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Administration

  • Prepares budget, quarterly and monthly reports, minutes, agendas, and notifies the public of all zoning matters for Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, County Commissioners, and participating municipality meetings.
  • Manages administrative issues, personnel management, recordkeeping, purchasing, and other administrative and clerical responsibilities.
  • Provides administrative support for the Governmental Association.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Tom Lloyd,
Director
678-7618 tlloyd@co.cumberland.nc.us
Cecil Combs,
Deputy Director
678-7606 ccombs@co.cumberland.nc.us
Laverne Howard,
Administrative Coordinator
678-7610 lhoward@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant 678-7617  

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Central Permitting

  • Provide central location to submit applications and plans for construction permits, related environmental health permits and fire permits.
  • Maintain and provide information regarding inspections, permits, procedures and processes
Staff Phone # E-mail
Delores Cogdell,
Central Permitting Administrator
321-6645 dcogdell@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant,
Senior Permitting Tech.
321-6644  
Terri Ortiz,
Permitting Tech.
321-6664 tortiz@co.cumberland.nc.us

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Code Enforcement

  • Enforce and investigate zoning, minimum housing and junked vehicle complaints.
  • Issue Zoning Permits and ensure compliance with zoning regulations.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Ken Sykes,
Code Enforcement Coordinator
321-6654 ksykes@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant,
Code Enforcement Officer I
321-6643  
Joan Fenley,
Code Enforcement Officer I
321-6670 jfenley@co.cumberland.nc.us
Joey Lewis,
Code Enforcement Officer I
321-6663 jlewis@co.cumberland.nc.us
Angela Perrier,
Code Enforcement Officer II
321-6650 aperrier@co.cumberland.nc.us
George Hatcher,
Code Enforcement Officer II
321-6647 ghatcher@co.cumberland.nc.us
Kim Reeves,
Code Enforcement Officer II
321-6655 kimreeves@co.cumberland.nc.us
Carol Post,
Office Support III
321-6640 cpost@co.cumberland.nc.us

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Comprehensive Planning

  • Prepares and maintains the long-range Comprehensive Plan.
  • Performs technical research for area studies and other planning studies for the County and its participating municipalities.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Will Denning,
Planner III
678-7612 wdenning@co.cumberland.nc.us
Hope Barnhart,
Planner II
678-7607 hbarnhart@co.cumberland.nc.us
Denise Sykes,
Planner I
678-7629 dsykes@co.cumberland.nc.us
Deloma West,
Planner I
678-7611 delomawest@co.cumberland.nc.us

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GIS

  • Conducts technical planning research and produces special studies for the Planning Board
  • Provides census information to the general public as requested.
  • Provides technical planning assistance to the municipalities.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Matt Rooney,
GIS Manager
678-7625 mrooney@co.cumberland.nc.us
Mary Ann Steinmetz,
GIS Analyst
678-7552 msteinmetz@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant,
GIS Coordinator
678-7550  

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Graphic Services

  • Produces and maintains all zoning maps for the County.
  • Provides the graphic media for the Planning Board and other governing body meetings , as well as field research.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Donna McFayden,
Plat Review Officer
678-7621 dmcfayden@co.cumberland.nc.us
Annie Faircloth,
GIS Tech II
323-6102 afaircloth@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant,
GIS Tech I
678-7626  

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Inspections

  • Review applications and construction plans for new constructions, renovations or additions.
  • Performs inspections to ensure work is performed in accordance with the NC State Building Codes and other state and local regulations.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Gary Faulkner,
Inspections Coordinator
321-6648 gfaulkner@co.cumberland.nc.us
Building
Staff Phone # E-mail
Kenneth Hairr,
Chief Building Inspector
321-6653 khairr@co.cumberland.nc.us
Doug Austin,
Building Inspector III
321-6661 daustin@co.cumberland.nc.us
Carl Temple,
Building/Plumbing Inspector I
321-6646 ctemple@co.cumberland.nc.us
Electrical/Mechanical
Staff Phone # E-mail
Larry Renfrow,
Chief Electrical Inspector
321-6656 lrenfrow@co.cumberland.nc.us
Ronnie Matthews,
Electrical III/Plumbing
321-6660 rmatthews@co.cumberland.nc.us
Michael Naylor,
Electrical/Mechanical I
321-6657 mnaylor@co.cumberland.nc.us
Alan Johnson,
Mechanical III/Plumbing
321-6638 ajohnson@co.cumberland.nc.us
Plumbing
Staff Phone # E-mail
Vacant,
Chief Plumbing Inspector
321-6642  
Manufactured Homes
Staff Phone # E-mail
Bobby Riddle,
Plumbing Inspector I
321-6639 briddle@co.cumberland.nc.us
Plan Review
Staff Phone # E-mail
Michael Arnold,
Inspector I Building and Plumbing
321-6642 marnold@co.cumberland.nc.us

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Land Use Codes

  • Administers the County's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances by processing applications for rezoning and subdivisions to assure compliance.
  • Provides technical planning support for the Board of Adjustments.
  • Notification to the public of all public hearings.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Patti Speicher,
Assistant Director / Municipal Liason
678-7605 pspeicher@co.cumberland.nc.us
Ed Byrne,
Planner II, Subdivisions / Site Plans
678-7609 ebyrne@co.cumberland.nc.us
Jeff Barnhill,
Planner I
678-7765 jbarnhill@co.cumberland.nc.us
Johnny Scott,
Planner I, Rezonings
678-7603 jscott@co.cumberland.nc.us
Pier Varner,
Planner I, Variances / Special Use Permits
678-7602 pvarner@co.cumberland.nc.us
Melodie Robinson,
Administrative Support I
678-7627 mrobinson@co.cumberland.nc.us

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Transportation Planning


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  • Provides professional transportation planning support to the Fayetteville Urbanized Area and Cumberland County in meeting Federal, State, and Local Requirements for continuous, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning.
Staff Phone # E-mail

Rick Heicksen,
Planner III

678-7622

rheicksen@co.cumberland.nc.us

Maurizia Chapman,
Planner II

678-7615

mchapman@co.cumberland.nc.us

Bobby McCormick,
Planner I

678-7632

bmccormick@co.cumberland.nc.us

Mark Nottingham,
Planner I

678-7628

mnottingham@co.cumberland.nc.us

Michael Rutan,
Planner I

678-7614

mrutan@co.cumberland.nc.us

Will Linville,
Planner I

678-7620

wlinville@co.cumberland.nc.us

Kristine Wagner,
Transportation Program Coordinator

678-7624

kwagner@co.cumberland.nc.us

Courtenay Hansley Newkirk,
Transportation Program Assistant

678-7619

cnewkirk@co.cumberland.nc.us

Jacqueline Howard,
Transportation Program Assistant

678-7674

jhoward@co.cumberland.nc.us

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Street Addressing
(E-911) and Naming

  • Administers County addressing database.
  • Assigns names to new streets and converts existing rural route and box numbers to street addresses.
  • Erects and maintains all street name signs outside of the City of Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, and Pope AFB.
Staff Phone # E-mail
Mike Osbourn,
E911 Planning Coord.
678-7608 mosbourn@co.cumberland.nc.us
Ron Gonzalez,
Addressing Technician
678-7616 rgonzalez@co.cumberland.nc.us
Will Phipps,
Planner II
678-7666 wphipps@co.cumberland.nc.us
Diane Shelton,
Street/Naming Coordinator
678-7665 dshelton@co.cumberland.nc.us
Shane Parsons,
Planning Assistant
678-7572 sparsons@co.cumberland.nc.us
E911 Sign Shop
Dwayne Bigler,
Supervisor
678-7722 signshop@co.cumberland.nc.us
Vacant 678-7722  

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