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Votes at a glance: Columbus County Board actions on grants, contracts, sewer projects and proclamations
Summary
A concise list of the formal votes taken at the Columbus County Board of Commissioners meeting, including grant acceptances, contract approvals, water and sewer project awards, proclamations and appointments.
The following is a summary of formal actions the Columbus County Board of Commissioners approved during the meeting.
- Proclamation: Approved a proclamation recognizing National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day; motion by Commissioner Byrd, seconded by Commissioner Smith; motion carried.
- Employee spotlight: Recognized Brian Riggins of Solid Waste; presentation and formal recognition approved.
- Foundation Forward Charters of Freedom: Commissioners agreed to allow Foundation Forward to proceed with site selection and a letter of intent; staff to receive point of contact from the nonprofit. Presenter: Mike Unruh, Foundation Forward. Staff said there is no direct cost to the county.
- Acceptance of Division of Aviation Block Grant: Approved acceptance of a Division of Aviation block grant in the amount of $21,914 for the airport AWOS system; motion carried.
- Airport terminal naming (add-on 14a): Approved naming the Columbus Regional Airport terminal the "Brendan H. Jones Terminal Building" at the airport authority's request; motion carried.
- Emergency Services: Approved Coastal Architecture as vendor for the local shelter capacity-building project to design/assist with automatic transfer switches at five school locations; motion carried.
- Economic development: Approved low bid from Gracie/Grayley Building Inc. in the amount of $1,302,735 for the Tabor City shell building project, pending county attorney contract language changes; board authorized proceeding when contract reflects county changes.
- Windsor Commercial professional services: Approved professional services agreement with Windsor for project management on the logistics parkway extension (IDF grant project); motion carried.
- 1NC grant acceptance: Approved acceptance of a $275,000 1NC grant to support a company (named in the packet as "Barrier Fencing") contingent on job-creation documentation per program rules; motion carried.
- Finance: Accepted March 2025 financial report and approved related budget amendments and project ordinances as listed in the agenda packet (includes transfers to align funding for water district projects and a small multi-year ordinance for emergency services grant timing); motion to approve passed.
- Water and sewer district actions: Approved memorandum of understanding permitting emergency interconnection with the town of Chadbourn (District 2); approved task order number 13 for phases 4 and 5 of the Beaver Dam Water Road waterline extension; approved low bid for the Livingston Creek project to Midcom Inc. in the amount of $2,510,338.25 (contract pending manager and attorney final approval). Motions carried.
- Appointments: Appointed Michael Powell to the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees, replacing Moe Davis; motion carried.
Ending: Many approvals were conditional on final contract language or subsequent ministerial steps (e.g., attorney review, manager signature). Where noted, staff will return with executed documents or implementation plans.
