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Whiteville updates projects and grant outlook after BRIC funds pulled; city cites $1.3M state match and ongoing work with Coastal Dynamics Lab
Summary
City staff reported project progress on roofs, pole relocations and airport sewer wiring and told the council FEMA’s BRIC grant funding for Molly’s Branch — roughly $5.1 million — was pulled; the city has $1.3 million in North Carolina emergency-management funds available as a match and will pursue other hazard-mitigation funding.
City staff told the Whiteville City Council on June 24 that several infrastructure projects are in active construction or planning and that federal BRIC grant funding tied to the Molly’s Branch project was pulled by FEMA.
Staff reported the roof work on a downtown or civic project is largely complete and contractors are finishing low-voltage and electrical work. An easement issue with a private utility and a property owner required moving some service poles; staff said they will meet with utility representatives to relocate poles to the property line so construction can proceed.
On project funding, staff said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) allocation for Molly’s Branch — reported in the meeting as roughly $5,100,000 — had been pulled. Staff said it is…
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