Moore County commissioners approve PFAS fund, waterline contract and courthouse change order; call hearings on UDO amendments

At its May 2025 meeting the Moore County Board of Commissioners moved forward several capital- and planning-related actions and called multiple public hearings.

Key votes and motions

- PFAS settlement fund: Public Works Director Brian Patnode told commissioners the county had received its first settlement check tied to litigation over aqueous film-forming foam and proposed establishing a PFAS Settlement Capital Project Fund (Fund 04/14) to track incoming settlement dollars and a budget amendment moving the FY25 check into that fund. "We received our first, settlement check from 3m," Patnode said; the board approved establishing the fund and the budget amendment by voice vote.

- Carthage Road / Dowd Road waterline award: Staff recommended awarding the construction contract for the Carthage Road and Dowd Road waterline extension to Metcon Inc., the lowest responsive bidder at $4,008,333.65. The board voted to award the contract, authorize the chairman to sign the notice of award and permit the county manager to sign change orders under $30,000.

- Courthouse construction: Capital Projects Manager Rich Smith presented Change Order #14, described in the packet as a $202,260 increase (resulting contract sums were discussed and staff provided corrected totals); the board approved Change Order #14 and a capital project ordinance revision for…