Henderson council accepts expanded NCDEQ funding, loans for Kerr Lake regional water upgrade
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The Henderson City Council on Aug. 19 accepted amended NCDEQ funding offers and State Revolving Loan adjustments for the Kerr Lake Regional Water Upgrade Project, approved related grants and requirements, and authorized associated resolutions as part of the consent agenda.
Henderson City Council approved acceptance of amended funding offers and State Revolving Loan (SRF) adjustments for the Kerr Lake Regional Water Upgrade Project during its Aug. 19 regular meeting.
City minutes show the council accepted an amended NCDEQ funding offer of $10,890,172 for the Kerr Lake project and noted a SRF increase in the project’s funding from about $31,893,000 to $50,783,000. The council also accepted a separate $5,000,000 funding offer described as appropriated for the City of Henderson from Senator Lisa S. Barnes’ office and administered through NCDEQ. The items were considered on the consent agenda and approved unanimously.
Staff said the Kerr Lake upgrade is being supported by multiple state funding streams and that the increased SRF allocation expands the total funding available for project components. The consent agenda also included a $200,000 SEID grant through the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission to build a low‑pressure sanitary‑sewer pump station in the Hughes Street area; staff estimates the pump station would serve about 12 lots and noted property owners will need to petition for annexation. The SEID grant requires a minimum 20% local match.
Council approved the consent agenda in one motion. City staff will proceed with the administrative steps required by NCDEQ and the State Water Infrastructure Authority to draw down and apply these funds; specific project schedules and construction phases were not specified in the minutes.
The council’s acceptance of the NCDEQ offers and the SEID grant does not, in the minutes, include detailed design or construction authorizations; next steps will depend on project planning, annexation petitions from property owners where required, and match funding being secured.
Votes and references: the Kerr Lake amended funding offer was recorded as CAF 24‑60/Resolution 24‑42; the $5,000,000 offer was recorded as CAF 24‑62/Resolution 24‑44; the SEID grant item was recorded as CAF 24‑64/Resolution 24‑46. The consent agenda vote passed unanimously (Councilmember Coffey was absent).