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SB 70

Funds for Town of Wendell/Carver School.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Dan Blue

One-time $2M state grant to Wendell (OSBM) to stabilize, plan, and begin rehabilitating Carver School into a multiuse community center with local partners.

Passed 1st Reading
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Bill Summary · SB 70

SB 70 — Funds for Town of Wendell / Old Carver School (North Carolina)

Status (from bill text): Introduced in the 2025 session; provides a 2025–26 nonrecurring appropriation. (Bill text effective date: July 1, 2025.)

Main purpose

Provides a one‑time state grant to preserve, stabilize, and begin rehabilitation of the historic Carver School building in Wendell (the property is owned by Pleasant Grove Baptist Church) and to support early planning and community engagement to convert the site into a multiuse community center.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $2,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the State General Fund for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
  • Recipient / administrator: Funds are appropriated to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) to be provided as a directed grant to the Town of Wendell.
  • Authorized uses:
    • Community engagement activities related to the project.
    • Development of construction drawings (design/architectural work).
    • Physical stabilization of the old Carver School structure.
    • Initial work toward rehabilitating the site into a comprehensive community center, which may include a business incubator, technology center, gymnasium, performance space, and classrooms.
  • Local partners identified in the bill: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (owner), Pleasant Grove CDC, and Wake County.
  • Effective date: the act becomes effective July 1, 2025 (per the bill text).

Who is affected / benefits

  • Town of Wendell — direct grantee and local project lead.
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church — property owner; project helps preserve and reuse the historic school building.
  • Pleasant Grove CDC, Wake County, local residents, entrepreneurs, students, and community groups — potential users of planned community center programming and facilities.
  • Local contractors and design professionals — potential recipients of procurement/contracts for stabilization and rehabilitation work.

Fiscal impact and timeline

  • Fiscal impact to the State: $2.0 million one‑time (nonrecurring) from the General Fund in FY 2025‑26.
  • No ongoing state appropriation is included in the bill.
  • OSBM is the state office receiving the appropriation and responsible for directing the grant to Wendell for the stated activities.
  • Because funds are nonrecurring and appropriated for 2025–26, project planning and initial stabilization work are expected to occur in that fiscal year and following months; full rehabilitation likely requires additional local/state funding and longer timeline.

Implementation / oversight notes

  • The bill designates OSBM to provide the directed grant to the Town of Wendell; it does not specify detailed reporting, matching requirements, or performance milestones in the text.
  • Local partners (Pleasant Grove CDC and Wake County) are named as collaborators; local governments and the grantee will need to follow grant and procurement rules applicable to directed state grants.

Summary: SB 70 is a targeted, one‑time $2 million state grant intended to preserve and repurpose the old Carver School in Wendell into a community facility, advancing stabilization, design, and community planning in partnership with local stakeholders.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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