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Webster mayor's report flags wastewater funding shortfalls, floodplain remapping and park plans
Summary
Mayor Rodes’s report (as summarized by the clerk) noted TWSA relinquished grants for a proposed wastewater project because of CIP shortfalls, FEMA/North Carolina floodplain remapping will publish Oct. 31 with a comment period, and county park staff plan a playground grand-opening that Webster may join.
During the board’s administrative reports Aug. 7, the clerk summarized several items from Mayor Tracy Rodes’s recent engagements.
On regional wastewater planning, the clerk said the TWSA has relinquished previously awarded grants for the proposed Cashiers Horsepasture wastewater treatment plant because capital-improvement funds are lacking; county commissioners are discussing a larger role in planning and financing the project, according to the minutes. The board heard that county staff and consultants have cited rising construction costs as a primary cause for the funding shortfall.
Clerk Stephanie Gibson also reported on a virtual regional floodplain and floodway remapping presentation by Stacey Fuller. The preliminary NC Floodplain Mapping Data Viewer is scheduled to go live Oct. 31; a 30-day public comment period will follow, subject to possible extension because of the presidential election cycle. The clerk noted one building on South River Road and one house at 223 Bullfrog Cove were added to the preliminary floodplain mapping.
The clerk said Mayor Rodes and Mayor Pro Tem Young attended an Opioid Settlement meeting where a consultant presented two options for spending settlement funds but no plan had been finalized. In separate press coverage, Mayor Rodes spoke with Beth Lawrence of The Sylva Herald about new park equipment and ADA accessibility; the paper published a front-page story on Aug. 1. Michael Hopkins of Jackson County Parks and Recreation plans a grand-opening celebration for the playground once final site work is finished; the date is not yet set.
Town Clerk Stephanie Gibson also provided an informational overview of NC Class, the state-authorized pooled investment program for local governments, noting the NC Class daily yield for month-end July 2024 was 5.3970%.
The board was alerted to these administrative matters and will review related items further at upcoming meetings.
