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Martin County approves CDBG and NC Lottery project ordinances, including $61.9 million high school budget
Summary
The board adopted capital project ordinances on May 14 to accept a $1.05 million CDBG-CV grant for subsistence payments and farmers' market improvements, a $950,000 CDBG-NR award for the Hamilton Rosenwald Roanoke River Center, and a $61.867 million NC Lottery-funded budget for a new Martin County high school.
The Martin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 adopted several grant-funded capital project ordinances that fund facility projects without requiring county general-fund spending.
The board adopted a Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) capital project ordinance (Grant No. 20-V-3504) totaling $1,053,216.00. The ordinance divides the appropriation into subsistence payments ($281,861.04), farmers’ market improvements ($731,586.96) and administration ($102,768.00). The board directed the finance officer to maintain detailed accounting records to satisfy federal grant requirements.
Also adopted was a CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) capital project ordinance (Grant No. 20-D-3087) for the Hamilton Rosenwald Roanoke River Center with $950,000 in appropriations (rehabilitation $900,000; administration $50,000). The ordinance text notes local matching funds in the project revenue table.
The board adopted a capital project ordinance for Martin County Schools’ new high school (1260 Godwin Ave.) funded entirely with NC Education Lottery funds, appropriating $61,867,514.34 (rehabilitation $53,419,214.34; administration $8,448,300.00).
Each ordinance was adopted under the authority cited in Chapter 159, Section 13.2 of the North Carolina General Statutes, and the finance officer was directed to file required project records and provide quarterly financial reports to the board.
Ending: The ordinances were adopted on May 14; staff will proceed with grant execution and required reporting.
