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Aberdeen accepts $500,000 private donation for library; manager outlines bid timeline and status of capital projects
Summary
Town manager told the board a private donor committed $500,000 toward the library project and staff plan to issue formal bids in mid‑October; the finance officer reported property tax receipts improved the town’s year‑to‑date position and capital projects total roughly $4.95 million.
The Aberdeen Town Board heard a major funding update on Sept. 23 when the town manager announced acceptance of a private donation of $500,000 toward construction of the town library.
"We officially announce the acceptance from a private donor of $500,000 to the town on behalf and to go for the construction of the library," the manager said, adding that staff expect the funds to arrive as early as the end of the week or the following week. The manager said the gift will allow the town to proceed with a formal bid package for finishing the library’s main construction.
Staff told the board the architect has prepared bid specifications and the town hopes to have the bid package ready for board approval at the next meeting, with bids issued in mid‑October and an expected 30‑day return on proposals. If schedules hold, the manager said the town could select a contractor in late November and begin work in December.
The finance officer presented the town’s year‑to‑date financial snapshot through August and said a typical September property tax distribution improved the general fund position. The finance officer reported general fund revenues of $830,387 and expenditures of $2,839,000 through August; property tax receipts from Moore County were reported at $4,617,000 year to date, reversing an apparent deficit in the single‑month snapshot.
The finance officer also said the town’s water and sewer fund showed revenues of $975,243 and expenditures of $771,000 through August (a net gain of about $203,000). He reported system development fees and tap revenues are up year to date and that ongoing capital projects total approximately $4,951,000.
Manager also noted a separate private grant of about $50,000 from a wireless carrier toward a nearby park project and described ongoing repointing and interior floor work at the library that will not be part of the formal bid package.
Board members thanked staff and urged continued outreach to contractors. The transcript shows the board expects a formal bid authorization at the next meeting; public procurement steps and a formal contractor selection were the next procedural items indicated on the record.
