Fire Station State Grant Extension

At a glance

• What: The state grant that funded construction of the town fire station needed an amended agreement after the General Assembly extended the expenditure deadline.
• Where it stands: Approved July 13, 2026; the deadline is now June 30, 2027. The funds were already spent and reported.

(From auto-captions; names and numbers may be misheard.)

Official minutes (July 13, 2026)

• Dearmin said the General Assembly appropriated nonrecurring grant funds through Session Law 2023-134 for fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25. The grant agreement's performance period ended June 30, 2026 after an earlier extension from October 3, 2025. Session Law 2026-1 extended the deadline to June 30, 2027.
• Motion by Ring, seconded by Lane, to approve and authorize the manager to execute the amended agreement with the NC Office of State Budget and Management; passed unanimously.

Log

• 2026-07-13 - Town Council - Homer Dearmin asked for authority to sign the amendment with the state budget office; approved (from auto-captions).
• 2026-07-13 - Town Council - Minutes: amended agreement approved unanimously (Ring moved, Lane seconded); deadline moved from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

Sources

• Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oB7Q5LYyScU
• 2026-10-27 - 2026-10-27 - Mayor's Town Hall Meeting: mayor said the approved fire station contract was $6,188,467 and later change orders raised the total; the $4.5M figure never had a funded appropriation.
• Approved minutes, July 13, 2026: https://www.ruralhall.com/api/blob/gb?gb=CfDJ8FrqSqLo8IxNr9uPO3mLntI7s2jDDLMxvI8gTmQTHou-TDOSLi5wFnKEhn_AMyH4FCxvJp80DE2_Chj99ANcqWCP5bNP-qzCf6kScWgdLO6TK_GEuzZsHlLWnm5IArgcqZSB1S_7azQQsJLhWnxNojB8n6vRHYvFUnla8gFqbiW3jP_Mmtfgqzj1L6Pz4_rXwDLzmONeFB66x7A27xoVaIiFDA5Vj8Ylg6AEF_bLltvQPFEjZH9I64ntJDIW_ftXRoCN_qvDvJ8FnxEH63nBIHl_DNF9l5mcLJpRIwoBERn-Fy70fqbqjjrC_lVUM0t2sg