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To Approve an Appropriation of $50,000 AS AMENDED and Authorize the EDC to Conduct Engineering Tests for the Apple Creek Site to be Developed for an Industrial Business Park (Future Capital Expenditure Fund)
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STAFF CONTACT
Donny Hicks - Executive Director - Economic Development Commission - 704-825-4046
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriation of $50,000 to EDC Land Account.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
Gaston County proposes to conduct a series of tests on land located in the Dallas Township, to determine its potential for an economic development project pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 158-7.1.
At a continued public hearing held at its Rescheduled Regular Meeting of October 11, 2016, the Commission received a report from Mr. Donny Hicks, EDC Executive Director, outlining a revised proposal to conduct a series of tests on approximately 180 acres and requesting an appropriation of $50,000 to review the following:
• Perform Phase One - Field Inspection, test pits, reporting and a revised concept plan, and a revised order of magnitude cost estimate - $18,500
• Phase Two - Preliminary grading plan, soil boring plan, meet with stakeholders regarding utilities, roadway, planning, zoning, environmental and revise site plan accordingly - $31,500
Total Fee (Not to Exceed without prior written authorization) - $50,000
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Gaston County Board of Commissioners approved an appropriation of $50,000 AS AMENDED and Authorized the EDC to conduct Engineering Tests for the Apple Creek Site to be developed for an Industrial Business Park.
The Board of Commissioners believes this project would stimulate and stabilize the local economy, promote business, and result in the creation of a substantial number of jobs in the County that pay at or above the median average wage in the County in the event that the property is suitable for development.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
REVISED Apple Creek Proposal; REVISED Budget Change Request; Site Plan