Commissioner· Commissioner: elected Nov 4 2025, sworn in 2025-12-01 (town agenda 12/01/2025). NC seat convention: first Monday in December (G.S.); elected Nov 4 2025; first Monday Dec 2025 = 2025-12-01 (sworn in per town agenda 12/01/2025); 4-year term ends first Monday Dec 2029 = 2029-12-03.
Cynthia Hamilton
Hope Mills
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 28
- Total speaking time
- 1:58:41
- Avg per meeting
- 4:14
- Segments
- 2282
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Top issues during term (19)(Parks Rec)
Godwin Greenway road MOU
Unknown construction and maintenance costs potentially borne by taxpayers.
$500,000 parks matching grant under financial scrutiny
Almost $3 million in grants has kept major park projects off the tax bill, and department revenue approaches $400,000 a year.
Municipal Park Walking Trail Repair
$430,000 from the stormwater fund, not the general fund.
Unsafe tennis courts closed temporarily
Resurfacing runs roughly $40,000-$45,000 and is unfunded this budget year.
Walking trail repair funding
$309,000 from the stormwater fund, covering the contract plus a 10% contingency.
Greenway mowing contract vs. equipment purchase
The contract costs about $18,000 a year; equipment could exceed that up front, with a prior estimate around $70,000.
VFW Post 10630 meeting space request
The manager confirmed the town does not pay the VFW for meeting space.
Golf course mowing — buy a tractor?
$60,000 on top of the $21,000 already budgeted; expected to pay for itself over several years.
Homelessness committee storage crisis
HUD grants flow through Cumberland County as the collaborative applicant; committee budgets head to the March 6 retreat.
Senior and recreation program funding
$4,600 approved now for extra gym time — the bigger bill for a new facility is still ahead.
Walking Trail Repair
A $430,000 budget amendment covers the work; the next-lowest bid of $307,000 leaves room to spare.
Parks and Recreation contracts losing money
Cutting all eleven losing programs would save only about $11,291 but end free senior programming.
TJ Robinson Center rental for youth sports ($50,000)
$50,000 budgeted for the lease, up from a pay-as-you-go approach last year.
Committee Coordination and Gazebo Decoration Dispute
Mostly volunteer labor and donated materials, though duplicated purchases of decorations waste money.
$7,000 youth sports grant acceptance
Adds $7,000 in grant funding to the town budget.
Sports complex: golf course vs. Hodges property
Water and sewer extension to the Hodges property could cost around $3 million, while the golf course already has utilities.
Senior resource center conversion
$4 million requested; the larger rec center will be pursued by the town itself, currently without a planned tax increase.
Basketball court vandalism damage
At least $12,000 so far, with a full repair estimate and possible insurance share due February 2.
135th Charter Day celebration planning
No funding requested yet — but a town-scale event on this size will cost something once the plan lands February 2.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Hamilton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.