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Council approves project ordinance, engineering contract to extend water main to UNC Health Nash site
Summary
Nashville accepted a $500,000 Golden Leaf Foundation grant and adopted a project ordinance to extend a water main on Red Oak Road to serve a medical clinic site; the council awarded an $87,790 engineering contract to Stocks Engineering and appropriated town funds for the local share.
The Nashville Town Council voted July 16 to adopt a project ordinance and proceed with engineering to extend the town’s water main along Red Oak Road toward the site where UNC‑affiliated Nash Health is planning a clinic. The project has an estimated cost of $854,500; the town received a $500,000 Golden Leaf Foundation grant and plans to fund the remaining $355,854 from the water and sewer enterprise fund balance.
Town staff said the engineering contract is priced at $87,790 and will cover design, permitting, bidding and construction oversight. Town Manager Randy explained the value of a project ordinance for multi‑year work: it consolidates project revenues and expenditures separate from the annual operating budget.
Councilors discussed related infrastructure: Randy said preliminary engineering indicates extending sewer to the site could cost about $113,000 per partner if split three ways among UNC, the town and an adjacent property owner. Council members asked staff to pursue cost‑sharing conversations with UNC Health Nash and to investigate opportunities to link sidewalk waivers or other developer concessions to infrastructure support.
The council approved the project ordinance and the Stocks Engineering contract by voice vote.
