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Surry County backs Project Kettle expansion, offers tax incentives
Summary
The Board unanimously pledged support for Project Kettle, an existing‑industry expansion promising more than $6 million in construction and relocation of over $25 million in equipment; the county offered incentives including 50% of new taxes for five years.
The Surry County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously June 1 to support Project Kettle, an existing‑industry expansion presented by Blake Moyer of the Surry Economic Development Partnership.
Moyer described Project Kettle as seeking more than $6,000,000 in new construction and the relocation of more than $25,000,000 in equipment to Surry County. The Board approved county support that includes incentives and an agreement to provide 50% of new property tax revenue generated by the project for a five‑year period.
The motion to support Project Kettle was made by Commissioner Melissa Hiatt and seconded by Commissioner Mark Marion; the Board recorded unanimous approval (Chairman Bill Goins, Commissioners Hiatt, Marion, Tucker and remote Vice‑Chairman Eddie Harris).
The action was listed on the consent/agenda portion of the meeting and recorded alongside other routine approvals; no separate conditions, job counts or detailed incentive calculations were presented at the meeting record and therefore are not specified.
