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Riverview Community Center repair plan moves forward; county approves $8,000 from insurance for electrical assessment
Summary
Riverview leaders and county staff outlined roughly $4 million in potential repairs, identified multiple insurance and grant funding sources, and the commissioners approved using $8,000 in insurance proceeds to fund an electrical assessment as the next step.
Riverview Community Center representatives and county staff briefed commissioners on a comprehensive repair and recovery plan following flood damage and the board approved an immediate $8,000 expenditure from insurance proceeds for an electrical assessment.
Steve Prinkle, who presented the recovery plan, said the group pivoted late last year from relocating the center to repairing and flood-mitigating the existing building after search for a suitable relocation site proved unsuccessful. "Part of that shift is that the insurance company has expressed some interest in saying we need to get rid of this propane heating system because the whole thing was under water," Prinkle said, adding the work will include an electrical assessment that informs whether the site needs more service amps to run heat pumps and other systems.
Patty (county staff) requested acceptance of multiple budget amendments to account for FEMA reimbursements, insurance proceeds and a state grant and to accept a negotiated bid from Foggy Mountain Nursery for ground repair. Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the budget amendments and the negotiated bid.
Prinkle outlined funding layers: a primary flood policy (county has some payout on hand), a secondary flood policy, general liability insurance for roof repairs and grant requests submitted to North Carolina Emergency Management and the North Carolina Community Foundation as backups. He stressed the need for a structural-engineering assessment before major flood-proofing to ensure work will not compromise the building’s stability. The board approved the $8,000 request to proceed with an electrical assessment, with staff noting additional budget amendments will be processed once insurance reimbursements are finalized.
