Caswell County: PFAS monitoring plan progresses; Stephanie Williams sworn as deputy clerk

At its Jan. 5 meeting, the Caswell County manager provided several operational updates: the Board of Education agreed to a joint meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. at the library; county auditors are expected to complete the FY2025 audit work by Feb. 28 under current schedules; and engineers working on PFAS monitoring at the closed landfill have submitted the initial survey to the state and are finalizing a work plan to select 3–5 monitoring well locations, with drilling likely in summer or to be included in the next budget.

The manager said the county is required to follow Department of Environmental Quality direction on the monitoring plan and that the engineers (SNME) are coordinating well placement and access logistics. Officials said they will have better cost estimates by March to include in next year’s budget if needed.

Separately, the board authorized Mister Whitaker to administer the oath of office for the budgeted deputy clerk position; Stephanie Williams was sworn in and recited the oath to support the constitutions and faithfully discharge the duties of deputy clerk. The county attorney also reported on contract reviews for a lease with Carolina Enhancement Services LLC and an EMS billing services agreement, and said there are seven pending tax‑foreclosure civil actions to be discussed in closed session.