Posted April 3, 2024
The Granville County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on Monday, April 1 at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. The meeting featured the award of a construction contract and approval of a financing plan for the new North Granville Senior Center.
The North Granville Senior Center construction contract was awarded to Racanelli Construction South, Inc of Apex for the base bid amount of $3,060,000 along with four add-on options to provide a canopy roof for the outdoor deck, ceramic quarry floor tile in the kitchen, a 150-kilowatt standby generator and automatic transfer switch, and composite floor decking on the outside deck. Once complete, the 7,400 square foot facility on Oxford Street in downtown Stovall will replace the existing location on US Highway 15. The new facility will feature administrative offices, dining and fitness areas, a multipurpose meeting room, craft room, and an outside deck area.
In related business, the Board of Commissioners held a public hearing and approved an installment financing plan for the North Granville Senior Center. Final financing documents will be considered for approval at the April 15 Board of Commissioners meeting and then submitted for final approval at the May 7 meeting of the North Carolina Local Government Commission. The chosen installment financing plan provides a 4.67% interest rate over a twenty-year period beginning in 2025.
Other business conducted on April 1 included:
– The introduction of Granville County Economic Development Director, Joseph Stallings who began his tenure in Granville County on March 18. More information about Stallings can be found in an earlier press release.
– Approving the purchase and installation of surveillance cameras to enhance security at the Granville Athletic Park. The total cost of $28,606 for nine cameras strategically located throughout the park will be offset by a $15,000 donation by Bailey Farms, Inc. of Oxford.
– Holding a public hearing and issuing an order to replace pages 352 to 360 in the previously approved 2024 Real Property Assessment Manual. These pages originally included information from the 2018 Assessment Manual in error.
– Approving a short-term lease for the second floor of 204 Williamsboro Street in Oxford.
– Approving Tax Refunds, Releases, and Write-Offs for March 7, 2024, to March 20, 2024.
– Approving the January 29, 2024, minutes for the joint meeting between the Granville County Board of Commissioners and the Granville County Board of Education.
The next meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners will be Monday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. Preceding that meeting, Granville County Tax Administration staff along with the county’s appraisal firm, Pearson, will hold an information session about the 2024 property revaluation in the auditorium of the Expo Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. Following the public information session, staff will be available to meet one-on-one with any interested citizen who would like to have specific questions answered.
To stay informed about upcoming meetings of the Board of Commissioners, visit the Granville County website at www.granvillecounty.org where you can sign up for the “Sunshine List” and follow the county on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GranvilleCountyGov.