Harnett County commissioners approve water projects, settlements, jetport agreement and appointments

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At its Sept. 2 meeting the Harnett County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts and ordinances including a water project ordinance, a $400,000 engineering contract, opioid settlement resolutions, a lease and several appointments; the board also authorized grant applications and disclosed two recent legal settlements.

Harnett County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2, 2025 approved a series of contracts, ordinances, grant applications and personnel appointments, the county said in a public recap of the meeting.

The board approved an ordinance for the Northeast Harnett Water Treatment Facility project and awarded an engineering contract of $400,000 to Hazen and Sawyer to update the county water system master plan. Commissioners also authorized county staff to enter contract negotiations with Moseley Architects of Raleigh for unspecified general services work and approved a U.S. Department of Agriculture Housing Preservation Grant application for $95,000.

Legal staff asked the board to approve Harnett County’s participation in multi-party settlements with Purdue Pharmaceutical and additional opioid manufacturers and to adopt a resolution authorizing execution of settlements with secondary opioid manufacturers; the board approved those actions. County legal staff also requested public disclosure of two recent mediated settlements: Spruill Construction Corporation versus County of Harnett, settled for $92,000 on Aug. 11, 2025, and Marcus Washington and Rachel Washington versus County of…

Harnett County commissioners approve water projects, settlements, jetport agreement and appointments

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