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Cameron Heights residents seek sewer fixes as developer asks Raeford to fund Seventh Avenue extension
Summary
At the council meeting, Cameron Heights representative Gloria Hill urged support for sewer extensions and blight clearance, saying some septic tanks are failing; separately Enrique Artiga proposed a public/private Seventh Avenue water and sewer extension and asked the city to cover full project costs, pending a developer cost estimate to be forwarded to engineering review.
Gloria Hill, speaking for the Cameron Heights community and CAP, Inc., told the Raeford City Council on June 5 that residents are seeking sewer extension and blight‑clearance work and thanked the city for helping to manage funds Representative Garland Pierce has offered for sewer services. Hill said some septic tanks in the community are failing and reported that lists of affected addresses have been provided to City Manager Dennis Baxley and to Governor Roy Cooper.
Later in the meeting, Enrique Artiga presented a proposed public/private project to extend water and sewer west from McLean Street to serve three lots on the west side of Seventh Avenue. Artiga described the engineering elements shown on the plan — two manholes, a hydrant in front of Lot #40, a 6‑inch water main and an 8‑inch sewer main laid out to NCDEQ guidelines with a 10‑foot separation between lines — and said Lot #39 is already under construction. Artiga told council he did not have a cost estimate by meeting time and said he was asking the city to pay the full cost; he added that if property owners must pay, the extension might be designed to smaller standards.
City Manager Dennis Baxley said he had no objection to the project concept but emphasized that a cost estimate would be needed for council consideration. Manager Baxley asked Artiga to provide a cost estimate and said he would forward it to LKC for review, a process he estimated would take approximately one to two days. Council members indicated they would need a cost breakdown and alignment details before deciding whether to fund public upgrades.
These items were presented as requests and public comments; no formal appropriation or decision to fund either project was recorded at the meeting.
