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Commission approves project management agreement to use state grant at Burke Business Park, 4–1
Summary
Burke County approved a project design and management agreement with Burke Partnership for Economic Development (BDI) to allow use of a portion of a 2023 state grant to build speculative industrial shell space at Burke Business Park. The board voted 4–1 after discussion about term length, options to lease versus sell, and reporting requirements.
County manager and staff asked the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 to approve a project design and management agreement between Burke County and Burke Partnership for Economic Development, Inc. (BDI) to permit use of flexible grant funds originally awarded in October 2023.
The county manager said the 2023 grant (about $35.8 million) was split into property acquisition and infrastructure components and that recent legislation…
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