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Montgomery County approves $500,000 grant and engineering contract for Candor West site preparation
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners approved a project ordinance to account for a $500,000 North Carolina Railroad grant for due‑diligence site preparation on the Candor West project and approved a resolution awarding engineering and design services.
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a project budget ordinance to account for a $500,000 grant from the North Carolina Railroad and approved a resolution awarding engineering and design services for site due diligence on the Candor West project.
County Manager (unnamed in the meeting) presented the request, saying the North Carolina Railroad grant will fund engineering and other due‑diligence work to move the North Side of Candor site toward being shovel‑ready for industry. "We received a $500,000 grant, towards due diligence, to get this site ready to move it from what I call just holding the earth together to something viable, shovel ready for industry," the county manager said.
The board approved the two actions on a motion by Commissioner Shaw and a second by Commissioner Taylor. The motion as recorded in the meeting packet asked the board to (1) adopt a project budget ordinance to account for the grant funds and (2) approve a resolution awarding the engineering consulting and design services contract; commissioners then approved the request. The meeting packet referenced a project summary on page 49.
Vote and procedural details: Motion by Commissioner Shaw; second by Commissioner Taylor. The board approved the motion during the meeting. No roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: The grant and contracted work fund preconstruction activities that county staff say are necessary to make a site marketable to prospective industrial users. County staff framed the work as part of a broader economic development effort to position Montgomery County for new industry and jobs.
Ending: County staff said they would implement the engineering and design work funded by the grant; the board did not discuss additional appropriations during the meeting.
