Four things to know about Pender County town projects
, 2022-06-14 05:03:14,
For several months, town officials throughout Pender County were busy crunching budget numbers for operations.
The plans also include several projects and upgrades for residents and employees for the next fiscal year, starting July 1 and ending June 30, 2023. Budget ordinances are required by statute that sets the spending limits for municipalities.
The following are some of the projects town leaders made a priority.
Topsail Beach eyes emergency center
Topsail Beach began looking over totals in December with input from department leaders for a budget totaling more than $8.2 million.
After several meetings, one of the decisions included plans for a new fire station and a emergency operations center on Topsail Island. Funds will be spent on architectural, design, and construction plans for the facility.
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Town manager Mike Rose reported the town’s mainland center is critical for situations such as evacuations.
“But we also want a facility on the island that we can use either if we don’t have to evacuate or certainly be functional as quick as staff can get back on the island, so you can start that recovery process,” Rose said.
The town applied for about $400,000 in grant money to help pay for architectural and design services through federal funding. Rose added that he was also happy that the plans were also on a list of plans getting attention from Rep. David Rouzer though the Emergency Operations Center Grants program.
“While that doesn’t guarantee that we’re getting it, we have moved to the next level,” Rose said. “And that’s good news.”
The town expects to hear more about grant approval in September.
According to the budget, 31.8% of general fund…
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