Frequently Asked Questions

Visit the Staff Directory to find all department and staff contact information.

Sign up to receive our quarterly newsletter sent directly to your e-mail inbox. QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER REQUEST FORM

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR LATEST ISSUE

The shelter rental requires a $60 refundable deposit and $55 per hour. Note that there is a two-hour minimum on rentals.

The community room rental requires a $150 refundable deposit and is $100 per hour. Note that there is a two-hour minimum on rentals and no partial hours are accepted.

Sports registration fees are $35 for each child being registered for residents and $45 for non-residents.

The track around the park is 1.8 miles.

Based on the Town of Hope Mills approved fee schedule for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the fitness room fee is $2 daily for ages 18 and older. However, there is no cost for individuals 55 and older as well as for town employees. Please be sure to have a valid driver’s license upon arrival to gain entry into the fitness room.

Town of Hope Mills Recreation Center is open M-F, 8am-8:30pm; Closed on Saturday & Sunday. Rentals are available on Saturdays from 9AM until 9PM.

Cash, Checks and Debit/Credit Cards.

Contact the Town of Hope Mills Public Works Department at (910) 429-3387, or email publicworks@townofhopemills.com

We strongly suggest arranging the pickup with a moving company. Other options are to call our office ahead of time so that we can coordinate with Waste Management for the pickup. Boxes will need to be broken down flat and stacked together by the curb (be mindful of weather conditions). Residents can also utilize any of the container sites and recycling centers operated by Cumberland County.

Only bagged household trash may be placed in your trash cart. Bagging helps keep your cart clean and reduces wind-blown litter. Disposed pet waste must be double bagged. DO NOT place yard waste, brush or any constructions debris in your cart. Automotive parts, tires, hazardous waste, hot ashes and corrugated cardboard are also prohibited. Remember that plastic bottles are banned from the land fill. All recyclables should be placed in your recyclable container to be picked up by Waste Management.

Yard waste and brush is collected on Monday-Wednesday each week depending on your location within the Town.  Construction debris and large items can be taken to Cumberland County landfill located at 698 Ann Street. Hazardous waste can be taken to Household Hazardous Waste Collection site located on Wilkes Road past the landfill. There is a limit of 10 gallons or 80 pounds per day-per household. Household Hazardous collection site is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month 8am-4pm, no charge.

Refuse tax is assessed per single family, regardless of the size of the family. We encourage everyone to use any of the Cumberland County container sites to dispose of additional/excess refuse. A second container can be authorized at the expense of the resident.  It would be billed directly through Waste Management (WM). Contact Hope Mills Public Works at (910) 429-3387 or email at publicworks@townofhopemills.com for information on additional containers.

The first things that needs done is to identify exact location of the unserviceable street light. Service orders should be called for lights that stay on, are completely out, have broken or missing globes, or when they operate intermittently. The location should be the property closest to the light, and in addition whenever possible, the number identifying the pole (located at eye sight on street light pole). Contact our office numbers with this information and we will be glad to call the respective electric company to schedule repairs. Contact Hope Mills Public Works at (910) 429-3387 or email at publicworks@townofhopemills.com

A pothole or any other issues related to the Street can be reported through the "Report a Problem Portal"  or by contacting Public Works directly at (910) 429-3387, or email at publicworks@townofhopemills.com

If the settling of pavement is after a public utility repair done by PWC or other utility provides we can schedule repairs through our offices as well.

Hope Mills Public Works is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of Adcock and Hope Mills (Legion Road) cemeteries. For questions about reserved plots, availability of plots, or any other inquiries please contact Hope Mills Public Works at (910) 429-3387 or email at publicworks@townofhopemills.com

In the simplest of terms, the public ROW is the land that a public roadway lays upon, plus a little extra on either side. Public ROW does not necessarily always have a roadway within it--sometimes it is platted as such, but no roadway has been constructed yet. It is a corridor of land that the general public has the right to use for moving from one place to another, by both vehicular and pedestrian means, as allowed by law. The public ROW is also the place where public utilities as defined in NCGS 62 may install their distribution facilities (i.e. pipelines, communications lines, sewers, etc.). Public ROW is typically dedicated to an entity (in North Carolina, usually the state or a local municipality) in a plat (the document that subdivides a larger piece of property and draws new boundary lines, typically for developments) or deeded as a separate real estate transaction. Sometimes it is given to the entity accepting the ROW, and other times it is purchased by the entity. That receiving entity then "owns" that piece of ROW and it becomes part of the larger ROW network.

There can be several types of ROW within the Town of Hope Mills: state, town, and private. State ROW is maintained by the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The town ROW is maintained by the Town's Public Works Department. Private ROW is owned and maintained by an entity other than NCDOT or the Town. This may be a single property owner, a home owners’ agency (HOA), or some other non-government entity.

Click Here for a map that shows the ownership status of all streets within Hope Mills.

Unfortunately, there is no "standard location" or rule of thumb of where the ROW line is. It is almost always NOT located at the edge of the roadway. It is typically anywhere from 5 to 20+ feet from the edge of the roadway in a residential area, likely extending up into where most people believe to be their property and/or yard. The location of the ROW line depends on how much public ROW was specified when the property was originally platted (that is, originally subdivided into lots) and where the roadway was actually constructed.

Sometimes there are visual cues to help approximate the ROW line such as sidewalk (the ROW is often at the edge of the sidewalk furthest from the road), utility poles (which are often located very near the ROW line), or a historical maintenance area (that is, where the Town or other entity has historically mowed or otherwise maintained the non-roadway area of the ROW). None of these examples are a surefire method of locating the ROW, but they can get close to an answer which may be good enough for most uses.

It is strongly recommended that property owners obtain survey (from a NC licensed surveyor) to determine the exact location of the ROW before doing any sort of costly or time-intensive work (i.e. fencing, significant landscaping, any hardscaping, irrigation, etc.). Items placed in the Town's ROW are subject to removal.

Please note that the Town cannot provide ROW locating for property owners.

The public ROW is intended for the general public to use for transportation and access purposes. In other words, it is for accessing properties which front the ROW, and for getting around by some means of transportation (including vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians/foot traffic, etc.). State law also requires owners of public ROW to allow public utility companies to build and maintain their networks within the ROW, with appropriate regulation and monitoring by the owner, as well as full restoration of impacted private properties. The ROW owner may regulate irregular use of the ROW, but it must generally be left open to the traveling public.

Some examples of uses not permitted within the ROW are:

• Landscaping (beyond mowing grass) including planting trees or shrubs
•  Installation of irrigation lines and sprinkler heads
•  Construction of structures, including decorative mailboxes (i.e. brick or other permanent hard materials)
•  Altering drainage flow (if there is a drainage issue, please see the stormwater page of the Town's website)

Yes. Please see the ROW Use Permitting page(Coming Soon)

Right-of-way is a specific form of easement. An easement is usually given across land for a singular purpose such as for a utility line. An easement for ingress and egress (the right to travel) may be permanent but is often temporary such as in a construction access easement. An easement may be removed by the property owner if the user otherwise has no legal claim. Right-of-way removal is somewhat more difficult. Right-of-way is often used for utility placement but utility easements may not be used for public vehicular or pedestrian use. Right-of-way dedication is always made on a deed or plat while an easement may be written, verbal or implied.