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Atkinson County accepts $1M GEFA emergency grant, awards $949,510 bid for lift station work
Summary
Atkinson County commissioners voted Dec. 19 to accept a $1,000,000 GEFA emergency grant for lift station repairs, declared the project an emergency, and awarded a $949,510 bid to GoForth Williamson to perform the work.
The Atkinson County Board of Commissioners voted on Dec. 19, 2025, to accept a $1,000,000 emergency grant awarded by GEFA for a lift station project and to award construction to GoForth Williamson, Inc. The board also declared the project an emergency to allow expedited action.
Commissioner Charlton Gillis moved to accept the grant; Commissioner Tom Morris seconded and the motion carried. Gillis then moved to declare the lift station project an Emergency Project, a motion seconded by Commissioner Buddy Willis and approved by the board. The board later moved to accept the bid from GoForth Williamson, Inc. in the amount of $949,510.00, on a motion by Gillis seconded by Commissioner Gloria Farrell; the motion carried. The board recorded the GEFA award and the related actions in the emergency-called meeting minutes.
The decisions set funding and a contractor for immediate lift-station repairs. The meeting minutes show the GEFA award specifically described as an "Emergency Grant for the Lift Station Project," and the accepted bid amount was listed as $949,510.00. No additional budget breakdowns or contract terms were included in the minutes; the county did not specify an expected project completion date in the record.
