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Union County approves contracts and funding steps for 'barn' food innovation center at Wingate site
Summary
The board authorized the county manager to negotiate and execute agreements and adopt capital project ordinances and a budget amendment to move forward with the Union County Food Innovation Center ("the barn"), including a land lease with Wingate University, several state and foundation grants, and a March 31 groundbreaking if contracts are executed.
Union County commissioners voted to authorize execution of construction contracts and related capital project amendments for the Union County Food Innovation Center, commonly called "the barn," moving the project into a construction phase with a planned groundbreaking.
Deputy County Manager Patrick Nylund told the board the project has progressed over more than five years and will be sited on 12 acres owned by Wingate University, with the county leasing the rear six acres for the facility. "This is off Austin Chaney Road for the Wingate Interchange," Nylund said during his…
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