Public Facilities Committee advances drainage, detention, renovation and airport projects; dozens of contracts moved forward

Beaufort County’s Public Facilities Committee cleared a broad slate of infrastructure and capital projects during its Jan. 27 meeting, approving task orders and contract awards and advancing several items to county council for final action.

Committee members voted without objection on multiple staff recommendations spanning stormwater repair, detention-pond rehabilitation, community-center renovations and airport capital planning updates. Several of the items were presented by Robert Getzey (Interim Director, Capital Projects), Bradley (Public Works staff) and John Rimbold (airport staff).

Votes at a glance (committee action or referral to county council):

- Hickory Hill Drainage Improvements (Task order to JH Hires, item 15): $303,831 from the stormwater utility — approved at committee; staff said work increases pipe sizes and pipes a deep ditch to improve maintenance.

- Tuxedo Park Detention Basin Rehabilitation (Task order to JH Hires, item 16): $474,590.88 from the stormwater utility — approved at committee; staff said the project will excavate roughly 6,000 cubic yards of material, dewater the pond and repave the entrance road damaged by hauling.

- Rebow Road right-of-way transfers (ordinance authorization, item 10): Return of small right-of-way parcels to adjacent property owners so DOT will accept maintenance of the sidewalk — approved to move forward to county council; ties to the 2018 sales-tax-funded sidewalk project were noted.

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