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Council hears staff recommendation to support RB Beverage Inc.'s NCDOT rail spur funding application
Summary
Staff presented a boilerplate resolution supporting RB Beverage Inc.'s application to NCDOT rail division for up to $500,000 to reactivate a rail spur; council asked whether other businesses in the park could use the spur; staff said the railroad owns the spur and that DOT requires local government support letters.
City staff asked the council to adopt a resolution supporting RB Beverage Inc.'s application to the N.C. Department of Transportation's rail division for funding—up to $500,000—to reactivate and improve a rail spur that serves the site's industrial park.
Kevin, the staff presenter, described the rail spur as inadequate to handle loaded railcars and said RB Beverage is seeking NCDOT participation for improvements. He said DOT requires a local government resolution indicating support for projects it funds; the resolution would not obligate the city to fund construction but would authorize cooperation with DOT on site development and rail improvements. Councilmembers asked whether other tenants in the park could use the spur; staff said the railroad owns the spur and that access questions were unresolved in the presentation.
The resolution was presented as standard boilerplate; no recorded vote on the resolution appears in the provided transcript excerpt.
