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Commissioners approve paving, change orders and park design work; Duke Energy grants include $20,000 to county park
Summary
The board approved multiple change orders and contracts including foundation repairs at Fort Coombs Armory, several road resurfacing items, a $16,800 design task order for Eastpoint Nature Center, and accepted a $20,000 Duke Energy infrastructure grant for a pavilion at Sylvester Williams Park.
Franklin County commissioners approved a series of infrastructure and contract actions at their Jan. 20 meeting, including road resurfacing change orders, building repairs and design work for a new nature-center project.
The Board approved a $47,099.91 change order to repair a foundation settlement at the Fort Coombs Armory vault area and authorize structural sealant work. The board also approved a Roberts & Roberts change order to resurface parts of 26th Street, repair a settlement area at the Maritime Museum parking lot and resurface Carolina Street in Lanark Village; the package was paid from District 2 and 4 paving funds and passed unanimously.
Dewberry Engineers received a $16,800 task order to develop Phase I design and bid specifications for the Eastpoint Nature Center (parking, modular restroom, footbridges, signage and trail improvements). Board documents specify that construction funding would be pursued from Tourist Development Council (TDC) sales tax proceeds while preliminary design costs come from the county’s capital outlay fund.
In a separate recognition, Duke Energy announced a $20,000 infrastructure grant to Franklin County for a pavilion at Sylvester Williams Park and $10,000 to the Franklin County Education Foundation; Duke Energy also told commissioners customers would see a $33 reduction in their bills this month tied to storm-recovery accounting.
Paving at the county jail and an Eastpoint library lot were authorized at the meeting; commissioners agreed to split the combined cost among the five commissioners to avoid depleting the jail maintenance budget. Commissioner Jessica Ward noted one small paving patch at the jail would be paid from her district paving funds.
What’s next: design work will proceed for the Eastpoint Nature Center and staff will continue coordinating with TDC and vendors for construction phases; contractors will begin paving per the confirmed change orders.
