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Board rejects Pelham site fencing and grading request after divided debate
Summary
Commissioners voted 2–5 to deny a request from PCC for about $71,000–$76,000 of county economic development funds to fence and grade a Pelham industrial seed site; some commissioners signaled willingness to consider partial funding after the motion failed.
A request from PCC (as presented by county staff and with Dr. Kevin Lee present) for county economic development funds to fence and grade the Pelham seed site failed on Oct. 20 after commissioners voted 2–5.
County staff told the board the county had committed $100,000 this summer for economic development at the Pelham site and that utility access work already cost roughly $25,000–$26,000, leaving about $74,000–$75,000 available. The PCC proposal included options with total costs ranging from about $71,000 to…
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