Board Openings
Current Board Openings
ABC Board
The Town of Fletcher is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Fletcher ABC Board. This board is appointed by the Town Council and is responsible for running the ABC Store and hiring the employees who work in the store. ABC Board members must reside within the corporate limits of Fletcher. The ABC Board is responsible for the general oversight of the Town’s ABC Store. In North Carolina each locally controlled ABC system must have a citizen appointed board to oversee the general operations of the State controlled liquor distribution system. Fletcher Town Council are responsible for appointing citizens to the ABC Board. All actions are subject to the review and oversight of the State Board of Alcoholic Control.
Applications will be accepted through July 21, 2025. Applicants for this seat will need to be able to attend the August 4, 2025 Council agenda meeting in order to introduce themselves and answer questions from Council. Council would then likely make their appointment at the regular August 11 meeting. Interested applicants will be filling an unexpired term of almost three years.
You can drop off your application at Town Hall, located at 300 Old Cane Creek Road.
Planning Board/ZBA Vacancy – District 4 Seat
The Town of Fletcher is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board & Zoning Board of Adjustment. (Members serve dual roles on the one Board). This seat is specifically for Fletcher’s voting district 4. (link to voting district map here: https://www.fletchernc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Voting_District_Nov_2008.pdf )
Functions of the Planning Board include recommendations to the Town Council on applications related to Rezoning, Conditional Rezoning, Special Use Permits, and text amendments to the Town’s Land Development Code. The Board also reviews preliminary plats for major subdivisions as well as design review for projects in the “Heart of Fletcher” Overlay. Functions of the ZBA include quasi-judicial hearings regarding applications for variances and appeals on zoning matters. The Board typically meets once per month, on the 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Applicants for this seat will need to be able to attend the July 7, 2025 Council agenda meeting in order to introduce themselves and answer questions from Council. Council would then likely make their appointment at the regular July 14 meeting.
Any eligible resident within Voting District 4 interested in applying may access the application at this link: https://www.fletchernc.org/town-government/town-committees/board-openings/ OR by contacting either the Town Clerk or Planning Director at (828) 687-3985. (You may also call the Planning Director if you are unsure if you live in district 4).
Applications will be accepted through Friday, June 27, 2025. You can drop off your application at Town Hall, located at 300 Old Cane Creek Road.
