Posted January 25, 2022
All interested persons please take notice that a public hearing will be held by the Granville County Board of Commissioners pursuant to N.C.G.S. 158-7.1 on February 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter. The meeting will be held remotely by ZOOM video/conference call. Efforts will be made during the meeting to receive verbal comments from interested individuals attending the remote meeting. Written comments received prior to the opening of the Public Hearing will be considered and may be sent to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, 104 Belle St. Oxford, NC 27565. Zoom meeting information can be obtained by contacting the Clerk’s office at 919-693-5240 prior to meeting.
The purpose of the public hearing is to hear the views of the public on aiding and encouraging the relocation and expansion of industrial facilities in Granville County, specifically as follows: the relocation and expansion of a manufacturing company in Granville County to expand its existing facility. The company will invest approximately $5.7 million and employ potentially 24 new employees. The maximum cost of the County-funded improvements will be up to $32,500 in accordance with the County funding policy to serve as a 50% match of $25,000 towards the $50,000 One NC Grant and a 5% match of $7,500 towards the $150,000 Building Reuse Grant awarded by The North Carolina Department of Commerce.
This project will be funded with general County operating funds. The cost to the County of the County-funded capital improvements will be offset by new tax revenues generated by the company’s capital investment in the project over a period not to exceed five years.
The public benefits to be derived from the making of these improvements include the development of industrial properties which will increase the County’s tax base to better provide for County services, and to increase employment opportunities within the County.
All interested citizens are invited and urged to attend.