from Sanford Herald

The Lee County Board of Commissioners and the Sanford City Council will hold public hearings on consecutive rights to hear comments regarding a proposal from each for funding of a new shell building in Central Carolina Enterprise Park.

The commissioners’ hearing is set for Dec. 19 followed by City Council’s on Dec. 20, according to legal notice of the action.

The city and county boards are proposing to lease the shell building from Lee County Growth VI LLC, a limited liability corporation whose registered agent is Sanford businessman Kirk J. Bradley.

Lee County Growth is planning to build a 117,133 square-foot shell building in CCEP at a cost of $10.2 million, the notice says.

“The shell building will be used to entice new businesses to come to Sanford/Lee County or to relocate or expand in Sanford/Lee County, for site visits and events, to market Sanford and Lee County as a whole, until it is sold to an end user,” the notice says.

The agreement calls for the city and county to lease the building for up to two years, the notice said. Monthly payments for the first 12 months are $28,381.88 for a total cost of $340,582.50 for the year.

City seeks residents to apply for Boards and Commissions

Post Date:12/12/2022 4:34 PM

(Fayetteville, N.C.) – The City of Fayetteville is currently seeking residents to help fill vacancies for the following boards and commissions: 

• Airport Commission – 5 Vacancies 
• Community Police Advisory Board – 6 Vacancies 

• Fair Housing Board – 1 Vacancy 
• Fayetteville Advisory Committee on Transit (FACT) – 2 Vacancies 
• Fayetteville City Planning Commission – 4 Vacancies 
• Fayetteville City Zoning Commission – 1 Vacancy 
• Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Commission – 2 Vacancies 

• Historic Resources Commission – 4 Vacancies 
• Joint City and County Appearance Commission – 1 Vacancy 
• Joint Fayetteville Cumberland County Senior Citizen Advisory Board – 2 Vacancies 
• Liner Park, Inc. – 3 Vacancies 
• Millennial Commission – 4 Vacancies 

• North Carolina Firefighter’s Relief Fund Board of Trustees – 1 Vacancy 
• Personnel Review Board – 6 Vacancies 
• Public Arts Commission – 3 Vacancies 
• Stormwater Advisory Board – 5 Vacancies 

Boards and commissions are a great way for residents to engage in their community and continue to build a greater Fayetteville. Volunteers who are appointed to the boards and commissions by City Council serve as the link that connects residents to its governing body and serve as advisors that help shape the policies and programs of Fayetteville. 

Applicants can apply now through January 31, 2023 at Fayettevillenc.gov/boards. All qualified applications will be presented to the Appointments Committee in February. City Council will then approve the recommended applicants at a regular meeting in March 2023. 

For more information on how to get involved on boards and commissions please email [email protected] or call Jennifer Ayre, Deputy City Clerk at 910.433.1312.

(memo from City of Sanford)

Sanford City Council has committed to spending $4,268,444 for four transformative community initiatives as defined by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

*$690,444 – to provide and protect affordable housing. The City of Sanford will contract with Brick Capital Community Development Corporation to provide home buyer education. The City will loan funds to Brick Capital and the Sanford Affordable Housing Development Corporation to help with the cost of maintaining or improving existing affordable housing stock.

*703,000 – to renovate the Depot building recognizing the vital role of Depot Park in downtown Sanford’s success, the City of Sanford will renovate the historic Depot building for modern use.

*2,800,000 – to begin the Sanford Central Green transformation. Sanford Central Green will be a multi-use community green space anchored by the marketplace that serves as a connector between a future downtown mobility hub and City Hall.

*$75,000 – for a downtown strategic plan.

*$315,000 – to the Outreach Mission Shelter

*$250,000 – for a home repair program to help low-income residents with urgent home repairs.

*$850,000 – to Brick Capital Community Development Corporation to provide infrastructure for a new affordable housing project off Washington Avenue that will provide a 45 single-family lot land trust model subdivision and 16-unit apartment complex for supportive housing.

All of these initiatives align with the City of Sanford’s Strategic Framework, a guideline developed to ensure smart, planned growth.