Yanceyville finalizes First Friday schedule, adopts year‑round 6 p.m. meetings and approves 25 mph downtown limits

The Yanceyville Town Council on March 7 finalized its 2023 First Friday/Cruise‑in event calendar, voted to keep council meetings at 6:00 p.m. year‑round, and approved a uniform 25 mph speed limit for several downtown streets.

Administrative Assistant Kathryn Hinton presented the First Friday/Cruise‑in lineup of musical acts spanning May through October and asked for vendor contacts for food trucks. Council approved the schedule and encouraged outreach to potential vendors.

Town Manager Kamara Barnett reported the municipal‑building security system has been installed and staff training will be provided. She also said the town applied to the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission for a Farmers Market concept grant and that the MyGovHub online‑payment module went live Feb. 1; card payments currently carry a 3.5% surcharge handled by the card processor and ACH was temporarily disabled pending Harris Systems' correction of a vendor billing issue.

On traffic safety, Barnett said NCDOT would not approve physical traffic‑calming devices for West Main Street but would add signage; Council approved a motion to set uniform 25 mph speed limits on North Avenue, Main Street, Main Street East, West Main Street and Hooper Avenue. Barnett said NCDOT would provide the formal ordinance to enact the limit.

The council also encouraged staff to publish clearer online notices about system outages and service issues after residents raised concerns about water‑quality communications.

What to expect next
Staff will publish the updated meeting schedule and event calendar, coordinate security‑system training, follow up with the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission on grant status, work with Harris to restore ACH without Town fees, and request the NCDOT ordinance to finalize the speed‑limit change.