Commission backs $2.8 million DEQ letter of intent for Elizabethtown housing project
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Summary
County commissioners approved a letter of support for a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality letter of intent to fund $2,796,912 for the 'Live Work Play' housing project in Elizabethtown, recommending board support and advancing the project's federal funding efforts.
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 4 to support a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) letter of intent to provide $2,796,912 for the Live Work Play housing project in Elizabethtown.
County staff presented the letter of intent and recommended the board authorize its acceptance and support. Commissioners moved and seconded the recommendation; a voice vote carried the motion. The funding was described in the packet as intended to support sidewalks, walking trails and connected infrastructure that county staff said would have economic benefits for White Lake and Bladen County.
The transcript did not include project contract language, a timetable for fund disbursement, or conditions attached to the DEQ funding. The board’s vote authorizes county leaders to sign and submit the support letter that staff provided in the meeting packet.
Next steps: staff and the town will follow the DEQ application process; the meeting record did not specify dates for application milestones or required matching funds.
