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West Jefferson accepts $742,000 NCDEQ stormwater award and approves town-park stream restoration agreement
Summary
The Board accepted a $742,000 NCDEQ stormwater funding offer (library, churches, WWTP, parking lot) and authorized the Town Manager to sign for reimbursement; separately, the board approved a Blue Ridge Environmental Services stream-restoration agreement and granted staff authority to pursue grant funding.
The Board of Aldermen accepted an offer and acceptance of a $742,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to support stormwater infrastructure work at the public library, WJ United Methodist Church, WJ First Baptist Church, the wastewater treatment plant and the town parking lot. Alderwoman Beth Shelton moved to accept the grant offer and to authorize the Town Manager to sign project paperwork to secure reimbursements for completed work; Alderman Phil Absher seconded, and the motion passed 4-0.
Earlier in the meeting, Derek Goddard of Blue Ridge Environmental Services presented a plan for stream restoration and bank stabilization at Town Park and asked the board for approval to coordinate with the Town Manager and to apply for grant funding to complete the project. Alderman Phil Absher moved to approve the agreement to allow the firm to proceed; Alderwoman Beth Shelton seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
The NCDEQ award and the park restoration are related elements of the town’s stormwater- and stream-management efforts. The minutes note that a portion of stormwater work is already complete and that acceptance of the NCDEQ offer is required to secure reimbursement for that work. The board’s action authorized the Town Manager to sign the necessary documents for the award.
The minutes do not record detailed project schedules or permit conditions; the board’s vote authorized staff to move forward with contracting and grant procedures but did not record specific construction start dates.
