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Canton Board approves water-plant awards, CDBG agreement and schedules special meeting to cover playground shortfall
Summary
The Board voted July 11 to tentatively award Phase 1 of the Canton Water Treatment Plant renovation, approved a CDBG agreement and Phase 2 engineering submittal, and set a July 16 special meeting to consider a $72,723.36 budget amendment to complete the All-Abilities Playground.
The Canton Town Board on July 11 approved a set of infrastructure and funding measures, including a tentative award for Phase 1 of the Canton Water Treatment Plant renovation, acceptance of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agreement, and approval to submit engineering plans for Phase 2 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
Resiliency Recovery Manager Nick Scheuer presented the Resolution of Tentative Award for Phase 1 (SRP-D-ARP-009) of the water treatment plant renovation; the Board approved the resolution and agreed to update the resolution date to July 11, 2024. Scheuer also presented the CDBG agreement, which the Board unanimously approved, and the application for approval of engineering plans and specifications for Phase 2; that application was approved for submission to DEQ.
Scheuer told the Board the town has an RFQ out for an architect for Camp Hope because the property lies in a 100-year floodway and will require specialized design. He also reported that Hyatt Pipeline will perform culvert replacement on Skyline Drive with road closures scheduled for Friday and Saturday and that Armory Phase 2 is in FEMA eligibility review.
On playground funding, Scheuer presented a proposed budget amendment of $72,723.36 to complete the All-Abilities Playground. The Board set a special called meeting for Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at Town Hall to discuss the amendment; the motion to schedule the meeting passed unanimously.
Other approvals at the meeting included a special-event permit for a Fall Food Truck Showdown (Oct. 5, 2024) in Sorrells Street Park and a discussion with the Pigeon River Garden Club about Town property use and liability concerns for the Town’s new train; the Club elected to proceed without using Town property at this time.
What comes next: staff will finalize documentation for the water-plant award and coordinate with DEQ on Phase 2 submissions. The July 16 special meeting will consider the playground budget amendment. Any contractual awards and grant disbursements will follow standard procurement and grant procedures.
