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Morganton awards engineering contract for River Village boardwalk, seeks state grant as FEMA reimbursements remain delayed
Summary
The Morganton City Council authorized design and construction services for the storm-damaged River Village boardwalk, approved a $130,000 budget transfer for ongoing Helene recovery work and voted to apply for up to $1 million from a new North Carolina Commerce small‑business infrastructure grant while FEMA reimbursements are still pending.
The Morganton City Council on May 5 approved engineering and construction oversight services and moved to pursue state grant funding as part of ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene.
City Manager Sally Sandy told the council the city had solicited proposals for design, bidding and construction oversight of a River Village boardwalk damaged in the storm and recommended awarding the work to Arete Engineers of Morganton in an amount not to exceed $120,730. “Weare at the next step with our boardwalk,” Sandy said, summarizing the procurement and noting Areteis locally based and has offices adjacent to River Village.
The council approved a master services agreement and a related contract…
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