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Webster board authorizes $20,000-per-year grant request for Tuckaseegee River flood gauge
Summary
The Webster Board of Commissioners authorized Vice Mayor Leigh Anne Young to submit a grant request to Representative Clampitt for $20,000 per year over five years to fund a flood gauge on the Tuckaseegee River; the request must be filed by Feb. 10, 2025.
The Webster Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 5 to authorize Vice Mayor Leigh Anne Young to submit a 2025 budget request seeking funding for a flood gauge on the Tuckaseegee River. Mayor Tracy Rodes said the town’s direct-grant requests "have to be submitted to Representative Clampitt’s office by February 10th."
Vice Mayor Young said the gauge would help local emergency management and cited stakeholder interest; Commissioner Dale Collins added that a USGS stream gauge "would be a benefit to County Emergency Management as well." The motion to authorize a budget request for $20,000 per year over five years passed unanimously.
The minutes note a prior 2024 quote for a gauge at $17,000 and an alternative reference to a $100,000 figure spread over five years; the board instead adopted a $20,000/year, five-year request for submission. The board did not adopt any binding contract in this meeting; the action is to request legislative grant funding through Representative Clampitt’s office. The request deadline and the approved amount are the immediate next steps.
