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Rockingham County accepts $10,000 Duke Energy grant to fund Smith River access point
Summary
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners said it received a $10,000 grant from Duke Energy to the county Tourism and Development Authority to establish an entry and exit point on the Smith River near a dam; county leaders said it may be the first such entry point in North Carolina.
Kevin Berger, chairman of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners, said the board received a $10,000 grant from Duke Energy to the county’s Tourism and Development Authority to establish a water entry and exit point on the Smith River near the dam. "At our meeting, we received a $10,000 grant, to the tourism and development authority," Berger said.
The board’s comments said the grant will fund an entry and exit point at the Smith River spray access near the dam; Berger said he believes it will be "the first entry point in the state of North Carolina along the Smith River." Commissioner Charlie Hall, who joined Berger in the recap, described Duke Energy as "a tremendous corporate partner for Rockingham County" and said the company has supported parks and outdoor recreation in the community.
Two Tourism and Development Authority staffers were mentioned as attending the meeting in relation to the grant: Anna Wheeler and Lindsey Pegg. The board did not provide further details in the recap about the grant agreement, timeline for construction, permitting or any required approvals from state agencies.
The announcement capped a brief discussion of the county’s partnership with Duke Energy and local tourism priorities. The county’s next public meeting was announced in the recap; no additional procedural steps or vote tallies related to the grant were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
