Sampson County: winter road response, water projects, library and YMCA updates
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Summary
At the Feb. 2 meeting, county staff reported on snow/road response (85,000 gallons brine, ~1,200 tons salt), numerous water-infrastructure projects (Ivanhoe, wells, elevated tanks; $50M+ in grants), library services expansions (hotspots, passport site progress) and YMCA community programs (58,000 meals distributed last year).
Sampson County staff used the Feb. 2 meeting to brief commissioners on ongoing operational work and community services.
DOT and maintenance staff (Daniel) summarized winter-storm response: crews applied about 85,000 gallons of brine to essential routes, used roughly 1,200 tons of salt over a 29-day response window, and are moving from primary to secondary routes as conditions allow. Daniel said I-40 in Sampson County and several primary routes were cleared, and that Boykin Bridge has been opened to traffic. He also said the county has active resurfacing contracts on multiple routes and expects additional paving to occur at night in higher-traffic parts of Clinton.
Public Works and Dewberry Engineers detailed water-system expansions. Ashley (Public Works) reported Ivanhoe waterline work is about 80% complete and booster-station equipment is expected on site near March. Emma Leggio (Dewberry) said the county has designed and built two elevated storage tanks (each about 125,000 gallons) and is working to expand 95 miles of water main, three booster stations and three well sites; she said these projects represent more than $50 million in federal and state grant funds and that about 34% of work is complete with another 37% under construction.
Library Director Jessie reviewed library initiatives: forming a Friends of the Library core group, updating a county resource HUB with DSS, 16 grant-funded mobile hotspots available across branches (5 with 1-year data, 11 with 3-year data), passport acceptance site progress (Bryan Memorial Library selected; Newton Grove awaiting final training), and upcoming outreach and program schedules. Jessie also noted a no-cost partnership with the American Heart Association to provide blood-pressure cuffs and a hands-only CPR kit for checkout.
Bill, representing the YMCA branch, reported membership growth (over 3,000 member units) and that the Sampson County branch distributed about 58,000 meals last year through summer food programs and partner efforts.
These updates are informational; no formal policy changes were made during these briefings.
