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Board approves $725,000 transfer station repairs; picks a 5-year stabilization option
Summary
Pender County commissioners approved option 1, a targeted repair and floor-raising plan for the county transfer station, with an estimated budget of $725,000 to extend operational life and improve safety and drainage; staff said the plan is intended to carry the site for roughly five years while planning for a larger facility.
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. June 16, 2025 Pender County commissioners approved a staff-recommended repair and upgrade package for the county transfer station on June 16, authorizing work intended to raise the tipping floor, improve traffic flow, and stabilize the facility for approximately five years while the county evaluates a larger replacement.
What was approved: Staff presented three options with escalating scopes and costs. The board chose option 1, described as a comprehensive repair to the existing tipping floor with an additional ramp and certain structural and drainage fixes. The motion to approve the recommended option passed by voice vote.
Staff rationale: County engineers and solid-waste staff told the board the facility, designed in the early 1990s, has structural cracking, drainage problems and wind-blown debris issues. Repairs would raise the floor, improve leachate control and add design elements to reduce wind-blown litter. Staff recommended a capital budget that had already been set aside in the current fiscal year; the expense would be placed into a project fund to preserve budget continuity and allow multi-year work.
Community concerns and next steps: Commissioners discussed maintaining convenience sites in rural areas and asked staff to keep those smaller sites on the repair list. Staff will prepare construction documents and a procurement schedule and bring it back to the board for contractor selection.
Why it matters: The transfer station is central to county solid-waste service delivery. Repairs will affect customer convenience, operational safety and the countyf201s environmental controls at the site. Staff characterized option 1 as a pragmatic way to keep the facility serviceable while planning for a new, larger transfer station at a different site.
Ending: Staff will move forward with design and bid documents for the recommended repairs and return with procurement items.
