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Raeford council hires LKC Engineering and accepts Great Trails grant with 25% local match
Summary
At its Sept. 4 special meeting, Raeford City Council unanimously approved hiring LKC Engineering, accepted the NCDNCR Great Trails State Program Grant (Resolution 2025-08), approved a capital project ordinance and budget amendments to provide the 25% local match, and authorized a contract with LKC.
The Raeford City Council on Sept. 4 voted to hire LKC Engineering and to accept a Great Trails State Program grant from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that requires a 25% local match.
City Manager Dennis Baxley told the council the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommended LKC Engineering based on prior work for the city: "They have a history of doing business with the City of Raeford on various projects and have consistently done a good job," he said, adding that LKC prepared the city's master plan and wrote the grant application. Baxley also noted the grant requires a 25% match by the city.
Councilman Wayne Willis moved to hire LKC Engineering and to approve related grant acceptance and budget actions; Councilman Johnny Boyles seconded. The council unanimously approved hiring LKC, accepting Resolution 2025-08 to accept the Great Trails grant, approving a Grant Capital Project Ordinance, and adopting Budget Ordinance Amendments #2 to appropriate the required local match. The council also approved a contract with LKC Engineering.
The council did not specify the dollar amount of the grant or the exact match amount in the meeting record; the motion notes only that the grant requires a 25% city match. The city will proceed with contract execution and implementation steps now that the council has authorized the awards and ordinances.
