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\"We had two young people get shot, in Seaboard, North Carolina ... one, 7 years old and the other, 15,\" Commissioner Brown said, describing incidents in a Seaboard housing project that required the victims to be airlifted to medical centers. Brown said the shootings followed previous incidents in Seaboard and a separate wave of fatal shootings in the town of Gaston.

Brown said town leaders in Gaston convened an emergency meeting and adopted a local ordinance restricting children from being in the housing development after 8 p.m. without parental supervision. \"They put into a ordinance that their kids cannot be out into the housing development after 8 without being chaperoned by parents because of the shootings,\" Brown said, and he commended the town for acting despite possible criticism.

Brown also praised Northampton County Sheriff Jack Smith for contracting county deputies to provide policing in Seaboard, where Brown said the town currently does not have a town police officer. Commissioners called for county coordination with municipal officials and for programs and recreational activities to give young people constructive outlets.

No formal county action or new county ordinance was taken at the meeting; commissioners described discussions with state Representative Rodney Pierce and urged continued vigilance and intergovernmental coordination on public-safety responses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Called Commissioners Meeting - September 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners described recent shootings that injured youths in Seaboard and multiple fatal shootings in Gaston, praised local officials and the sheriff, and urged coordinated county-municipal response and programs for youth.","taxTitle","Northampton County, North Carolina","taxId",73549,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6467200,"Board accepts $1 million federal grant for lead service line inventory; county share $150,000",134,734000,868000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809470-dcca6225056f062499ecb610823bdd4d&start=734&end=868","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809470-dcca6225056f062499ecb610823bdd4d/thumbnail_734000.jpg","/articles/6467200/Northampton-County/North-Carolina/Board-accepts-1-million-federal-grant-for-lead-service-line-inventory-county-share-150000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6467200-9a41c2629c09524e565a3dcb7bf16da3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773754680&Signature=H0lHjX05asmMRc0zpt07eo8TOhyfLs48hZXRy6IH3gwYbFEFWM2yNNM008xrFCGeroWxiLWEgqJ67zae5zugnyWK2g50KJp7V0fGnGWcHivdOvolUHmKI1vlZPUIB5ummTcybE4bP33I~ZIfvKMLsv7i2ooZHz5VtdYApObRz~FRIx~b0ZrTfx7KAlhs0h9VUml-jECjOuiWvtccfT5mqIz0rBnUbjFSOQjkVcgvy-~17W6kMj8JUuntb2e-ymCpmBJtvlbU4seUtI0jJBwYFjr6mqfi1YZVGae75zdImLU~lUXWoJvCE3KPeB2NdnVmIp8zE5jA79KsoJ2iJ4gNaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Northampton County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a $1,000,000 federal grant to complete a lead service line inventory for county water systems and approved an accompanying resolution, county staff said at the meeting.

County staff described the choice as between using federal grant funds with a county share of $150,000 or funding the full $1,000,000 locally. \"We only have to pay back $150,000 and we have to do this as a requirement by the federal government that we do a lead service line inventory of our lines,\" a county staff member said during the presentation.

Commissioners discussed and then approved a motion to accept the grant and a subsequent motion to adopt the required resolution that accompanies the grant acceptance.

Staff said the inventory will satisfy a federal requirement to document lead service lines; the meeting transcript includes no further detail about the timeline, who will perform the inventory or the grant program name. The board carried both motions.

The county manager said she will present additional budget and solid-waste materials at the next meeting, but staff did not specify a schedule for work under the lead service line grant during the discussion.","Commissioners approved accepting a $1,000,000 federal grant to complete a lead service line inventory; the county must provide $150,000 in matching or related costs and adopt a resolution to receive the funds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":80,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6467205,"Northampton County approves interlocal sewer agreement to add 240,000 gallons-per-day capacity",683,1551000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809470-dcca6225056f062499ecb610823bdd4d&start=868&end=1551","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809470-dcca6225056f062499ecb610823bdd4d/thumbnail_868000.jpg","/articles/6467205/Northampton-County/North-Carolina/Northampton-County-approves-interlocal-sewer-agreement-to-add-240000-gallons-per-day-capacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6467205-1635dca5a6d1560ca222d11ea1149e18/orig.mp4?Expires=1773754680&Signature=ZBsEuJQaWMc8Xi4nQaiLWL6WTlvCNdskMm9yK0uGsEvFdSoUxU26nBQXRw7Px-WKDWnyaU4AtZD5NjkhMu5oVYicq1P6X0mxgOgd7QDrd1TDZLma7SVPH1bUZuy9fCcMSYGvHhY1IlsqPOPFL8mnF2ybYgQqs8Yxoqak4WrRioHuUuQwMlvgRXcT4MNfSsZueAe-V92RTn4My-ILdsLriQI6RvW479mO0M8qrU2d3b4g~b3ozfPJ-2y4VsXXLScwDcjBdRX0HnvfNikkSdN~LL6Po-MAHJUx~sUQ5tUMJI1uLX8cJ9t0VUIfhjHgaXj1dll8w81PGljnaG52G4eshA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Northampton County Board of Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the Orange Rapids Sanitary District that allocates 150,000 gallons per day (gpd) of sewer capacity to the River Road project and 90,000 gpd to the Commerce Park, county staff said at the meeting.

The agreement, presented to the board as a renewal and expansion of an existing contract, uses DEQ grant funds and Golden Leaf grant funds to cover infrastructure upgrades tied to the capacity allocation, County staff said. \"All of these costs will be paid for using DEQ grant funds, as well as Golden Leaf grant funds,\" said Mister Bennett, Public Works Director.

The allocation is intended to extend sewer service west of I‑95 and provide sewer access to areas with failing septic systems, county staff told commissioners. The extension of the main line down Highway 46 will be paid for with grant money, but individuals who choose to hook up to the new force main will face separate, variable costs. \"There will be a cost involved in that,\" Bennett said, noting factors such as pump size, holding tank size, distance from the road and the contractor chosen.

County staff said the sanitary district will charge treatment fees under its typical annual fee structure; the interlocal agreement does not change the county's sewer base rate, which staff noted in discussion is currently a $19 base charge plus $6 per 1,000 gallons under an increasing block rate. Drinking water is addressed in separate agreements, staff said.

The agreement term is 30 years with an option either party can exercise to terminate with 12 months' notice, staff said. County officials described the arrangement as legal protection for Northampton County while enabling residential, commercial and industrial wastewater service in areas that currently lack sewer infrastructure.

The board voted to approve the interlocal agreement. The motion carried.

Next steps noted by staff include coordinating infrastructure design and communicating hookup options and costs to residents; staff said education about individual hookup processes will be handled case by case and that property owners will contract privately with plumbers or contractors to connect to the new main line.","The Board approved an interlocal agreement with Orange Rapids Sanitary District that allocates 150,000 gpd to the River Road project and 90,000 gpd to Commerce Park, funded with DEQ and Golden Leaf grants; individual hookups remain the responsibility of property owners.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners urge action after shootings in Seaboard and Gaston; Gaston council enacts emergency restrictions

Board accepts $1 million federal grant for lead service line inventory; county share $150,000

Northampton County approves interlocal sewer agreement to add 240,000 gallons-per-day capacity