Store, station slated for council
By Rochelle Moore
Published in News on July 17, 2016 1:45 AM
A new Harris Teeter gas station is planned to locate along Wayne Memorial Drive, on a 1.38-acre property off U.S. 70 and next to the Waffle House.
The 24-hour gas station proposal includes public access from Wayne Memorial Drive and within the Memorial Commons alongside the Employment Security Commission.
Site plans for the seven-pump gas station include the addition of a green metal canopy, which matches the design of the nearby Harris Teeter gas station.
Earlier this month, the Goldsboro Planning Commission voted to recommend the proposal to the council. Council approval would open the door for the company to submit a building permit, the first step prior to starting construction, said James Rowe, Goldsboro planning director.
LIDL GROCER
The German discount grocer, Lidl, remains interested in opening a 36,170-square-foot grocery store on Wayne Memorial Drive, directly across from Harris Teeter.
Company officials are interested in constructing the store on the vacant 4.77-acre lot, located between the Circle K gas station and CVS Pharmacy.
The Goldsboro Planning Commission recommends approval, but without the company's request to add an entrance from Wayne Memorial Drive. The decision was based on input from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
The company is asking for council approval that includes the Wayne Memorial Drive entrance. Lidl is interested in building a brick and stucco, glass-storefront grocery store.
Other entrances are proposed with access available from the existing private drive at the traffic light near the Circle K gas station, from CVS Pharmacy on Wayne Memorial Drive and Stevens Memorial Place.
The council is also set to consider plans for a new Dollar General store on Belfast Road, between Salem Church Road and Interstate 795.
RECREATION
PROJECTS
The council is set to consider a $458,926 contract with Seegars Fence Co., located on Patetown Road, for the installation of an 8-foot-high, black steel security fence that will extend 4,200-linear feet around Seymour Johnson Air Force base.
The fence will replace and the base security fence and allow for the addition of the 62-acre sports complex, said Randy Guthrie, Goldsboro assistant city manager.
The city plans to use fund balance reserves from hotel occupancy tax revenues to initially pay for the fence. The fund balance will be repaid after the city receives a $3 million loan from Wayne County government, which will pay other sports complex construction costs, said Kaye Scott, Goldsboro finance director.
The city received two other bid proposals for the fence contract including $476,014 from Hurricane Fence, in Norfolk, Va., and $536,851 from A-1 Fence Co., in Rock Hill, S.C.
A $39,500 Herman Park Center design service contract amendment will be considered for work that includes updating the center's master plan to reflect a new building and parking configuration. The contract, with H.H. Architecture, also involves coordinating a public planning process, estimating construction costs and presenting design materials.
OTHER
CONTRACTS
The agenda includes the purchase of 12 vehicles for several city departments at a cost of nearly $1.9 million. The largest purchase includes a $1 million aerial fire truck. Utility vehicles, trucks and a $193,000 excavator are also included in the purchase. The vehicle purchases were previously approved in the city's 2016-17 budget.
An existing sewer rehabilitation project, which has included an analysis of groundwater infiltration and storm water inflow, is being recommended to continue with additional smoke and dye testing.
The council will consider amending its services agreement with the McKim and Creed engineering firm at a city cost of $229,533 for the tests. The process is designed to determine how storm water is gaining access to the wastewater collection system and how inflow and infiltration is entering the wastewater stream. The work should be completed by early November.
OTHER BUSINESS
The council will also consider:
* Approving a Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant and 50 percent city match of $28,900, which would provide a total of $57,800 for the acquisition of property near the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base runway that will be part of the Stoney Creek Greenway of the N.C. Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
* Approving an ordinance for the addition of no parking zones for the 100 block of North John Street.
* Approving an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a Neuse River cut-off feasibility study. The study will be paid for through $249,000 in federal funds, $150,000 in state funds and $99,000 in city funds.
* A downtown street closing request for the second annual Thriller Night, in October, and a permit request for an upcoming community peace walk in the downtown area.
* Appointing Chretien Dumond to the Community Affairs Commission.