Commissioner, District 5· 2018–2026 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
J. Wayne Outlaw
Nash County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 17:33
- Avg per meeting
- 3:31
- Segments
- 272
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Top issues during term (20)
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Update
Will shape county administrative review costs and development standards for future private projects.
Rocky Cross Diner Conditional Rezoning
Modest commercial growth and job creation in the Middlesex area.
Establishment of County Swiftwater Rescue Team
Unknown until presented by the interim finance director.
Data Center and Crypto Mining Moratorium
Winstead Crossroads Rezoning Denied
CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Grant Application
Up to $950,000 in grant funds for housing repairs, at no local cost if awarded.
Rocky Mount Water and Wastewater Agreement Amendments
A private owner could raise wholesale water rates paid by the county and its customers; the sale price itself is $174.6 million.
Williams Haven Major Subdivision Sketch Plan
A moratorium could slow tax-base growth while assessments identify where infrastructure spending is needed.
Variance Request V-261001 for Access Easement Width Reduction
Fire Services Working Group Coordination and Funding
Allocates $755,000 in county funds to support local fire departments.
Retirement of three long-serving commissioners
Voluntary Agriculture District ordinance updates
Magnolia Estates roads into state system
Would shift road maintenance responsibility from the county to the state.
Septic System Repair Program
Unknown until details are presented; may involve grant or county funds.
SNAP cost-share and error-rate penalties
The county's reimbursed SNAP admin costs could drop from about half to a quarter, adding roughly $1.3 million in annual local burden.
Disaster debris removal readiness
No cost unless a disaster triggers task orders; avoids post-storm price gouging and delays.
Beulah Acres subdivision rezoning
New homes will add to the county tax base but also raise service demands.
Spring Hope extraterritorial jurisdiction expansion
ETJ itself doesn't change taxes, but farmers in the area could face engineered-permit costs for ag buildings if town rules apply.
Nash Community College FY 2026-2027 Budget Request
$1.95 million from general fund balance.
Courthouse accessibility improvement
The change order's dollar amount is not stated in the record.
Decisions during term (167)
Recorded while Outlaw was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Emergency Response and Swiftwater Rescue Team Grant
Project Blue Building Reuse Resolution
Nash County TDA Occupancy Tax Collections Discount Policy
County Capital Projects Fund Ordinance Amendment
Budget Amendments
Closed Session
Approval of September meeting minutes
CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization grant application ($950,000)
Conditional Rezoning CZ-260901 — Beulah Acres Subdivision
Occupancy tax resolution (House Bill 332)
Letter to Congress on SNAP cost-share delay
Disaster debris removal standby contract — DRC Emergency Services
Five County Rail Site water main — final change order
MedPark Building Renovations — Change Order 7
Capital project ordinances and amendments (items 17–26)
Budget amendments (items 1–6 and 8)
Budget amendments 7 and 9 (Nash Community College property; swift water purchase)
Legislative Goals Conference voting delegate
Resolution opposing sale of Rocky Mount water and wastewater systems
Approval of Minutes
Voting record (23)
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Emergency Response and Swiftwater Rescue Team Grant
Resolution opposing sale of Rocky Mount water and wastewater systems
He opposed dictating to an entity that owns the asset without first consulting them.
that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve and authorize the purchase of the real property (3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, for use by Nash Community College) in accordance
to approve the purchase of 39.84 acres at 3538 Eastern Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a property adjacent to Nash Community College at the purchase price of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousa
that the Nash County Board of Commissioners approve the following Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on a Proposed Moratorium Ordinance Regulation on Data Centers, Data Processing Facilities and
to table the Purchase of Land Adjacent to Nash Community College agenda item until the September 8, 2026, Board of Commissioners regular meeting.
Adjournment of Joint Board Meeting
Resolution Opposing Senate Bill 214, Part V, Section 5
I was in opposition to the language in the original bill. That language has been removed, so in my estimation today, there has been a lot of time and effort prior to today and today dealing with a subject that does not exist.
Debt Payoff for Highway 97 Shell Building
I’m certainly in favor of eliminating debt. My concern is the timing of the elimination of this debt. We’re in the middle of a budget process.