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Sampson County accepts $1.255 million state grant to drill test wells, hears progress on 10 water projects
Summary
The county commissioners voted to accept a $1,255,000 Directed Projects grant for test and production wells and received an update on ten ongoing water projects, including a near-complete treatment plant and plans to buy additional capacity from Dunn.
The Sampson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a $1,255,000 grant offer under the 2023 appropriation act to drill a test well and production well as part of a project to expand the county’s public water supply.
The grant acceptance, moved and seconded during the meeting and described in staff comments as part of a larger $6 million package obtained with assistance from state Sen. Brent Jackson, authorizes the county manager to execute related documents and directs the county to give assurances to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality that grant conditions will be met.
The board heard a detailed update on multiple water projects. County staff said…
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