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Cumberland County approves NCDOT settlement, new waste truck and transfer-station design work
Summary
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a settlement with NCDOT over right-of-way impacts to the Camden Road convenience center, and unanimously authorized three solid-waste purchases and a design contract for a transfer station.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 10 to accept a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation over condemnation of right-of-way affecting the Camden Road convenience center and to authorize several solid-waste purchases and a transfer-station design contract.
The settlement, explained by Amanda Lee, Cumberland County environmental director, includes a payment of $375,000 and transfer of a 24-acre tract owned by NCDOT at the intersection of Parkton and Brisbane roads. "Solid Waste operates, maintains a convenience center on Camden Road that is being impacted by the Camden Road widening," Lee said. The board moved to recommend approval of the settlement and acceptance of the property; the motion carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The payments and the 24-acre tract provide the county with both immediate funds and property that county staff said could be used for a replacement container site. County officials told commissioners the tract would allow relocation of the convenience center disrupted by the road widening.
Other approved solid-waste items were described by Lee as budgeted in fiscal year 2025 or supported by grants. The board authorized purchase of a replacement fuel truck, funded largely by a Volkswagen Phase 2 settlement grant, at a cost of $228,311 and directed disposition of the existing unit as salvage or destruction. "We were successful in obtaining a Volkswagen phase 2 settlement grant for clean diesel," Lee said, and the replacement will reduce emissions. The board also approved a $250,000 service agreement with Smith Gardner Inc. to complete design of a transfer station at the Anne Street Landfill and authorized purchase of a yard spotter for $141,481.40 to support material handling for the Bell Field mining program. Each contract and purchase was presented as preaudited and legally sufficient; each motion passed unanimously.
Details and next steps: County staff said the transfer-station design contract is recommended for placement on the Commissioners’ Dec. 16 consent agenda for final approval and signature by the chairman. The fuel-truck replacement was described as using grant funds targeted at replacing older diesel engines; staff noted the replacement vehicle also uses diesel but met grant eligibility criteria. The board authorized the chairman to execute the attached, preaudited contracts for the purchases and design agreement.
Meeting context: The items were introduced during the board’s consideration of agenda item 2 and discussed by county manager Grier and Amanda Lee. No votes opposed the measures.
Ending: County staff will proceed with property acceptance negotiations with NCDOT and complete contract paperwork for the approved purchases and the Smith Gardner design agreement.
