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Beulaville OKs contract for sewer system check; zoning non-conforming use request also approved

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The Beulaville Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Bio-Nomic Services during its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 5.

Ivey McCauley with McDavid Associates requested that the board approve the lowest bidder, which was Bio-Nomic, to perform a sewer system inspection, which will include any of the town’s sewer system that’s over 12 years old.

That will be about 63,000 feet of the town’s total 73,000 feet of piping, Cauley said. Bio-Nomic originally bid $309,750, which includes cleaning, CCTV of the interior of the pipes, and smoke testing. After McDavid suggested including 3,039 additional linear feet, the revised bid totaled $424,967.58. The amount is funded by a grant.

When Mayor Hutch Jones asked what the purpose of the study is, Town Manager Lori Williams responded, “Just the condition of our lines that are underground. Actually, everything on GPS, maps, video of the lines, smoke testing to detect any problems, just a really good inventory of our services.”

Later in the meeting, the board unanimously voted to approve the budget ordinance for the project, recommendation of award, and a resolution awarding the contract to Bio-Nomic.

Also at the Feb. 5 meeting, a public hearing on a zoning non-conforming use request was held.

Williams explained that the request had come from the former Methodist Church. “If you’re familiar with that area, there is currently a modular unit behind the church that is currently used for their fellowship hall,” she said. “They are going to discontinue the use as a church and convert it to residential.”

She added that the owners of the church plan to make some modifications in order to make it more like a residence. “It already has water and sewer, but they’re just asking for that unit to continue as a non-conforming use,” Williams said. “They’re going to renovate the inside to make it a living space. “

After some discussion with Town Attorney Justin Hunter, the board voted unanimously to add stipulations that the modular unit has to have a permanent foundation and be converted to real property.

In other business at the meeting, the commissioners:

  • Passed a resolution in honor or retiring Police Chief Jamie Rogers. Williams also reported that an offer had been made and accepted for a new chief of police. The town is waiting for paperwork from the state before an official start date and announcement of the hiring can be made.
  • Approved a contract for the annual audit with Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams & Co., P.A.
  • Heard from Beulaville resident Brian Maddox, who advised the board that the town should work on the roads in south Beulaville, before they develop sinkholes.