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Cramerton advances multi‑phase downtown parking and streetscape plan; commissioners split on shade sails
Summary
The board approved moving ahead with Phase 2 of a multi‑phase downtown parking and streetscape project, voting 4–1 to proceed with the scope that includes shade sails; commissioners debated phasing, costs and whether to bid shade sails as an alternate to avoid formal bidding thresholds.
The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners on Sept. 1 heard a detailed presentation from interim town staff and LaBella consultants on a multi‑phase downtown parking lot resurfacing and streetscape project funded in part with ARPA money, and voted 4–1 to proceed with Phase 2 as scoped, including shade sails as part of the package.
Interim Town Manager Josh Watkins said Phase 1 — the parking lot pervious pavers and stormwater improvements identified in the town’s Stormwater Master Plan — is under contract. Watkins said the original paving-only estimate was $140,000, but the current contract sum for the parking lot work stands at $822,737.34. He told the board ARPA…
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