2011/09/19 RESOLUTION REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE CONTINGENCY FUND FOR BRIGHTWATER SCIENCE & TECH CAMPUSHarnett
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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE CONTINGENCY
FUND FOR BRIGHTWATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS
WHEREAS, the Harnett Forward Together Committee (HFTC) and Harnett County is
developing the Brightwater Science and Technology Campus (Campus) infrastructure consisting
of utilities, water and sewer, and a network of roads, Brightwater Drive, Amber Leaf Trail, and
Crested Iris Drive;
WHEREAS, the Campus is home to the proposed central hospital for Harnett Health Systems
and the hospital has committed to creating 100 jobs;
WHEREAS, HFTC and Harnett County have received grants from the NC Rural Center and the
Golden Leaf Foundation for the construction of utilities, water and sewer, based on job creation.
HFTC and Harnett County received grants from EDA that will be used toward the construction
of Brightwater Drive and Amber Leaf Trail;
WHEREAS, there are not sufficient funds at this time to complete the construction of Crested
Iris;
WHEREAS, Crested Iris Drive is needed to provide safe access to the hospital for ambulance
traffic, service vehicles, and staff separate from the daily traffic volume on Brightwater Drive;
WHEREAS, the cost opinion for the completion of Crested Iris Drive is $200,000.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners that a request for funds from the legislative contingency fund from the North
Carolina General Assembly be made in the amount of $200,000.
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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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