Town Hall · Southern Pines

Southern Pines, NC town hall & government

Southern Pines spent $36.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,219 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Southern Pines's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Southern Pines

Taylor ClementMayorSince 2023 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Southern Pines's town hall

  • Sep 29Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 4:00 pm
    Historic District CommissionSouthern Pines Town Hall, 300 SW Broad Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Business MeetingTown Hall, 300 SW Broad St. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 5:30 pm
    Board of AdjustmentBoard of Adjustment Regular MeetingSouthern Pines Town Hall, 300 SW Broad Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 22Tue · 3:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Work SessionTown Hall, 300 SW Broad St. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 22Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 15Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 10Thu · 4:00 pm
    Historic District CommissionSouthern Pines Town Hall, 801 SE Service Road Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 6:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Business MeetingTown Hall, 300 SW Broad St. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 1:30 pm
    Technical Review CommitteeCommunity Development Building, 801 SE Service Road Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 25Tue · 3:00 pm
    Town CouncilTown Council Work SessionTown Hall, 300 SW Broad St. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Southern Pines's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Southern Pines's money goes

Spent
$36.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,219
typical North Carolina cities: $2,639
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
$669 per resident
Fire
$6.6 million18%
Police
$6.2 million17%
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million15%
Water & other utilities
$4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million9%
Parks & libraries
$3.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$2.3 million6%
Housing & development
$679,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$520,0001%
Paid to other governments
$214,0001%
Interest on debt
$104,000<1%
Other
$4.3 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Southern Pines

Full-time staff
178
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
49 full-time3 part
Fire
32 full-time23 part
Parks & libraries
20 full-time37 part
Administration & buildings
29 full-time
Roads & transportation
29 full-time
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Other
4 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Moore County Schools

Southern Pines's K–12 school district, shared with Aberdeen, Cameron, Carthage, Foxfire, Pinebluff and Pinehurst. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,763
North Carolina: $13,045
Students
12,990
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,763 per pupil, $7,184 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Southern Pines pay

Typical tax bill
$2,799
a year · North Carolina typical $1,896
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · North Carolina 0.66%
Typical home value
$451,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Southern Pines's government

🏛️ Official websitesouthernpines.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Southern Pines →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Southern Pines

Southern Pines is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Richard Hudson. Josh Stein is governor.

All of Southern Pines's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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