Rep. Brenden Jones and Sen. Danny Britt are expected to be on hand at the monthly meeting of the Fair Bluff Board of Commissioners Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. as the town accepts $6 million for various disaster recovery projects.
The money, authorized by the state’s 2019 Disaster Recovery Act, includes $1.6 million for property acquisition downtown, $500,000 for property acquisition uptown, $500,000 for professional services, $250,000 for canal dredging, $1.5 million for park development, $800,000 for street paving, $600,000 for additional infrastructure and $250,000 for equipment and vehicles.
Details about the projects were not available at press time but will be posted at NRcolumbus.com and in Friday’s edition of The News Reporter.
The meeting will begin with a previously-advertised public hearing on a revised flood damage ordinance and approval of new flood insurance rate maps. The town must adopt the amended ordinance and new maps before Dec. 6 or property owners will be unable to purchase federally-backed flood insurance, and commissioners are expected to act on the ordinance and maps later in the meeting.
The board also will receive a monthly financial report showing that, as of Sept. 30, the town’s general fund had expenses that were $128,701 more than revenue for July, August and September. The water and sewer fund also lost money, but not as much as the general fund. Water and sewer expenses exceeded income by $17,959.
In other business, commissioners are expected to approve an amendment to an engineering agreement with the Adams Company for addition work involved in enlarging the water lines necessary to get adequate fire protection to a new apartment complex on Rough and Ready Road. The state is paying for the larger capacity lines.
Commissioners also will consider the town’s annual Christmas party and bonus for employees.
