The Haywood County Board of Commissioners has announced a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments to the County of Haywood, North Carolina Code of Ordinances. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. and will take place during the regular meeting in the Historic Courtroom of the Haywood County Historic Courthouse at 215 North Main Street in Waynesville.
According to the notice, “The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments concerning proposed amendments to the full County of Haywood, North Carolina Code of Ordinances in advance of reprinting and recodification by American Legal Publishing.”
With one exception, these amendments will not be adopted immediately following the public hearing. Instead, they will be considered for a vote on whether to proceed with recodification at the February 16 regular meeting. After review by American Legal Publishing, all ordinances and proposed changes will return for another public hearing and potential adoption in open session. The exception is Chapter 150, Building Regulations, which will be up for adoption at the February 16 meeting.
Copies of all proposed amendments are available online on the Haywood County website (www.haywoodcountync.gov). A hard copy can also be reviewed during business hours at the Office of the Clerk to the Board in the courthouse.
Those wishing to speak at the public hearing are encouraged to attend. The commissioners may set rules for conduct during the session. These may include limiting each speaker’s time or designating spokespeople when groups support or oppose similar positions.
“This the 21st of January, 2026,” wrote Amy L. Stevens, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners.
In related local education data from recent years, about one-quarter of high school seniors and juniors in Haywood County were considered ready for college-level science and math based on ACT scores during the 2022-23 school year (source). Reading readiness was higher among both seniors and juniors but still below half (source).
The notice was published on January 21 and January 28 in The Mountaineer.
