horizon is more than 80 inches. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark grayish brown or dark brown and is 5 to 10 inches thick. The C horizon is brownish yellow to pale yellow and had a texture of fine sand to coarse sand.

Lakeland sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes (LaB). – This is an excessively drained, sandy soil in broad, undulating areas and on rounded divides in the uplands and on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 25 acres in size. The surface layer is dark-brown sand about 7 inches thick. It is underlain by a layer of brownish-yellow, loose fine sand that extends to a depth of about 29 inches. Below that layer to a depth of about 82 inches, is loose coarse sand that is brownish yellow in the upper part and is pale yellow in the lower part.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of more than 6 percent; a few areas in which the surface layer is fine sand; and small areas of Alaga, Chipley, Pactolus, and Wagram soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest or in housing developments and other nonfarm uses. This soil is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Because of the thick layers of sand, however, very low natural fertility, droughtiness, and susceptibility to soil blowing are very severe limitations in cultivated areas. In addition, this soil loses plant nutrients readily as a result of leaching. Practices that effectively control soil blowing and that maintain productivity are needed. Capability unit IVs-1; woodland suitability group 4s2.

Leaf Series

The Leaf series consists of poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in the Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray silt loam about 6 inches thick. The subsoil, about 44 inches thick, is gray, very firm clay and silty clay mottled with brownish yellow, dark gray, and red. The upper part of the underlying material extends to a depth of about 70 inches and is gray clay mottled with brownish yellow. The lower part, to a depth of about 80 inches, is grayish-brown sandy loam mottled with gray.

Natural fertility is medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Available water capacity is high. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is very strongly acid or extremely acid.

The Leaf soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. The seasonal high water table, frequent ponding for brief periods, and slow permeability are the major limitations to use of these soils. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Leaf silt loam, 0.2 mile north of Coxville, 110 feet east of State Road No. 1753, and 60 feet south of a filed ditch:

• Ap–0 to 6 inches, dark gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21tg–6 to 19 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) mottles and few, fine, distinct, dark-gray mottles; weak, prismatic structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; many small roots and root channels; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–19 to 35 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) silty clay; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles and few, fine prominent, red mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few small and medium roots and root channels; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–35 to 50 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; many, coarse, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C1g–50 to 70 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; massive; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; extremely acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC2g–70 to 80 inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) sandy loam containing lenses of clay; few, medium, faint, gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; massive; friable; extremely acid.

Thickness of the solum ranges from 40 to 60 inches or more. The A horizon is dark gray or gray and is 5 to 14 inches thick. The B horizon is clay and silty clay and is 26 to 55 inches thick. Mottles in the B horizon are dark gray, brownish yellow, or red. The C horizon is commonly gray to grayish brown, and it ranges from sandy loam to clay in texture.

Leaf silt loam (Le). – This is a poorly drained soil on smooth flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 5 to more than 75 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is dark-gray silt loam about 6 inches thick. The subsoil, about 44 inches thick, is gray, very firm clay and silty clay mottled with brownish yellow, dark gray, and red.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of very fine sandy loam or loam. Also included were small areas of Lenoir, Bladen, Coxville, Byars, and Pantego.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow to ponded. This soil is difficult to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked only within a narrow range of moisture content. Clods tend to form if tillage takes place when the content of moisture in soil is slightly low or is slightly high. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. If properly drained, this soil is suited to a few locally grown crops. It is subject to frequent ponding for brief periods, however, and wetness is a severe limitation. Artificial drainage is needed if cultivated crops are grown. Corn and soybeans are the main crops in cultivated areas. Capability unit IIIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w9.

Lenoir Series

The Lenoir series consists of somewhat poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 1 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray loam about 8 inches thick. The subsoil is about 64 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is dominantly yellowish-brown, very firm clay mottled with light brownish gray and red; the middle part is gray, very firm clay and silty clay mottled with brownish yellow and red; and the lower part is gray, firm sandy clay mottled with brownish yellow. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 80 inches is gray loamy sand mottled with light yellowish brown.

Natural fertility is medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Available water capacity is high. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Lenoir soils in Pitt County are important for farming. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. The seasonal high water tables, low permeability and infrequent flooding in places are major limitations to use of these soils. Crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Lenoir loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, 1 ½ miles south of Calico, 0.4 mile west of State Highway No. 43, and 150 feet south of State Road No. 1927:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, dark gray (10YR 4/1) loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B1–8 to 11 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) silt loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; many small roots; few small root channels; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21t–11 to 20 inches, yellowish-brown (10YR 5/6) clay; many, medium, distinct, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) mottles and few, fine, distinct, red mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, sticky and plastic; few small roots; few medium root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–20 to 48 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) clay; common, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow and prominent, red mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23tg–48 to 55 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles and few, fine, prominent, red mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, very sticky and very plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–55 to 72 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay; few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, medium, angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IICg–72 to 80 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) loamy sand; common, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles; single grain; very friable; few fine pebbles; very strongly acid.

The solum is 60 inches or more thick. The A horizon is dark grayish brown and is 5 to 20 inches thick. The B horizon is 45 to 65 inches thick. The upper part of the Bt horizon is yellowish brown mottled with red and with grayish colors. The lower part is gray mottled with brownish yellow and red. Texture of the Bt horizon is clay, silty cla

Lenoir Series, Thin Solum Variant

Soils of the Lenoir series, thin solum variant, are somewhat poorly drained and are nearly level or gently sloping. They are on stream terraces, where they formed in alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 1 ½ feet beneath the surface. Grayish mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is grayish-brown fine sandy loam about 7 inches thick. The subsoil is about 29 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is light yellowish-brown, friable sandy clay loam mottled with brownish yellow; the middle part is brownish-yellow, very firm clay mottled with light brownish gray; and the lower part is gray, very firm clay mottled with brownish yellow. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 58 inches is gray loamy sand and coarse sand.

Natural fertility is medium, and the content of organic matter is low. Available water capacity is high. Permeability is slow, and shrink-swell potential is high. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

In Pitt County soils of the Lenoir series, thin solum variant, are important for farming. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. The major limitations to use of these soils are the seasonal high water table, slow permeability, and, in places, infrequent flooding. Crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Lenoir fine sandy loam, thin solum variant, 0 to 3 percent slopes, 2 miles east of Belvoir, 370 feet south of State Road No. 1001, and 50 feet east of State Road No. 1402:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; small roots; slightly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B1t–7 to 11 inches, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) sandy clay loam; many, medium, distinct, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels and cracks filled with grayish-brown soil material from the A horizon; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B21tg–11 to 20 inches, brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) clay; many, coarse, distinct, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, plastic and sticky; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–20 to 36 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) clay; few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; moderate, medium, angular blocky structure; very firm, sticky and plastic; few medium root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC1g–36 to 40 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) loamy sand containing lenses of clay loam; massive; very friable; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC2g–40 to 58 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) coarse sand; single grain; loose; sand grains coated with brownish yellow (10YR 6/8); very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.

Thickness of the solum is 40 inches or less. The A horizon is 5 to 10 inches thick and is dark gray to grayish brown. The B horizon is gray, light yellowish-brown, yellowish-brown, or brownish-yellow clay, silty clay or sandy clay loam and is about 20 to 30 inches thick. The C horizon is gray loamy sand or coarse sand.

Lenoir fine sandy loam, thin solum variant, 0 to 3 percent slopes (LnA). – This is a somewhat poorly drained soil that occupies broad divides on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that is 5 to 20 acres in size. The surface layer is grayish-brown fine sandy loam about 7 inches thick. The subsoil is about 29 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is light yellowish-brown, friable, sandy clay loam mottled with brownish yellow; the middle part is brownish-yellow, very firm clay mottled with light brownish gray; and the lower part is gray, very firm clay mottled with brownish yellow.

Included with this soil in mapping were small eroded areas and areas of soils that have similar profile but that have a surface layer of silt loam or loam. Also included were small areas of Craven and Roanoke soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth, but it can be satisfactorily worked only within a fairly narrow range of moisture content. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. Infrequent flooding occurs for brief periods, and wetness is a severe limitation. If this soil is properly drained, however, it is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Artificial drainage is needed for optimum returns from all crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIIw-4; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Lynchburg Series

The Lynchburg series consists of somewhat poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 1 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray and pale-brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is about 52 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam mottled with light brownish gray and gray; the middle part is gray, friable sandy clay loam mottled with brownish yellow and strong brown; and the lower part is gray, friable sandy loam mottled with brownish yellow.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Lynchburg soils in Pitt County are important for farming. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. The seasonal high water table is the major limitation to use of these soils. In areas that are farmed, crops respond well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Lynchburg fine sandy loam, one-half mile east of Carson, one-half mile east of State Road No. 1550, and 100 feet west of a road in a cultivated field:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; slightly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 10 inches, pale-brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small and few medium roots; medium acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B1t–10 to 13 inches, pale-brown (10YR 6/3) sandy clay loam; few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21tg–13 to 19 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; many, medium, distinct, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) mottles; and few, medium, distinct gray (10YR 5/1); weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–19 to 41 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; many, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) and few, medium, distinct, strong-brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels in the upper part of the horizon; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23tg–41 to 48 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; many, medium, distinct, strong-brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3g–48 to 62 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy loam containing lenses of sandy clay loam; few, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, coarse, subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 60 inches or more. The A horizon ranges from 8 to 20 inches in thickness. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray or gray, and the A2 horizon is pale brown to light olive brown. The B2 horizon is brownish yellow in the upper part and is gray in the lower part. It is friable sandy clay loam to sandy loam. Gray mottles are in the upper part of the B horizon, and the brownish-yellow and strong-brown mottles are in the lower part. The B horizon is more than 40 inches thick. The C horizon is gray loamy sand or sandy loam to clay.

Lynchburg fine sandy loam (Ly). – This is a somewhat poorly drained soil on smooth flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 22 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is dark-gray and pale-brown fine sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is about 52 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam mottled with light brownish gray and gray; the middle part is gray, friable sandy clay loam mottled with brownish yellow and strong brown; and the lower part is gray, friable sandy loam mottled with brownish yellow.

Included with this soil in mapping were small areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or sandy loam. Also included were small areas of Goldsboro, Ocilla, Exum, and Rains soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth. It can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest. Wetness is a moderate limitation. If this soil is properly drained, however, it is well suited to all the locally grown crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Surface drains or tile drains, and in some places both, are needed in cultivated areas. Capability unit IIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Masada Series

The Masada series consists of well-drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on stream terraces. These soils formed in alluvial sediment. A sediment high water table is below a depth of 5 feet.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is grayish-brown and pale-yellow sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 24 inches thick. It is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam in the upper part and brownish-yellow, friable sandy loam in the lower part. Below the subsoil, to a depth of about 60 inches, is brownish-yellow and pale-yellow sand and coarse sand.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Masada soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming, but most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Slope is the major limitation to use of these soils. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Masada sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, 4 miles north of Grimesland, 80 feet west of State Road No. 1565, 90 feet north of Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, and 300 feet south of State Highway No. 33:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, grayish-brown (2.5Y 5/2) sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 12 inches, pale-yellow (2.5Y 7/4) sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small and few medium roots; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• B1t–12 to 15 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) sandy loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; few fine mica flakes; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B2t–15 to 30 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; few fine mica flakes; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3t–30 to 36 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; few fine mica flakes; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC1–36 to 50 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) sand; single grain; loose; few fine mica flakes; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• IIC2–50 to 60 inches, pale-yellow (2.5YR 7/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; many fine gravel fragments; very strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 40 inches or less. The A horizon ranges from 5 to 20 inches in thickness. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray, grayish brown, or dark grayish brown, and the A2 horizon is pale yellow to light yellowish brown. The B horizon is yellow or brownish-yellow to strong-brown sandy clay loam to sandy loam and is 20 to 35 inches thick. The C horizon is commonly brownish-yellow to pale-yellow loamy sand to coarse sand. In places the C horizon lacks gravel.

Masada sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes (MaB). – This is a well-drained soil that occupies broad divides on stream terraces. It occurs in long narrow areas and in areas of irregular shape that range from 4 to 10 acres in size. The surface layer is grayish-brown and pale-yellow sandy loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 24 inches thick. It is dominantly brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam in the upper part and brownish-yellow, friable sandy loam in the lower part.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand. Also included were small areas of Wickham, Altavista, Wagram, and Ocilla soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow to medium. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is well suited to all the locally grown crops, but erosion is a moderate hazard because of the slope. In cultivated areas, practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Areas that are farmed are used mostly for row crops, especially for tobacco, peanuts, and cotton. Capability unit IIe-1; woodland suitability group 3o7.

Nahunta Series

The Nahunta series consists of somewhat poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 1 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is black, dark-gray, and pale-yellow silt loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 53 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is brownish-yellow, friable silt loam mottled with light gray. The middle and lower parts are gray, friable silty clay loam mottled with brownish yellow and yellowish red. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 72 inches is gray silty clay loam mottled with brownish yellow.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is high. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or extremely acid.

The Nahunta soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming, but about half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest. The seasonal high water table is the major limitation to use of these soils. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Nahunta silt loam in a wooded area, 2 miles southeast of Black Jack and 300 feet east of State Road No. 178:

• O1–2 inches to 0, partly decayed and fresh-fallen debris of pine and oak trees, myrtle bushes, and grass.
• A11–0 to 3 inches, black (10YR 2/1) silt loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; very strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A12–3 to 5 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) silt loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small and medium roots; very strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• A2–5 to 12 inches, pale-yellow (2.5YR 7/4) silt loam; weak, fine, granular structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; many small and medium roots; many medium root channels; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B21tg–12 to 20 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) silt loam; common, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) mottles; weak, fine, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22tg–20 to 30 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; many, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on vertical faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23tg–30 to 54 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) and yellowish-red (5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3tg–54 to 65 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; many, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; weak, fine, subangular blocky structure; friable, sticky and plastic; few, thin, patchy clay films and silt coats on faces of peds; extremely acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–65 to 72 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) silty clay loam; common, medium, distinct, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) mottles; massive; firm, sticky and plastic; extremely acid.

The solum is more than 60 inches thick. The A horizon is 7 to 20 inches thick. The A1 or Ap horizon is gray or dark gray to black. Where this horizon is black, it is less than 6 inches thick. The A2 horizon is pale yellow to pale brown. In the upper part, the B horizon is brownish yellow to yellowish brown and is mottled with gray or light gray. In the lower part, it is gray or light gray and is mottled with brownish yellow, yellowish brown, and yellowish red. The B horizon is silty clay loam, clay loam, or silt, and it is 40 to more than 53 inches thick. The C horizon is grayish sandy loam to clay, but it is dominantly silty clay loam.

Nahunta silt loam (Na). – This is a somewhat poorly drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 55 or more acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is black, dark-gray, and pale-yellow silt loam about 12 inches thick. The subsoil is about 53 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is brownish-yellow, friable silt loam mottled with light gray. The middle and lower parts are gray, friable silty clay loam mottled with brownish yellow and yellowish red.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile, but that have a surface layer of very fine sandy loam or loam. Also included were small areas of Exum, Goldsboro, Lenoir, Leaf, Bladen, and Coxville soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. About half of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, the rest is chiefly in forest. Wetness is a moderate limitation to use, but this soil is suited to most of the locally grown crops if it is properly drained. In cultivated areas surface drains or tile drains, and in some places both surface drains and tile drains, are needed. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIw-2; woodland suitability group 2w8.

Norfolk Series

The Norfolk series consists of well-drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is below a depth of 5 feet.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is olive yellow and brownish yellow to a depth of about 84 inches. In the upper part, the subsoil is friable sandy clay loam mottled with red. In the lower part, it is friable sandy loam mottled with red and gray.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are low, and available water capacity is medium. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Norfolk soils of Pitt County are important for farming. Slope is the major limitation to their use. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Norfolk sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, in a cultivated field, 1 mile west of Fountain, 200 feet north of State Highway No. 222, and 75 feet east of State Road No. 1231:

• Ap–0 to 7 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) sandy loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; few small roots; slightly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–7 to 10 inches, light yellowish-brown (2.5YR 6/4) sandy loam; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; few medium roots; few medium root channels filled with material from the Ap horizon; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• B1–10 to 14 inches, olive yellow (2.5YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots and root channels; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• B21t–14 to 40 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B22t–40 to 60 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/8) sandy clay loam; few, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B23t–60 to 70 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; many, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 5/8) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; less than 5 percent of horizon is plinthite; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3t–72 to 84 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy loam; many, medium, prominent, red (2.5YR 5/8) and distinct, gray (10YR 6/1) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; less than 5 percent of horizon is plinthite; the gray mottled material contains less clay than the red and more coarse sand grains; very strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 60 inches or more. The A horizon is 5 to 20 inches thick. The Ap or A1 horizon ranges from dark grayish brown or grayish brown in uneroded areas to light yellowish brown in eroded places. The A2 horizon is light yellowish brown to pale yellow. The B horizon is olive yellow to brownish yellow. It is sandy clay loam to sandy loam but is dominantly sandy clay loam. The B horizon is 40 inches or more to 55 inches thick. The C horizon commonly consists of stratified loamy material, but it is variable in texture.

Norfolk sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes (NrA). – This is a well-drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 15 acres in size. The profile is the one described as representative of the Norfolk series. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown and light yellowish-brown sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is olive yellow to brownish yellow. The upper part of the subsoil is friable sandy clay loam mottled with red. The lower part is friable sandy loam mottled with red and gray to a depth of about 84 inches.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand or fine sandy loam. Also included were a few small areas of soils that also have a similar profile but that have a more reddish subsoil. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Goldsboro, Lynchburg, and Wagram soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is slow. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It has no major limitations to intensive use and is well suited to all the locally grown crops. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for row crops, especially for tobacco, peanuts, and cotton. Capability unit I-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Norfolk sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes (NrB). – This is a well-drained soil on smooth side slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are less than 4 acres to as much as 12 acres in size. The surface layer is dark grayish-brown or grayish-brown sandy loam 7 to 20 inches thick. The subsoil is olive-yellow to brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam to sandy loam and is 40 to more than 55 inches thick.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of more than 6 percent. Also included were small areas of Goldsboro, Exum, and Aycock soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is medium. This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. It is well suited to all the locally grown crops, but erosion is a moderate hazard because of slope. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for row crops, especially for tobacco, peanuts, and cotton. In cultivated areas, practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed. Capability unit IIe-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Norfolk sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded (NrB2). – This is a well-drained soil on smooth slopes in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are less than 3 to more than 8 acres in size. The surface layer is 5 to 8 inches thick. In most places it is a mixture of material from the remaining original surface layer and the subsoil. The present surface layer is light yellowish-brown in the more eroded areas and is grayish brown in the less eroded spots. The subsoil is olive-yellow to brownish-yellow, friable sandy clay loam to sandy loam and is 52 to more than 55 inches thick.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that are severely eroded and have a surface layer of sandy clay loam. Also included were small areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have slopes of more than 6 percent. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Aycock, Goldsboro, and Exum soils.

Infiltration is moderately slow. Runoff is medium. Because its surface layer has been thinned by erosion, this soil is rather difficult to keep in good tilth. It can be satisfactorily worked throughout a fairly wide range of moisture content. After hard rains, a crust forms in the more eroded spots, however, and clods tend to form if this soil is worked when too wet. The crusting and clodding adversely affect germination. As a result, stands of crops are poor and uneven. For some crops replanting of these areas may be necessary. Where the stand is uneven, the tobacco ripens at different times, harvesting and curing are difficult, and the quality of the crop is reduced.

This soil is suited to all the locally grown crops, but further erosion is a moderate hazard because of the slope and runoff. Most of the acreage is in cultivated crops and pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. The cultivated areas are used mainly for row crops, especially for tobacco, peanuts, and cotton. Practices that effectively control runoff and that reduce erosion are needed in cultivated areas. Capability unit IIe-1; woodland suitability group 2o1.

Ocilla Series

The Ocilla series consists of somewhat poorly drained, nearly level and gently sloping soils on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is loamy fine sand about 22 inches thick. The surface layer is dark gray in the upper part and is pale brown in the lower part. The subsoil is about 47 inches thick and is friable sandy clay loam. The upper part of the subsoil is yellow and is mottled with brownish yellow. The lower part is brownish yellow and is mottled with gray. Below the subsoil and extending to a depth of about 75 inches is gray sandy clay loam mottled with light yellowish brown.

Natural fertility, the content of organic matter, and available water capacity are all low. Permeability is moderate, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Ocilla soils in Pitt County are moderately important for farming. The seasonal high water table is the major limitation to their use. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is in forest or in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. In areas that are farmed, crops respond well to applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Ocilla loamy fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes, one-third mile south of Hanrahan, 660 feet west of Seaboard Coastline Railroad, 20 feet west of a field path, and 42 feet southwest of telephone pole No. 602:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• A2–8 to 22 inches, pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy fine sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; few small and medium roots; few medium root channels filled with material from the Ap horizon; medium acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B1–22 to 28 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) sandy clay loam; few, fine, distinct, brownish-yellow mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B2t–28 to 69 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) sandy clay loam; common, medium, distinct, gray (10YR 6/1) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few medium root channels in upper half of horizon; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–69 to 75 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) sandy clay loam; few coarse lenses of loamy sand and sand; few, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; very strongly acid.

Thickness of the solum is 60 inches or more. Thickness of the A horizon is 20 to 40 inches. The Ap or A1 horizon is gray, dark gray, or dark grayish brown, and the A2 horizon is pale brown to light yellow brown. The B horizon is yellow to brownish-yellow sandy clay loam to sandy loam. Gray mottles are within 30 inches from the surface. Thickness of the B horizon ranges from 20 to more than 40 inches. The C horizon has a grayish color. Texture of the C horizon ranges from loamy sand to sandy clay but is dominantly sandy clay loam.

Ocilla loamy fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes (OcB). – This is a somewhat poorly drained soil on broad flats and smooth side slopes in the uplands and on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are less than 4 acres to as much as 20 acres in size. The surface layer is loamy fine sand about 22 inches thick. It is dark gray in the upper part and is pale brown in the lower part. The subsoil is about 47 inches thick and is friable sandy clay loam. The upper part of the subsoil is yellow and is mottled with brownish yellow. The lower part is brownish yellow and is mottled with gray.

Included with this soil in mapping were small areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy sand. Also included were small areas of moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained soils in draws and depressions. Other inclusions consist of areas of Lynchburg and Rains soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow. This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture, and the rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. Wetness is a severe limitation, but this soil is suited to most of the locally grown crops. Artificial drainage is needed for most crops. Capability unit IIIw-1; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Olustee Series, Sandy Subsoil Variant

Soils of the Olustee series, sandy subsoil variant, are very poorly drained and are nearly level. They are on uplands and stream terraces, where they formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is black loamy sand about 12 inches thick. Beneath the surface layer and extending to a depth of about 18 inches is a layer of dark reddish-brown fine sand that is coated with organic matter. To a depth of about 42 inches, the next layers are grayish-brown and light brownish gray fine sand. Below them and extending to a depth of about 85 inches are layers of light-gray sand and coarse sand.

Natural fertility is very low, and the content of organic matter is medium. Available water capacity is low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

These soils are of only minor importance for farming. The seasonal high water table, frequent flooding for brief periods, and very low natural fertility are the major limitations to their use. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. Where crops are grown, response is fairly good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Olustee loamy sand, sandy subsoil variant, 2 miles east of Grifton, 200 feet south of State Road No 1753, and 20 feet east of State Road No. 1915:

• Ap–0 to 12 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loamy sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; very strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• Bh–12 to 18 inches, dark reddish-brown (5YR 2/2) fine sand; weak, fine, granular structure; friable; many small and few medium roots; sand grains well coated with organic matter; very strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C1g–18 to 30 inches, grayish-brown (10YR 5/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; few medium roots; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C2g–30 to 42 inches, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C3g–42 to 75 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C4g–75 to 85 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) coarse sand; single grain; loose; few fine pebbles; strongly acid.

Combined thickness of the sandy horizons is more than 80 inches. The A horizon is black or very dark gray and is 10 to 20 inches thick. The Bh horizon is 4 to 8 inches thick. The sand grains in that horizon are well coated with organic matter, and they give the Bh horizon a dark reddish-brown color. The C horizon is grayish-brown and light brownish-gray to light gray fine sand to coarse sand. It ranges from 60 to more than 70 inches in thickness.

These soils are variants to the Olustee series. Bt horizons are lacking beneath the Bh horizon, but the profile is otherwise similar to that of normal Olustee soils.

Olustee loamy sand, sandy subsoil variant (Oe). – This is a very poorly drained sandy soil on smooth flats and in slight depressions in the uplands and on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 3 to 15 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is black loamy sand about 12 inches thick. It is underlain by a layer of dark reddish-brown fine sand that is coated with organic matter and is about 6 inches thick. To a depth of about 42 inches, the next layers are grayish-brown and light brownish-gray fine sand. Below these layers and extending to a depth of about 85 inches are layers of light-gray sand and coarse sand.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand. Also included were small areas of soils that have a similar profile but that lack the dark reddish-brown layer that is stained with organic matter. Other inclusions consist of small areas of Osier, Tuckerman, Pantego and Portsmouth soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow.

This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is in forest, however, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. Wetness is a very severe limitation, and use of this soil is limited by seasonal high water table, frequent flooding and very low natural fertility. Artificial drainage is needed for most uses. If properly drained, this soil is fairly well suited to a few of the locally grown crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, and pasture. Capability unit IVw-1; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Osier Series

The Osier series consists of poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is loamy sand and is about 19 inches thick. It is very dark grayish brown in the upper part and is dark grayish brown in the lower part. The next layers consist of gray and dark-gray fine sand over very dark grayish-brown sand, and gray loamy sand that extends to a depth of about 62 inches. Underlying these layers is light brownish-gray sandy loam that extends to a depth of about 80 inches.

Natural fertility is very low, and the content of organic matter and available water capacity are low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is strongly acid or very strongly acid.

The Osier soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. Major limitations to the use of these soils are the seasonal high water table, very low natural fertility, and frequent flooding for brief periods. In areas that are farmed, crops respond fairly well to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Osier loamy sand, loamy substratum, 3 miles east of Belvoir, 1.75 miles southeast of the Gum Swamp Church, 200 feet west of State Road No. 1414, and 30 feet west and 30 north of a wooded area:

• Ap–0 to 6 inches, very dark grayish-brown (10YR 3/2) loamy sand; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; few small roots; strongly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• AC–6 to 19 inches, dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2) loamy sand; single grain; very friable; few medium roots; medium acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1g–19 to 35 inches, grayish (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; few medium roots; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C2g–35 to 42 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C3g–42 to 54 inches, very dark grayish-brown (10YR 3/2) sand; single grain; loose; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C4g–54 to 62 inches, gray (10YR 6/1) loamy sand; single grain; very friable; strongly acid; clear, wavy boundary.
• C5g–62 to 80 inches, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) sandy loam; massive; friable; very strongly acid.

The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray to very dark grayish brown and is 5 to 10 inches thick. Where the color is very dark grayish brown, thickness of the Ap or A1 horizon is 6 inches or less. To a depth of more than 60 inches, the C horizon is gray or dark gray to very dark grayish brown loamy sand to sand. The lower part of the C horizon is commonly light brownish-gray sandy loam.

Osier loamy sand, loamy substratum (Os). – This is a poorly drained soil on broad flats and in slight depressions in the uplands and on stream terraces. The areas are of irregular shape and range from 4 to 16 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is about 19 inches thick and is loamy sand that is very dark grayish brown in the upper part and is dark grayish brown in the lower part. To a depth of about 62 inches, the next layers consist of gray and dark gray fine sand that is underlain by very dark grayish-brown sand and gray loamy sand.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand or sand. Also included were small areas of Chipley, Pactolus, Olustee, and Tuckerman soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow.

This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Wetness is a very severe limitation, and frequent flooding for brief periods, the seasonal high water table, and very low natural fertility are additional limitations.

Artificial drainage is needed for most uses. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is used chiefly for cultivated crops or pasture. This soil is fairly well suited to a few of the locally grown crops if it is properly drained. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, and pasture. Capability unit IVw-1; woodland suitability group 3w3.

Pactolus Series

The Pactolus series consists of moderately well drained, nearly level soils on uplands and stream terraces. These soils formed in Coastal Plain and alluvial sediment. A seasonal high water table is at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. Gray mottles are within the zone affected by the high water table.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is dark-gray loamy sand about 8 inches thick. To a depth of about 36 inches, the underlying layers consist of yellow and brownish-yellow, very friable loamy sand that is mottled with light gray and strong brown. The next layer extends to a depth of about 64 inches and is white, loose loamy fine sand mottled with brownish yellow. Beneath this layer and extending to a depth of about 90 inches is yellow, loose coarse sand mottled with white.

Natural fertility and the content of organic matter are very low, and available water capacity is low. Permeability is rapid, and shrink-swell potential is low. In areas that have not received lime, reaction is slightly acid to very strongly acid.

The Pactolus soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming, but most the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest and in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. The major limitations to use of these soils are the seasonal high water table and very low natural fertility. Where crops are grown, response is fairly good to recommended application of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Pactolus loamy sand, 1 mile east of Greenville, one-fourth mile north of State Road No. 1523:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) loamy sand; weak, medium, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; slightly acid; abrupt, smooth boundary.
• C1–8 to 26 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) loamy sand; single grain; very friable; few small roots; slightly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C2–26 to 36 inches, brownish-yellow (10YR 6/6) loamy sand; few, medium, distinct, light-gray (10YR 7/1) and strong-brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; single grain; very friable; very strongly acid; abrupt, wavy boundary.
• C3–36 to 64 inches, white (10YR 8/2) loamy fine sand; few, fine, faint, brownish-yellow mottles; single grain; loose; slightly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• C4–64 to 90 inches, yellow (10YR 7/6) coarse sand; common, medium, distinct, white (10YR 8/1) mottles; single grain; loose; common fine pebbles; medium acid.

Combined thickness of the sandy horizons is more than 80 inches. The Ap or A1 horizon is dark gray to dark grayish brown and is 5 to 10 inches thick. The upper part of the C horizon is yellow or brownish-yellow, very friable or loose loamy sand or loamy fine sand. Grayish mottles are at depths between 20 and 40 inches from the surface. The lower part of the C horizon is white or yellow loamy fine sand, sand, or coarse sand. It commonly contains pebbles.

Pactolus loamy sand (Pa). – This is moderately well drained soil on broad, smooth divides in the uplands and on stream terraces. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to 20 acres in size. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. The surface layer is dark-gray loamy sand about 8 inches thick. To a depth of about 36 inches, the underlying layers consist of yellow and brownish-yellow, very friable loamy sand that is mottled with light gray to strong brown. The next layer extends to a depth of about 64 inches and consists of white, loose loamy fine sand mottled with brownish yellow. Beneath this layer and extending to a depth of about 90 inches is yellow loose coarse sand mottled with white.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of loamy fine sand. Also included were small areas of Lakeland, Alaga, Chipley, and Osier soils.

Infiltration is rapid. Runoff is slow.

This soil is fairly easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Most of the acreage is cultivated or in pasture. The rest is chiefly in forest or in housing developments or other nonfarm uses. This soil is fairly well suited to most of the locally grown crops. Wetness is a severe limitation, however, and natural fertility is very low because of the thick layers of sandy material. Artificial drainage is needed in cultivated areas. Capability unit IIIw-1; woodland suitability group 3w2.

Pantego Series

The Pantego series consists of very poorly drained, nearly level soils on uplands. These soils formed in Coastal Plain sediment. A seasonal high water table is at or near the surface.

In a typical profile, the surface layer is black loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil is friable sandy clay loam about 55 inches thick. The upper part is light brownish gray, and is mottled with dark gray and gray. The lower part is gray. A layer of light-gray sandy loam mottled with light yellowish brown is below the subsoil and extends to a depth of about 80 inches.

The Pantego soils in Pitt County are of only minor importance for farming. The seasonal high water table and frequent ponding for brief periods are the major limitations to their use. Most of the acreage is in forest, and the rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. Where crops are grown, response is good to recommended applications of fertilizer and lime.

Representative profile of Pantego loam, 1.1 miles south of State Road No. 1708, 600 feet west of State Road No. 1709, and 50 feet north of a field path:

• Ap–0 to 8 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; many small roots; medium acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• A12–8 to 14 inches, black (10YR 2/1) loam; weak, fine, granular structure; very friable; few small roots; common uncoated sand grains; strongly acid; clear, smooth boundary.
• B1tg–14 to 19 inches, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; common, medium, distinct, dark-gray (10YR 4/1) mottles; weak, medium and fine, subangular blocky structure; friable; few small roots and root channels; few, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B2tg–19 to 56 inches, light brownish-gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay loam; common, medium, faint, gray (10YR 6/1) mottles; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• B3g–56 to 69 inches, gray (10YR 5/1) sandy clay loam; few lenses of loamy sand; weak, medium, subangular blocky structure; friable; very strongly acid; gradual, wavy boundary.
• Cg–69 to 80 inches, light-gray (10YR 7/1) sandy loam; lenses of loamy sand; few, medium, distinct, light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4) mottles; massive; friable; very strongly acid.

The solum is more than 60 inches thick. The A horizon is black or very dark gray and is 10 to 20 inches thick. The B horizon is light brownish-gray to gray sandy clay loam, sandy loam, or clay loam and is more than 50 inches thick. The B horizon is commonly mottled with brownish yellow and yellowish brown. The C horizon is light gray or gray. It ranges from sand to loam in texture but is commonly sandy loam.

Pantego loam (Pg). – This is a very poorly drained soil on broad flats and in slight depressions in the uplands. It occurs in areas of irregular shape that are 4 to more than 40 acres in size. Slopes are 0 to 1 percent. The surface layer is black loam about 14 inches thick. The subsoil is friable sandy clay loam about 55 inches thick. The upper part of the subsoil is light brownish gray and is mottled with dark gray and gray. The lower part is gray.

Included with this soil in mapping were a few areas of soils that have a similar profile but that have a surface layer of fine sandy loam. Also included were small areas of Rains and Olustee soils.

Infiltration is moderate. Runoff is very slow or ponded.

This soil is easy to keep in good tilth and can be satisfactorily worked throughout a wide range of moisture content. Wetness is a severe limitation to its use, however, and ponding frequently occurs for brief periods. Most of the acreage is forest. The rest is chiefly in cultivated crops or pasture. A system of surface drains or tile drains, and in some places both surface drains and tile drains, is needed for most uses. Where this soil is adequately drained, it is well suited to a few of the locally grown crops. Areas that are farmed are used mainly for corn, soybeans, small grain, and pasture. Capability unit IIIw-3; woodland suitability group 1w9.