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Department of Environmental Quality meets with officials about PFAS

Yesterday officials from NC DEQ met with community leaders regarding PFAS in the Lower Cape Fear.
 
If your residence is within Chemours current sampling area and you have a potable well that has not yet been sampled and analyzed for PFAS by Chemours, please call (856)540-4000 to request sampling.
For more information about PFAS click here.

10 Things to Know as NC Primary Election Season Begins

10 Things to Know as NC Primary Election Season Begins

 

Raleigh, N.C. — This week, county boards of elections across North Carolina began sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested them for the May 17 primary and certain municipal elections. The following are 10 things to know as the 2022 mid-term primary election approaches.

  1. In the primary election, voters will select nominees for a political party to move on to the November 8 general election. Contests on the ballot include U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly, state and local judges, district attorney, and county offices. In primaries, voters affiliated with a political party will be given a ballot of candidates for their party. Unaffiliated voters may choose the ballot of any party that has a primary. Libertarians do not have any primaries this year. More information: Upcoming Election. Voters in approximately 30 municipalities across the state will also go to the polls to elect mayors and city/town council members. These municipal elections occur at the same time and on the same ballot as the primary contests for the general election. To find out if your municipality is conducting an election on May 17, visit the State Board’s Local Voter Tool.
  2. For voters eligible to vote in 2022 primary and municipal elections, sample ballots are available through the State Board of Elections’ Voter Search tool. Voters also may check their registration status, Election Day polling place and additional information about their voting record using the Voter Search.
  3. Voters who have requested absentee-by-mail ballots should receive them soon. In North Carolina, any eligible voter can request, receive, and vote an absentee ballot by mail. More information: Vote By Mail.
  4. Registered voters may request a ballot online at the North Carolina Absentee Ballot Portal. Voters may also submit a ballot request by filling out the English N.C. Absentee Ballot Request Form for 2022 (PDF), the English N.C. Absentee Ballot Request Form for 2022 (non-fillable print-only PDF), or Spanish N.C. Absentee Request Form for 2022 (PDF), and returning it to their county board of elections. Voters who submit the request form, instead of using the State Board’s website, must submit the form by mail or in person. They may not submit the request form via email or fax. The absentee ballot request deadline is May 10.
  5. Overseas, military, and visually impaired voters may request, mark, and return their ballots through the State Board’s accessible portal.
  6. By-mail voters in 2022 must once again have their ballot witnessed and the return envelope signed by two individuals or a notary. For 2020 only, because of the pandemic, the witness requirement was reduced to one.
  7. By-mail voters may track their ballot using a service called BallotTrax. Sign up at BallotTrax: North Carolina. More information: Ballot Tracking Available Again for Absentee By-Mail Voters.
  8. The regular voter registration deadline for the May 17 primary election is April 22. Individuals who miss the deadline may register and vote at the same time during the in-person early voting period. More information: Registering. Registered voters may not change their party affiliation after the voter registration deadline, and they may not change their party affiliation at an early voting site.
  9. The in-person early voting period for the 2022 primary begins Thursday, April 28, and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Voters may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their county. Early voting sites and schedules are available at the One-Stop Early Voting Site Search. See the PDF version of all sites and schedules. More information: Vote Early in Person.
  10. Election Day is May 17. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. More information: Vote in Person on Election Day.

Pender County to host Business Expo

BURGAW – Pender County Tourism will host an upcoming 2022 Pender County Business Expo.

The Pender County Business Expo is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24 from 10 am to 6 pm and will be held in the Gymnasium and Family Life Center of the Hampstead United Methodist Church located at 15395 US-17, Hampstead.

“This one-day event will allow networking with area businesses and professionals along with a vendor trade show for the promotion of products and services of participating businesses,” states Tammy Proctor, Pender County Tourism Director. “This will be a convenient event for residents to learn about the goods and services located here in Pender County, a one-stop-shop for available services for all residents.”

Pender County’s first Annual Business Expo will provide an opportunity to showcase many area businesses, services, and products all in one place. The event will include promotional materials, giveaways, and door prizes.

“The Business Expo is open to all area businesses and supporting chamber members for participation as a vendor for the event,” states Stephanie Key, Pender County Tourism assistant.

The community and area professionals are invited to attend. Free admission for the public.

For more information about becoming a vendor and booth space contact the Pender County Tourism office at 910-259-1278 or email tourism@pendercountync.gov.

Statement of Qualifications sought for Design-Build Services of Pender County Health and Human Services Facility, Request for Qualifications # 220318-224

Pender County Health and Human Services is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified Design-Build teams interested in providing professional design and construction services for construction of a multi-story Health and Human Services Facility in the Burgaw Township of Pender County.  The County is preceding this project with a qualification process (this RFQ) to determine and approve interested and competent Design-Build teams.  This project shall have a substantial completion date no later than July 1, 2025.  Click here to view RFQ # 220318-224.  You are encouraged to email purchasing@pendercountync.gov with an intent to provide a SOQ so that you will be added to a mailing list for updates.  Any questions or clarifications needed should also be submitted in writing to purchasing@pendercountync.gov by April 15th, 2022 at 12pm.  The deadline for SOQs is May 6th, 2022 at 12pm.  Qualification documents shall be sent to 805 S. Walker St. #1578, Burgaw, NC 28425 to Attention: Trisha Newton.  Pender County reserves the right to reject any and all submissions.

 

RFQ # 220318-224, HHS Facility – Addendum 1 has been issued to Answer Questions.  The prior space needs study has been added as Appendices A, B, C and D:

Appendix A: Pender County HHS – Final Report (Adobe pdf)

Appendix B:  Pender County HHS 11×17 – Final Report (Adobe pdf)

Appendix C:  Pender County HHS Programming Workbook – Option 1 (Excel File .xls)

Appendix D:  Pender County HHS Programming Workbook – Option 2 (Excel File .xls)

 

 

Pender County Parks and Recreation extends public comment period

BURGAW – Pender County Parks and Recreation is seeking public comments on the 2022-2032 Pender County Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan.

The public comment period that opened Tuesday, February 22 has been extended and will now close Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

The plan is available for review online at pendercountync.gov and In-person at 805 South Walker St. in Burgaw.

The Pender County Parks and Recreation Department continues to update the Parks and Recreation Master Plan with the goal of better understanding the communities’ current recreation needs as the county prepares for additional parks, facilities, and programs. Since the adopted 2010 Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the county experienced significant growth. The county recognizes the important need for additional parks and recreation resources.

Comments can be provided online, via email, and over the phone
Online: pendercountync.gov
Email: vlacer@pendercountync.gov
Phone: (910) 259-1274

For more information about the master plan contact the Pender County Parks & Recreation Department at 910-259-1330 or email parksandrecreation@pendercountync.gov.

Emergency Watershed Protection-Streambank Stabilization Projects RFP No. 5038-Round 2 DSR-489/269 Lake Rd. and DSR-494/Site 4-Holly Shelter Wildlife Depot

The Pender County Planning & Community Development Department seeks to establish a contract with an experienced contractor, or contractors, to provide Streambank Stabilization Services in two designated locations in Pender County. The general purpose of the proposed work is to repair heavily eroded streambank channel side slopes located on a private and public property caused by Hurricane Florence in September of 2018. The sites are located on Horse Branch Creek in Willard and the Northeast Cape Fear River in Rocky Point. A mandatory pre-proposal site walk will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd at 9:00am. Contractors will need to meet in the parking lot at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 by 9:00am. County staff will lead a caravan to each site. The deadline to submit a proposal is Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 4pm. Proposals must be submitted via FedEx, UPS, or hand delivered to 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. If you have questions please contact Daniel Adams at 910.259.0231.  Pender County reserves the right to reject any/all proposals.

Click here to view RFP # 5038-Round 2 DSR-489/269 Lake Rd. and DSR-494/Site 4-Holly Shelter Wildlife Depot.

Required Project Plans and Specifications are provided here:

DSR 489 Engineering Plans 

DSR 494 Engineering Plans

EWP Construction Plans

**UPDATE**    PLEASE CLICK TO SEE ADDENDUM 1 HERE.

Groundbreaking of the Hampstead Bypass celebrated today

NC Department of Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette celebrated with local officials at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Hampstead Bypass today.

Pender County Chairman David Piepmeyer, who also serves on the Wilmington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), explained that many community leaders worked and lobbied to get the bypass funding.

The event was Emceed by Landon Zimmer, board member of the NC Board of Transportation. Chad Kimes, Division Engineer at NCDOT, Beau Memory, NCDOT’s Chief Operating Officer, and Marc Finlayson, the executive director of Highway 17/64 Association each addressed the audience of nearly 100 guests.

The first leg of the bypass should be complete in five years, according to Kimes.

 

Pender County Library Hosts Poetry Slam, April 2

BURGAW – On Saturday, April 2, Pender County Library will host a Poetry Slam at the Main Library, located at 103 S. Cowan Street in Burgaw from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

People of all ages are invited to perform their poetry in front of a live audience or to just come and enjoy the show. Performers can sign up when they arrive for the event. Staff members of the UNC Wilmington-based literary magazines Atlantis and Seabreeze will attend as judges.

Winners will receive a prize basket donated from local Pender County organizations and businesses. Refreshments will be provided.

The Poetry Slam is held in partnership with UNCW’s Office of the Arts and William Randall Library and as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read program in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Pender County Library thanks the volunteer judges from UNCW’s Atlantis Magazine and Seabreeze, Brown Dog Coffee Company for the refreshments, and the businesses that donated to our prize baskets: Burgaw Antiqueplace, The County Seat, Friends of the Pender County Library, The Glass Cloche, Lanier’s Hardware and Rental, the North Carolina Blueberry Festival, Pender County Tourism, and Southern Printing & Electronics Co.

For more information or assistance, call Pender County Library at 910-259-1234 during regular business hours.

DEQ directs Chemours to expand its interim sampling and drinking water plan for the Lower Cape Fear River area

RALEIGH – After a comprehensive review, the Department of Environmental Quality has sent a letter today directing Chemours to expand the scope and detail of its proposed interim sampling and drinking water plan for New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender counties.

“The interim plan is insufficient and does not include the necessary steps to adequately determine the extent of Chemours’ contamination in the downstream communities,” said DEQ Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser. “Chemours must contact residents directly, sample more wells, and proceed more quickly to address contaminated drinking water.”

The interim sampling plan was submitted on February 1, in response to the department’s November 3, 2021 Notice. In that notice, DEQ determined that Chemours is responsible for groundwater contamination in New Hanover County and potentially Pender, Columbus, and Brunswick counties. DEQ directed Chemours to expand the off-site assessment required under the 2019 Consent Order to determine the extent of the contamination, and conduct sampling of private drinking water wells to identify residents who may be eligible for replacement drinking water supplies.

DEQ has identified seven areas in which the interim sampling and drinking water plan is deficient, and is requiring Chemours to submit a revised plan within 30 days. The revisions must include, but are not limited to:

  • Expanding eligibility criteria of private wells to be sampled.
  • Starting sampling within 45 days.
  • Directly contacting eligible private well owners.
  • Using a data-driven approach to broaden private well sampling, not limited to 200 per county and not limited to residents who have requested sampling.
  • Including other property types for sampling where a private well is used as the primary source of drinking water, including schools, day care centers, churches, mobile home parks and others.
  • Providing bottled water to impacted residents within three days of receipt of sampling results and providing replacement drinking water supplies as required in Paragraphs 19 and 20 of the Consent Order.
  • Describing a proposed step-out or other approach to drinking water sampling based on the received results.

The response letter and related documents are available online. Residents in the four counties of the lower Cape Fear River basin can request well sampling by calling 910-678-1100.

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