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Onley council reallocates $75,000 from town‑hall fund to finish public works garage
Summary
On Oct. 7 the Onley Town Council voted unanimously to reallocate $75,000 from funds set aside for a new town hall to complete a prefabricated public works garage and to apply remaining playground funds toward the project; council also authorized a telehandler rental and noted the site needs a new electric service.
Onley Town Council voted on Oct. 7 to reallocate $75,000 from the town‑hall construction fund to complete the new public works garage and to cover related site and equipment needs.
Town Manager Susan Rillo told councilors the prefabricated building is en route from North Carolina and the concrete pad is finished, but the site still requires a telehandler for assembly, lighting, plumbing and restroom fixtures. Rillo presented two telehandler rental quotes (Sunbelt $2,529.28; United $2,583.90) and asked council to authorize up to $3,000 on the town credit card to secure the equipment; council approved that expenditure. She also said the utility provider (ANEC) informed her the garage will require a completely new electric service, adding “we will need a completely new service — we cannot hook into the current electric that is there,” Ms. Rillo said.
Rillo reported the public works garage line currently has $1,906.55 and showed new playground equipment quotes of $25,842 (which removed swings). Several council members objected to using playground funds for the garage. Councilman Brian Corbin proposed drawing $75,000 from the $666,847.05 reserved for town‑hall construction to finish the garage and to allocate any remaining funds toward the park equipment; the motion, made by Corbin and seconded by Rodney Lang, passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
The council also reviewed a $2,397 quote from Bundick's Well & Pump to connect water and septic; no immediate action was taken on that contractor quote. Councilors and staff agreed the next formal step is to place the $75,000 reallocation on a public hearing agenda as required by town procedure.
Councilors framed the move as a pragmatic response to an immediate construction opportunity: with the building on site, staff said completing the garage now will avoid storage, staging and contractor re‑mobilization costs later.
The council’s reallocation vote was recorded as: Daniel Bloxom — yes; Brian Corbin — yes; Bill Ferguson — yes; Kate Hill — yes; Rodney Lang — yes; Ned Finney — yes; Woody Zember — yes.
The reallocation will be discussed at the required public hearing before final appropriation.
