Curt Hendrix
Mayor
Elected 2025
Town Government
Meet Aurora's elected officials, find Town staff contacts, review meeting information, and connect with official election resources.
Mayor & Board of Commissioners
Galene Williams
Commissioner
Elected 2025
Jamea A. Reed
Commissioner
Appointed 2026
Sherri Hollister
Commissioner
Board Meetings
Regular meetings: First Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. If the first Monday is a holiday, the meeting is held the following day.
Meetings are held at Town Hall or the Community Center. Special meetings and schedule changes are announced through Town Hall Updates.
Elections
Aurora's nonpartisan municipal elections are administered by the Beaufort County Board of Elections. Municipal contests are conducted in odd-numbered years, with offices appearing according to their terms.
The next regular municipal election is expected in November 2027. Official filing periods, contests, voting locations and dates will be published by the Board of Elections.
Town Documents & Records
Review official Town documents and public-reference materials. Contact Town Hall if you need assistance or an accessible alternative format.
Aurora Historic District — National Register Documentation (2025)
This combined document contains the September 2025 National Register documentation for the Aurora Historic District, including the complete report, district boundary map, and photographic enclosure.
Document Currency Notice: This document reflects the Aurora Historic District information, boundaries, photographs, and findings current as of September 2025. It is retained as an official historical and planning record. Contact Aurora Town Hall for information regarding any subsequent updates or changes.
Aurora Historic District Plan (2022)
Aurora’s Historic District Plan is an April 2022 report prepared by James Brady Lassiter Golden. The report examines Aurora’s historic background, downtown conditions, community input, and previous planning efforts. It also outlines the process for seeking National Register recognition, potential preservation incentives and funding resources, and recommended steps for revitalizing Aurora’s historic downtown.
Document Currency Notice: Published April 2022. This planning report does not, by itself, establish a historic district or place any property on the National Register of Historic Places. Demographic information, grant programs, deadlines, funding availability, and contact information reflect conditions when the report was prepared and may have changed.
Aurora Industrial Park — Recorded Covenants
Recorded covenants establishing property-use, development, and maintenance requirements for the Aurora Industrial Park.
Document Currency Notice: This copy is provided for public reference and reflects the covenants recorded in 2024. It may not include subsequent amendments, supplements, releases, or other recorded instruments. Consult the appropriate official land records for the most current recorded information.
Aurora Industrial Park — Site Plans and Development Details
This document contains planning drawings and site-development details prepared for the Aurora Industrial Park project.
Document Currency Notice: This document reflects Industrial Park planning information available as of May 2022. Proposed layouts, property boundaries, infrastructure, access, and development details may have changed. Contact Aurora Town Hall for current project information.
Aurora Industrial Park Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Aurora Industrial Park, including site information, development features, infrastructure, and economic-development opportunities.
Document Currency Notice: This fact sheet reflects project information available as of October 2023. Site availability, infrastructure, development status, and other details may have changed. Contact Aurora Town Hall for current information.
Code of Ordinances
The Town of Aurora Code of Ordinances contains the general and permanent laws adopted by the Aurora Board of Commissioners.
Document Currency Notice: This online document is provided for public convenience. It contains Supplement No. 3, dated May 2018, and includes ordinances codified through March 5, 2018. Ordinances adopted after that date may not yet be incorporated. Contact Aurora Town Hall at 252-322-4611 to verify the current text of an ordinance.
Ditch Maintenance Plan Project Notice (2023)
This 2023 project notice informed residents about preliminary planning and environmental studies for the Town of Aurora Ditch Maintenance Plan. The project was identified as a priority through the North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program and was intended to evaluate drainage ditches, tributaries, potential bioswales, flood reduction, and water-quality improvements. The notice also explained why engineers, surveyors, biologists, stakes, and survey flagging might be present near area properties during the planning process.
Document Currency Notice: Originally distributed in 2023 during preliminary planning and environmental studies. References to upcoming fieldwork, project contacts, meetings, and timelines may no longer be current. Survey stakes or flagging described in this notice did not identify the final location or extent of proposed ditch maintenance. Contact Aurora Town Hall for current project information.
Town of Aurora and Richland Township Resilience Strategy (2022)
Developed through the North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program in Spring 2022, this strategy assesses the risks that flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise, and other natural hazards pose to Aurora and Richland Township. It incorporates community input, identifies vulnerable infrastructure and natural resources, establishes resilience goals, and presents seven priority projects intended to improve drainage, flood protection, wastewater infrastructure, wetlands, community facilities, and long-term planning.
Document Currency Notice: Published in Spring 2022 following completion of the first two phases of the North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program. This document is a planning and project-prioritization resource. Identification of a project in this strategy does not necessarily indicate that it has been funded, approved for construction, or completed. Conditions, cost estimates, priorities, maps, funding sources, and program requirements may have changed since publication.
Town of Aurora Strategic Plan 2022-2024
Approved and adopted by the Town of Aurora Board of Commissioners on April 18, 2022, this strategic plan established the Town’s priorities for 2022 through 2024. The plan addresses four principal areas: economic development, education, good governance, and community outreach and investment. It includes initiatives related to the Aurora Industrial Park, downtown revitalization, tourism, workforce development, broadband access, public facilities, housing, public safety, waterfront development, and community resilience.
Document Currency Notice: Approved and adopted April 18, 2022, for the 2022-2024 planning period. This document is retained as an official historical planning record. Individual goals, projects, timelines, officials, contact information, and funding opportunities may have changed, been completed, or been superseded since its adoption. Contact Aurora Town Hall for information about current Town priorities.
Town Administration
For general Town business, records, payments, or assistance, call Town Hall at 252-322-4611.
Rhonda Stallings
Finance Officer
Lynn Ray
Billing Clerk
Public Works Staff
Residents should report Town-maintained street, grounds, water, or sewer concerns through Town Hall.
John Simmons, Jr
Director
James Ham
Public Works