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Commissioners approve $368,107 for Kiwanis Park court lighting and accept $18,000 youth-sports grant
Summary
The board approved a Musco Sports Lighting purchase order for $368,107 to add lights to newly built courts at Kiwanis Park and accepted an $18,000 North Carolina Youth Sports Fund grant to cover batting-cage lighting. Project manager said the package includes poles, fixtures and a 25-year maintenance/warranty.
Pender County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $368,107 purchase order to install sports-court lighting at Kiwanis Park and accepted an $18,000 grant to fund lighting for batting cages.
Doug Ramirez, project manager in the county manager's office, told the board the Musco Sports Lighting contract covers two 94-by-50-foot basketball courts, four pickleball courts (with standard layouts), six tennis courts, 38 factory-aimed luminaires, 12 galvanized poles with precast concrete bases, and a 25-year maintenance and warranty package. Ramirez said the lighting will allow safe evening use for schoolchildren, workers and league participants during short winter daylight hours.
Commissioner (motion-maker recorded in meeting as) White moved approval of the purchase order (agenda item 9.6) and the motion carried by voice vote. Commissioners later accepted an $18,000 grant from the North Carolina Youth Sports Fund (agenda item 9.7) to pay for batting-cage lighting; staff confirmed the grant is funded from state-administered gambling-related youth-sports funds.
Ramirez said the Kiwanis Park lighting was not part of the original phase-4 budget and came in under earlier engineer estimates; the board approved a supplemental appropriation to fund the work. Board members and several public commenters said they had hoped to see more residents in attendance in support but that weather likely reduced turnout.
The county manager said related lighting for a separate park on NC 117 had been approved earlier in the month, and commissioners discussed bundling similar items when feasible. Ramirez and staff will finalize procurement documents and coordinate installation schedules with parks and recreation staff.
Votes recorded at the meeting were voice approvals by the board; staff indicated standard contract and procurement controls and warranties will be included in final contracting documents.
