Currituck County Announces Sewer Treatment Plant Development

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 10^th 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/

  

Currituck Economic Development Pursues Wind Power

Alternative energy sources are the wave of the future and Currituck County is counting on being a part of that movement. As an indication of how serious the county is about being part of the trend towards the development of alternative energy sources, Currituck County’s Think Currituck program f or economic development is down in Atlanta as part of WindPower 2012.

The conference is an annual event where leading wind professionals from around the globe network and attend seminars. Major players in wind energy discuss the latest news and trends in wind power. Everything from guidance and insight into the latest market trends for alternative energy to the most up to date information on technologies for developing wind projects are available at the show.

Currituck’s representatives will be meeting with an array of wind power professionals including discussing project development with Invenergy. The company is one of the leading developers, owners and operators of alternative energy power generator plants with facilities across the Atlantic in Europe as well as here in the US and Canada.Invenergy’s innovations in clean energy solutions make them a natural fit for economic development in Currituck County. Their discussions of a proposed 200 MW project could see the beginning of a host of new alternative power developments for the area.

In addition to their current talks with Invenergy about project development, Currituck’s Think Currituck team is also taking advantage of WindPower 2012’s convergence of specialists to meet with prospective supply chain and manufacturing industry representatives. These representatives of onshore and offshore wind industry companies bring a wealth of possibilities for development of innovative alternative energy solutions for not only Currituck County but even the entire Eastern Seaboard.

These options in wind power fit perfectly with Think Currituck’s goals of developing new economic models that bring business opportunities while protecting our environment and our children’s natural heritage. In addition, alternative energy production has a huge growth potential especially with the region’s abundance of readily available wind resources, ease of transport via rail, water and highway and the close proximity of the Port of Virginia.

Currituck County’s talks with leading alternative energy developer Invenergy along with discussions with supply chain manufacturers and distributors are just the beginning of a new direction in economic development. As we look to the future, the role of alternative energy will continue to grow, not only here but across the nation. This is just the first step to making sure that Currituck County is part of that revolution in energy for our country.