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Wendell meeting roundup: contract award, stormwater grant agreement and closed‑session motion
Summary
At its March meeting the Wendell Town Board approved a contract award for intersection improvements, authorized a stormwater mapping grant agreement and moved to enter closed session under a North Carolina statute.
At its March meeting the Wendell Town Board of Commissioners recorded three formal actions: awarding a construction contract for intersection improvements, approving an interlocal agreement for a stormwater mapping grant, and moving into closed session under state law.
Contract award: The board adopted a resolution to award the construction contract for intersection improvements at Wendell Boulevard and Wendell Falls Parkway to the Fred Smith Company. The project budget was stated as $2.9 million and the award is contingent on North Carolina Department of Transportation concurrence.
Stormwater grant agreement: The board approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with Central Pines Regional Council to accept a $25,000 Section 205(j) grant administered through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for mapping stormwater infrastructure in the Little River watershed. The town committed a $10,000 in‑kind match to be provided through staff time.
Closed session motion: A motion was made to go into closed session pursuant to the North Carolina General Statute cited in the meeting. The transcript records the motion to enter closed session under "North Carolina general statute 143 3 18 11 a 5." The transcript ends shortly after the motion; no roll‑call vote record for the closed session motion appears in the portion of the record provided.
Summary of actions
- Contract award (agenda item 6a): Adopted resolution awarding contract to Fred Smith Company; contingent on NCDOT concurrence; total project budget stated as $2,900,000.
- Interlocal agreement (agenda item 6b): Approved agreement with Central Pines Regional Council to accept $25,000 Section 205(j) grant; $10,000 in‑kind town match.
- Closed session motion: Motion made to go into closed session under statute "143 3 18 11 a 5"; transcript does not record the final vote on the motion.
