Currituck County was pleased to announce the approval of a $540,000 award of funding from the Rural Economic Development Center for the development and building of a 99,000 gallon-per-day (GPD) sewer treatment plant. The Development Center had invited Currituck County to send a proposal as part of their mandate to assist units of local government with the construction of water and waste projects that lead directly to job creation in the private sector, which this project will be doing.
The sewer treatment project is expected to be completed by year end and Currituck County anticipates being able to announce commencement of services by December 2012. With the application and full Execution Agreement completed, the North Carolina Infrastructure Program will have awarded the full amount to Currituck County by June 10th to begin planning and construction scheduling.
The need for this new sewer treatment plant was precipitated by the unprecedented expansion in the Moyock region, particularly the area near the NC 168 corridor which has grown to be very busy. Developments such as the recent announcement of the plans to expand at the Academi compound have just been part of the story as both commercial and residential demand is expected to continue to rise.
In addition, there is plenty of development happening in the region beginning with the construction of the new bridge that will connect Corolla to the mainland. Another project that will impact local service needs is the development of the new 700 acre County Complex that will include the airport, a business park, a large cooperative Center and the new YMCA/Senior Center as well as the recently announced tennis and skate park. In all it is easy to see that the area is expecting to see booming business in the upcoming years.
As one of the fastest growing counties in the country, Currituck County has also seen its residential population increase by 32% in the last ten years. “We want to be ready to handle whatever development happens before it happens,” said XX of the Currituck County “and with this latest funding for the new sewer treatment facility I think we will.” With the increased pace of industrial and commercial development and the great rate of growth in residential population, the sewer treatment plant couldn’t happen at a better time.
For more Contact:
Think Currituck
P153 Courthouse Road, Suite 207
Currituck, NC 27929
Phone: 252-232-6015
http://www.thinkcurrituck.com/
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