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Bertie Beach project advances: path, shoreline stabilization and architect selection
Summary
Staff updated the board on Bertie Beach/Tall Glass Water Phase 2: a grant-funded 440‑foot path and shoreline stabilization ($80,000 grant), selection of Jolie Frazier PLLC as architect for phase 2, and pending SHPO clearance after archeological testing.
County project staff and consultants briefed the board on progress for the Bertie Beach/Tall Glass Water phase‑2 project on Nov. 3. Presenters described an upcoming community 'Explore the Outdoors' event and reviewed a grant that provides roughly $80,000 for a combination of a 440‑foot paved path and shoreline stabilization (no local match required). Project consultants said the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) had raised concerns about potential artifacts near a highlighted site but that recent shovel testing cleared the pink site and a final letter from SHPO was expected in about 30 days.
Staff said Jolie Frazier PLLC was selected from four responses to an RFQ to serve as architect/engineer for phase 2; the selection favored familiarity with the project and original design team members. Additional planning items included pavilion/stage siting, campsite parking loops, and a timber‑frame stage concept. Consultants noted additional geotechnical work (not currently fundable through HMPG because of a dam) and ongoing planning to move the access road alignment to address drainage and mud pockets.
Commissioners asked whether the access road was state‑maintained (it is not) and discussed next steps; staff said most grant funding was in place from 2023 and that planning funds were already in hand.
What’s next: staff expect a final SHPO clearance letter in about 30 days, will move forward on architect contract execution, and continue geotechnical funding research for dam‑adjacent work.
