Gaston County Board Considers Incentive Grant for Project Metro, Weighs Opioid Fund Allocation
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners met on June 23 and took up a slate of financial and policy items, including a proposed incentive grant for an unnamed economic development project and the appropriation of more than $2.5 million in opioid settlement funds. Because the meeting minutes have not yet been published, the following account is based solely on the published agenda; formal votes and outcomes are not yet known.
Project Metro incentive grant
The Board held a public hearing on a Level One Incentive Grant for “Project Metro,” an economic development project. A related agreement was also on the agenda for possible approval. No details about the project name, location, or the grant amount were included in the publicly available agenda. The Board could vote on the incentive agreement at a future meeting.
Opioid settlement fund appropriations
Commissioners considered appropriating a total of $1,254,606.19 from the county’s opioid settlement fund. This sum would be directed toward programs and services addressing the opioid crisis. The agenda did not specify which programs would receive the money. A separate consent-agenda item allocated an additional $1.3 million in opioid settlement funds, bringing the total proposed appropriations to over $2.5 million.
Other financial items
- The Board reviewed a transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the county’s Self Insurance Fund. Such transfers are typically used to maintain adequate reserves for employee health claims and liability coverage.
- A revision to the Gaston County Pay Plan was listed for consideration. The agenda did not include details on which positions or salary ranges would be affected.
- The Board considered approving a settlement in the case of *McClain v. Gaston County* for $135,000. The agenda did not describe the nature of the lawsuit.
All items above were scheduled for action during the meeting, but final votes have not been recorded in published minutes as of this report.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings of the Board of Commissioners were listed in the county’s published calendar for the next two weeks. Residents should check the county website for any newly scheduled sessions or special-called meetings.
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