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Brevard council approves housing reimbursement, authorizes recycling grant application and accepts wastewater loan
Summary
At its Feb. 16 meeting Brevard City Council approved a $12,375 tap‑fee reimbursement to Transennsylvania Habitat for Humanity, authorized staff to apply for a Helen Recovery recycling infrastructure grant (requesting five recycling trucks and 3,000 tipper carts), adopted a resolution to set an annexation hearing for city‑owned Aelia Avenue property, and accepted a state revolving fund loan that fully funds Phase 1 of the wastewater treatment plant upgrade.
The Brevard City Council on Feb. 16 approved a package of infrastructure and housing actions. Council voted to reimburse Transennsylvania Habitat for Humanity $12,375 from the housing trust fund to cover tap fees for a recently completed single‑family home and a six‑unit cluster home project, a request that originated with the housing committee and was supported as a way to advance small‑scale affordable housing projects.
Council authorized staff to apply for the North Carolina Helen Recovery Recycling Infrastructure Grant. Assistant to the manager Shaunie Cummings said the city will request five dedicated recycling trucks (staff noted typical procurement cost at $250,000 per truck) and 3,000 tipper carts to standardize household collection; the grant requires no local match. Councilmembers discussed recycling education and distribution logistics; staff noted approximately 2,800 households would be eligible for carts.
Council adopted a resolution stating the city’s intent to annex approximately 3.7 acres on Aelia Avenue and Old Hendersonville Highway to enable a low‑income housing tax credit application; a public hearing on annexation was set for March 16.
Finally, staff announced the city formally received and must accept a state revolving fund loan that, together with prior funding, fully funds Phase 1 construction of the wastewater treatment plant upgrade. City Manager Wilson Hooper said Phase 1 will allow the plant to operate closer to its permitted 2.5 million gallons per day capacity (current effective output ~1.6–1.7 MGD), gaining roughly 800,000–900,000 gallons per day of practical capacity.
Where the transcript did not capture roll‑call vote tallies by name, council recorded motions, seconds and verbal 'all in favor' responses; specific yes/no counts were not provided in the meeting transcript.
