19-04-2025
Hearing on five-year CIP scheduled for commissioners' meeting
A public hearing on the Capital Improvement Plan is scheduled for Monday at the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The plan provides a blueprint of building projects and their estimated cost over the next five years or through fiscal year 2029-30.
The projects include continuing renovation work at the E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center at Central Carolina Community College, building needs for the Lee County Schools including the addition of an auditorium and additional classrooms at Southern Lee High School, a new middle school, the rebuilding of the Lee County High School stadium and renovations of other facilities.
Four new projects were presented for the upcoming fiscal year, but at least one was pushed back until 2030. That was for renovations to Warren Williams Preschool at a projected cost of $4.6 million.
Other requests included construction of a new 16,000 square-foot facility and modular tower to be used for training of emergency personnel including fire departments and law enforcement with a projected cost of $7 million. The county would be responsible for providing $1 million, Minter has said.
A third request was for renovation of the asphalt training track.
Both were requested by Central Carolina Community College.
The fourth request is to complete renovation of and reconstruction of the O.T. Sloan Park bath house and pool. The anticipated cost is estimated at $12,477,664.
The meeting at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center begins at 6 p.m.
