Brunswick County Stats & Stories is a monthly initiative from County Manager Randell Woodruff and the Brunswick County team to provide you with a transparent, informative and relevant snapshot of how your county government is working for you every day. Download a copy or view the slideshow below for our latest monthly update. For questions or media inquiries, contact Communications Director at 910.253.2995 or email meagan.kascsak@brunswickcountync.gov. Learn more: brunswickcountync.gov/info/statsandstories

1. BRUNSWICK COUNTY STATS & STORIES
JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER
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Crews complete work on the
Northwest Water Treatment Plant
concentrate pipeline
Health Services partners with ADM
to vaccinate an international
shipping crew arriving from
Singapore
Team members move mulch at the
Brunswick County Landfill

2. Brunswick County Team Spotlight: June 2021
New Team Members
Welcome to our newest team members who joined us this month:
• Jacqueline Arena / Deputy Register of Deeds I / Register of Deeds
• Jason Ash / Jailer I / Sheriff's Office
• Kelly Ballard / Meter Reader / Public Utilities
• Earl Biggers III / Multi-Trades Inspector I / Code Administration
• Haynes Brigman / Deputy County Manager–Public Services / Administration
• Cody Davis / Vector Control Operator I / Operation Services
• Gracan Deal / Social Worker III / Social Services
• Kimberly Ellis / Nutritionist I / Social Services
• Cardarius Gilbert / Collections Mechanic I / Public Utilities
• Ann Grantham / Tax Specialist / Tax Administration
• Cammy Hayes / Income Maintenance Caseworker II / Social Services
• Timothy Hayes / Gas Mechanic / Operations Services
• Ashley Hempson / Administrative Assistant I / Sheriff's Office
• Garrett Huckins / Zoning Technician / Planning
• Mark Hunter / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Cynthia Hurlburt / Jailer I / Sheriff's Office
• Joshua King / Electrician / Operations Services
• William Kinkel II / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Thomas Klein / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Kirstie Langley / Jailer I / Sheriff's Office
• Mallory Long / Social Worker I / Social Services
• Suzanne Mackie / Economic Service Supervisor / Social Services
• Andrew Pastore III / Jailer I / Sheriff's Office
• Jodie Porter / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Daralyn Spivey / Clerk to the Board / Governing Body
• Sonya Spivey / Income Maintenance Caseworker I / Social Services
• Brandon Todd / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Ashley Vansant / Paramedic / Emergency Medical Services
• Forrest Williford / Collections Mechanic IV / Public Utilities
• Nicholas Wolford / Water Treatment Operator / Public Utilities

3. Brunswick County Team Spotlight: June 2021
Service Milestones
Congratulations to these team members who reached employment milestones with
Brunswick County this month:
• Penny King / 5 Years / Tax Administration
• John Shirk / 5 Years / Code Administration
• Mary Watkins / 5 Years / Soil and Water
• Jared Zeller / 5 Years / Sheriff's Office
• Jeremy Baker / 10 Years / Solid Waste & Recycling
• Tina Edwards / 15 Years / Sheriff's Office
• Melissa Jackson / 15 Years / Tax Administration
• Aaron Perkins / 15 Years / Parks & Recreation
• Jane Rabon / 15 Years / Tax Administration
• Maggie Ross / 15 Years / Register of Deeds
• Ronald Smith / 15 Years / Tax Administration
• Deborah Cook / 20 Years / Sheriff's Office
• Anita Hartsell / 20 Years / Veterans Services
• Vickie Grissett / 25 Years / Tax Administration
Information provided by Brunswick County Human Resources
Join our team! See our position openings at brunswickcountync.gov/jobs

4. JUNE 2021 STATS SNAPSHOT
Children participate
in gardening,
nutrition, and
healthy living
curriculum
Cooperative Extension
8,302
Families Receiving Food Stamps
Social Services

5. Board of Elections
June Board of Elections Statistics
Action Total
Registered Voters in Brunswick County 115,411
New Voters Registered 1,010
Voter Cards Mailed 1,652
Clerk to the Board
• A warm welcome to Daralyn Spivey who began her career with Brunswick County on June
23, 2021. Daralyn was officially appointed as Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and took
the Oath of Office during the July 6, 2021 Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
Daralyn joins Brunswick County with 14 years of municipal experience with the Village of
Bald Head Island, seven of which were in the capacity of Village Clerk.
Code Administration
• Code Administration and Information Technology received a NACO Achievement Award
for their joint project creating and implementing the Contractor Portal System. Contractors
and municipalities use the portal to remotely schedule building inspections and monitor
their building permits while retaining a history of the activity.
June Countywide Commercial & Residential
Construction Statistics
Construction
Type
Building Starts Construction Costs
Commercial
Construction
22 $1,939,966
Residential
Construction
483 $107,810,761
June County-Issued New Home, Modular, and Townhome Permits

6. Communications
June Communications Statistics
Action Total Change from
Previous Month
Media/Open Records Requests 56 +12
Facebook Likes 13,076 +52
Facebook Followers 13,990 +60
Facebook Engagement (Reactions/
Shares/Comments)
703 –1,014
Twitter Followers 4,472 +12
Tweet Impressions 47,400 –4,700
LinkedIn Followers 317 +10
Cooperative Extension
• In June the Expanded Food Nutrition and Education Program (EFNEP) was busy! June 8
and 9 two teens trained to be Healthy Habits youth volunteers. They learned cooking skills,
food safety, nutrition and how to work with younger youth, they will be helping the EFNEP
Nutrition Educator teach in August. The weeks of June 14, 21, and 28, campers from For
Kids Only in Shallotte and campers from Camp Brunswick at Town Creek Park have learned
knife skills, measuring, prepared BodyBuilding Snack Stacks to learn about nutrients and
MyPlate and have learned how to be active for 60 minutes a day and other ways to have
Healthy Habits; taught by EFNEP Nutrition.
• Extension (4-H, FCS, and FoodCorps) led a garden and curriculum training for members of
the School Garden Committee at Lincoln Elementary School.
• EFNEP and 4-H led summer programming around healthy living, nutrition, and gardening
at Camp Brunswick at Town Creek and For Kids Only.
• The Family and Consumer Sciences team at the NC Cooperative Extension Brunswick
County Center has developed an educational program called Hurricane Cookbook which
focuses on the need to assemble a Hurricane Food Kit, in addition to the other essential
emergency items. For details, visit Extension’s website. The website also includes recipes
for meal preparation without power, food safety during a power outage and an example of
a hurricane food shopping list.
Engineering
• Brunswick County Courthouse Renovation Update: Work continues on the south
side wall to install the ground to roof glass windows. Work has begun on the front of the
courthouse to repair structural damage to front portico slab and to install a new ADA ramp,
doors, and windows along with interior lobby renovation. Work also continues on Phase 2
interior renovations of the existing building.

7. JUNE 2021 STATS SNAPSHOT
See a great stat? Contact the Communications Department to learn more.
Phone: 910.253.2995 / Email: meagan.kascsak@brunswickcountync.gov
Installation of pumps
and treatment process
under way at the
Northeast Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Public Utilities
188
Food & Lodging Program
Inspections and/or Visits
Environmental Health
1,010
New Voters Registered
Board of Elections
36,194
Items Circulated
Library

8. Health & Human Services
Environmental Health
• The Food and Lodging Program inspected and/or visited 188 establishments, reviewed 24
plans for new establishments, and issued 10 permits.
• The On-Site Water Protection Program issued 63 Improvement Permits for on-site
wastewater systems, inspected 21 new private wells, and sampled 22 private wells.
Health Services
• The Pediatrics Clinic saw 90 patients, including 12 new patients.
• WIC staff issued 2,803 food benefits, scheduled 891 appointments and completed 1,133
(242 walk-ins), and added 106 new participants.
Social Services
June Social Services Statistics
Action Total
Adult Medicaid Applications 167
Family and Children's Medicaid Applications 257
Receiving Special Assistance 108
Households Receiving Food Stamps 8,302
Work First Applications 6
Work First Family Assistance Cases Received 101
Child Support Collections $572,353
Child Support Cases 3,548
Total Children in Foster Care 176
Children Entered into Foster Care this Month 8
Foster Homes in County 32
Veterans Services
June Veterans Services Statistics
Action Total
Appointments / Walk-ins 229
New Clients Added 48
Telephone Calls 690
Email Responses/Sent Emails 274
Faxed Correspondence 35
Electronic Claims/Documents Submissions 109
Completed North Carolina applications for license plates, hunting/fishing
licenses, and property tax exclusions
62

9. Information Technology
• Andy Byron, Information Technology Deputy Director, completed and received his Certified
Government Chief Information Officer designation from the UNC School of Government.
June Information Technology Statistics
Action Total
Website Visits 289,380
(41% mobile devices)
Trouble Tickets Addressed 142
Calls (External/In and Out) 110,279
Inbound Emails Received 291,324
Outbound Emails Sent 93,201
Malicious Emails Blocked 121,409
Blocked Network Infrastructure Threats 45,591
Library
• The Barbee, Leland, and Rourk Branches are open again on Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Nearly 500 kids have registered for Tails & Tales Summer Reading and are keeping
records of their reading time. They averaged 350 minutes in June. Charlie the Burro met
Southwest’s kids in person as part of Tails & Tales.
June Library Statistics
Action Total
Door Count 29,797
Total Circulation 36,194
eBooks Checked Out 3,430
NCKids eBooks Checked Out 306
Programs 92
Program Attendance 1,309
New Library Cards Issued 423
WiFi Use 1,309

10. JUNE 2021 STATS SNAPSHOT
See a great stat? Contact the Communications Department to learn more.
Phone: 910.253.2995 / Email: meagan.kascsak@brunswickcountync.gov
Young participants enjoy
their time at
Camp Brunswick in
Town Creek Park
Parks & Recreation
483
Residential Construction Starts
Code Administration
22
Commercial Construction Starts
Code Administration
Staff run a compactor
at the Brunswick County
Landfill
Solid Waste & Recycling

11. Operation Services
June Operation Services Statistics
Division Open Work
Orders as of
May 31, 2021
Requested
Work
Orders
Completed
Work
Orders
Open Work
Orders as of
July 1, 2021
Building
Maintenance
108 252 230 130
Custodial 9 7 6 10
Construction
and Grounds
10 36 31 15
Vector Control 3 0 0 3
All Divisions
Total
130 295 267 158
June Fleet Services Statistics
Vehicles in
Shop
Assigned to
Repair
Finished Pending
Total 459 383 76
Mosquito Control
• Mosquito Control received 73 requests in June; 70 of those requests have been
investigated and resolved. We adulticided 3,943 acres of the county and 61.79 acres were
treated using larvicides.
Parks and Recreation
• Summer is in full swing with a sold out seven weeks of Camp Brunswick. Youth participate
in weekly field trips, fun activities on site, 4 H programs with Cooperative Extension and
much more. Camp is open to youth Kindergarten through Fifth and is held at Town Creek
Park in Winnabow.
• Summer British Soccer Camp took place at Town Creek Park with 60 participants June 21-
26 . Three international coaches were the directors and fun was had by all.
• 2021 Dixie Softball, Inc. District IX Tournament was held at Town Creek Park June 17-20.
There were 20 teams from 5 different age divisions. These teams were from Brunswick,
Columbus and New Hanover Counties. The winning teams will go to the State Tournament
in Cherryville, North Carolina July 9-14.
• We will have the Dixie Boys State Tournaments July 9-14 at Ocean Ilse Beach Park and BCC
Founders Field.

12. Planning
• The Planning Board considered and approved three planned developments and two
rezoning cases. The three planned developments approved a total of 2,266 residential units.
• Staff facilitates the review of nine different mixed-use and residential development projects.
• The Board of Adjustment considered three variances. One case was approved and two cases
were denied.
• Planning and Code Administration created an online list of significant developments:
brunswickcountync.gov/planning/ongoing-projects/significant-projects
Public Utilities
• 211 Water Plant Renovations/Upgrades: The new lab building has passed all relevant
inspections. Dry wall is installed, and finish plastering is currently underway. Doors and
trim material are on-site. Windows have been installed and sealed. The gravity sewer line
is installed to the grinder station and connected to building. Rehabilitation to well 15 is
nearing completion. Workers are touching up paint and making final connections. Next,
equipment will be moved to well 2 and drilling will start, weather permitting. Work on well
16 will take place in the fall.
• Northwest Water Treatment Plant Expansion/Upgrades: The concentrate pipeline outfall
into the Cape Fear River is complete. A gabion wall was built to stabilize the river bank.
• Northeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion/Upgrades: Various pumps and
treatment process equipment are being installed daily. Project completion is anticipated for
this winter.
Register of Deeds
June Details of Instruments Recorded (Number Recorded)
Instrument Type June 2021 June 2020 Difference
(+ or –)
Year-to-Date
FY 2020-2021
Deeds and
Deeds of Trust
3,160 2,520 +640 26,967
Plats 73 71 +2 637
UCCs 65 70 –5 681
Cancellations/
Miscellaneous
2,257 1,824 +433 21,015
Marriage
Licenses
117 78 +39 885
Notary Oaths 44 29 +15 466
Instruments with
Excise (Included
in Above Totals)
1,363 965 +398 10,710
Total 5,716 4,592 50,651

13. Solid Waste and Recycling
• We have a large stockpile of mulch available at no charge to all county residents.
• Solid Waste Association of North America recognizes the week of June 17 as solid waste
and recycling worker’s week. Thank you to our team members for the work they do to keep
Brunswick County beautiful.
June Landfill Numbers
Action Total
Total Number of Incoming Loads (scaled) 6,809
Average Loads per Day (scaled) 258.36
Total Tons Received 19,666.11 (39,332,220 pounds)
Average Tons Received per Day 756.39 (1,512,780 pounds)
Total Tons of Scrap Metal Recycled 114.67 (229,340 pounds)
Total Tons of Electronics Recycled 0 (0 pounds)
Total Tons of Scrap Tires Recycled 138.41 (276,820 pounds)
Total Tons of Shingles Recycled 604.28 (1,208,560 pounds)
Total Household Hazardous Waste
Event Participants
27
Looking for more stats?
Check out these links for information available online.
Board of Elections
• Weekly voter registration and other statistics:
public.tableau.com/profile/brunswickcountyboe#!
Code Administration
• Monthly reports: brunswickcountync.gov/permit-reports
Finance
• Monthly financial reports with summary information for general and enterprise funds,
key indicators of revenues and expenditures and cash and investments:
brunswickcountync.gov/finance/reports
Tax Office
• Property record cards and collections information: tax.brunsco.net/itsnet
See a great stat? Contact Communications Director Meagan Kascsak to learn more.
• Phone: 910.253.2995 / Email: meagan.kascsak@brunswickcountync.gov
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