LOOK, WE'VE GOT SOME IMPORTANT GOODIES COMING TO ELIZABETH CITY!! 500 JOBS PROJECTED!
Read this morning's article from the Daily Advance about our great new airpark getting ready to start construction!
Construction on the new $10.4 million aviation research and commerce park at Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Regional Airport is expected to begin Sept. 1, according to City Manager Rich Olson. Meanwhile, officials will begin advertising bids for the project Monday, July 7.
Olson, in his weekly memo to city councilors on Friday, said he recently met with U.S. Coast Guard officials and project design consultants to iron out final details.
"The plans for the park are now 90-percent complete and have been submitted to several state agencies for review," Olson said. "The project continues to be on budget."
Olson said a tentative time line calls for bids to be advertised starting July 7, a bid opening on Aug. 5 and City Council awarding a bid by Aug. 11. Construction would then start on Sept. 1, he said.
To date, 64 acres of land across from the airport on Consolidated Road have been bought for phase 1 of the project. Eventually, the project will encompass 187 acres.
Airport manager Scott Hinton recently said there are no long-term plans to close Consolidated Road, although temporary detours are possible during construction.
As well, for four weeks starting in late September, Consolidated Road will be closed to traffic for stormwater drainage upgrades, Olson said. It also may be necessary to close the road for two weeks in March 2009 for construction of the park's 2,900-foot taxiway, he said.
Elizabeth City State University has already begun designing the new aviation science building that will become part of the airpark. Hinton also said several aviation-related businesses have shown interested in bidding on the project.
Already, DRS Technologies, which operates an aircraft maintenance facility next to the airport, has announced it will be among the tenants of the airpark.
Airport officials have said they expect the airpark to create up to 500 new jobs and pump millions of dollars into the local economy.
http://www.dailyadvance.com/local/content/news/stories/2008/06/19/0619AirparkUpdateRM.html
These 500 new jobs will provide more families the opportunity to look for the home of their dreams all around the Albemarle Area. Let us at Phyllis And Company, your trusted professionals, help with questions and decisions regarding property Elizabeth City, Hertford, Camden, and Currituck. Call Phyllis Bosomworth at 252 339 5151 or Erin Nixon at 252 435 5043 !
