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Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement of Surplus Property Located at 1702 Burnett Boulevard to the North Carolina Department of Transportation
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Department:
Economic Development
Meeting Date:
8/5/2025
Contact Name:
Aubrey Parsley
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-200-8382
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Resolution Authorizing Sale of Surplus Property to NCDOT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the resolution is to authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to enter into agreements necessary to sell an approximately 3.756 acre portion of surplus City property located at 1702 Burnett Boulevard (the "Property").
BACKGROUND:
1702 Burnett Boulevard is a 5.540-acre tract of City-owned land that currently houses operational functions of the Parks and Recreation Department. A new Parks Maintenance Facility (the "Project") is to be constructed at the corner of Melton Road and River Road. The Project will include an approximately 15,780 square foot administrative building, a 7,680 square foot vehicle shed, a 1,530 square foot potting shed, a 960 square foot cold frame, and a 2,860 square foot greenhouse. These facilities will replace and enhance the City's operational capabilities. As a result of the anticipated new facility, City Council declared 1702 Burnett Boulevard to be surplus property in February of 2023.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation ("NCDOT") has planned improvements to roadway facilities under project U-5734: Improvements to South Front Street (U.S. 421 Truck Route). U-5734 will widen South Front Street between the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge and Burnett Boulevard from a 2-lane roadway to a 4-lane median-divided roadway. U-5734 will also include a multi-use path on the east side of South Front Street, and will relocate and separate a portion of an industrial lead railroad track to the west side of South Front Street. The existing South Front Street, ...
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