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Mount Holly council declines to move forward on Duke Energy Riverbend lease after split vote
Summary
Council debated a proposed 30-year lease and management arrangement with Duke Energy for the Riverbend access area — including site improvements and multi-year city operating costs — but the motion to proceed failed after a 3-3 split and the mayor’s tie-breaking denial.
Mount Holly City Council debated whether to approve a 30-year lease and municipal management arrangement with Duke Energy for the Riverbend access area, but the council did not authorize moving forward after a tied vote and a mayoral tie-break against proceeding.
Parks and recreation director Eric Smallwood summarized Duke’s site plan and the city’s anticipated role. Smallwood said the plan includes a guard shack and turnaround, parking areas, precast vault restrooms, two picnic shelters, a fenced swim beach with ADA-accessible picnic tables, a fishing pier and natural-surface shoreline trails. He said Duke anticipates signing the lease by the end of the year, beginning clearing in December and aiming to open for the 2027 recreation season. Smallwood also described likely city operating needs: three…
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