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Town clarifies NCDOT Rockfish/Golf View work is storm-drain installation, not a new town road

Hope Mills Board of Commissioners · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the board the ongoing heavy excavation on the former golf-course property is a 42-inch storm-drain installation tied to the NCDOT Rockfish Road widening (contractor Fred Smith & Co.), not a town project or a new roadway connection; staff said a prior stub closure would remain unless a developer seeks a site-plan change.

Town staff used the Jan. 5 meeting to respond to resident concerns about heavy construction near the former golf-course property, explaining that NCDOT's contractor is installing a 42-inch storm-drain line in an easement behind the course as part of the GU Rockfish Road widening project.

Chancellor Nash emphasized that the trenching, which reaches about 15'18 feet deep in places, is being…

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