The Harnett Health System received $200,000 from the Legislative Contingency Fund for the construction of Crested Iris Drive at their Central Hospital Campus.
1. October 4, 2011
The Honorable Philip Berger, Senate President Pro-Tempore
The Honorable Thom Tillis, $peaker of the House
North Carolina General Assembly
16 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1096
Dear Gentlemen,
We respectfully request your support of the attached inquiry by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners for funding from the
Legislative Contingency Fund. TheSe funds will be used to complete construction of Crested lris Drive on the Brightwater Science and
Technology Campus at the site for the new central hospital for Harnett Health Systems. At the cunent time, there is only one access to
the hospital site which may become congested or blocked. The completion of Crested lris Drive would allow for a dedicated
ambulance, service vehicle and staff entrance which will be vital to the mission of the hospital in serving its' emergency and critical
care patients.
The amount of the request is $200,000.00 and the project has the support of the DOT Regional Engineer for Harnett County. There
are no other known funding sources available. Attached to this request, is a resolution from the Harnett Oounty Board of
Commissioners, as well as a letter from Harnett Health Systems outlining the need for additional funds. We have also attached a site
map and an Opinion of Probable Cost.
We fully support the funding of this project and are encouraged by the jobs that will be created as a result of the addition of Harnett
Health Systems Hospitalon the Brightwater Campus.
Thank you for your mnsideration of this request. lf we may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
ilt'oV*'^t;Representative David Lewis
Representative Michael Stone
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Senator Harris Blake
2. Ha rnett
COUNIY Board of Comrnissioners
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September 21,2011
PO Box 7bg
102 East Front Street
Lrllington, NC 27546
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The Honorable Mike c. stone
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NC House of Representatives
1008 t egislative Building
16 W. Jones Street, Room 1008
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Re: Funds from the Legislative Contingency Fund
Dear Representative Stone:
At its regularmeeting on september 19,2011, the Harnett county Board of
Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the attached resolution. Also attached please find
supporting documentation for this request.
On behalf of the Board of Commissioners, thank you for your willingness to assist us.
Sincerely,
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Timothy B. McNeiil, Charrnran
Eeatnco B. Hill, Vice Charrman
Dan B. Andrews
Gary A. House
Jim Burgrn
Kay S. Blanchard. Clerk to the Board
McNeili
Chairman
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COUNTY
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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMTSSTONBRS
RESOLUTION REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE LEGISLATIYE CONTINGENCV
FUND FOR BRIGHTWATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS
WHEREAS, the Harnett Forward Together Committee (HFTC) and Harnett County is
developing the Brightwater Science and Technology Campus (Campus) infrastructure consisting
of utilities, water and sewer, and a network of roads, Brightwater Drive, Amber Leaf Trail, and
Crested Iris Drive;
WIIEREAS, the Campus is home to the proposed central hospital for Harnett l{ealth Systems
and the hospital has committed to creating 100 jobs;
WHEREAS, HFTC and Hamett County have received grants from the NC Rural Center and the
Golden Leaf Foundation for the construction of utilities, water and sewer, based on job creation.
HFTC and Harnett County received grants from EDA that will be used toward the construction
of Brightwater Drive and Amber Leaf Trail;
WHERSAS, there are not sufficient funds at this time to complete the construction of Crested
Iris;
WHEREAS, Crested lris Drive is needed to provide safe access to the hospital for ambulance
traffic, service vehicles, and staffseparate frorn the daily traffic volume on Brightwater Drive;
WHEREAS, the cost opinion for the completion of Crested Iris Drive is $200,000.
Now THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Harnen county Board of
Commissioners that a request for funds from the legislative contingency fund from the North
Carolina General Assembly be made in the amount of $200,000.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By:
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Harnett Health System
Mr. Tim McNeill, Chairman
Harnett County Board of Commissioners
POB 759
LOz E. Front Street
Lillinglon, NC 27546
Re: Brightwater Science and Technology Campus
Crested lris Drive
Dear Tim,
As you know, construction of the Harnett Health System CentralCampus facility is well
underway on the Brightwater Campus. Structuralsteel installation will soon be complete
and we ant,cipate project completion on schedule in Novembe r,2O!2. We understand
that bids have been received for Brightwater Campus infrastructure and there are not
sufficient funds for the completion of Crested lris Drive. We are also aware of your
efforts to secure additional funding.
Completion of Crested lris Drive from the intersection with Matthews Road to the
hospital is critical to our daily operation. lt will serve as access for ambulance traffic, our
staff and physicians and all service and delivery traffic to and from the hospital. Crested
lris will relieve Brightwater Drive and its intersection with US 401, the only other access
point to the Brightwater campus, from this daily volume of traffic. Having onty one
access point to the campus and hospital could delay access and egress for emergency
vehicles and create potentially dangerous traffic congestion at the entrance to the
Brighwater Campus.
Brightwater Campus development will intensify once the hospital opens and Crested lris
will also provide an access and egress point for construction traffic, relieving the
Brightwater and US 40l intersection of this congestion.
Thanks again for your continued efforts to pursue funds for this critical need.
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Sincerely,
Ken Bryan
5. Crested lris
Opinion of Probable Cost
Item Description
1 15" RCP
2 15, Flared End Section
3 Curb tnlets V Hood Grate, and Frame
4 2.0" 59.59
S 2,5" t10.0 Binder
6 8.0" CABC
7 30', Standard Curb and Gutter
8 Striplng and Signage
9 5'Concrete Sidewalk
I0 WheelChair Ramp
11 StreetTrees
Total
Contingnecy, S%
Total
quantity Unit
320 LF
2EA
SEA
3734 SY
3734 SY
3734 5Y
2581 rF
1ts
1261 rF
5EA
11 EA
Unlt Price
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$360
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$32,8s9
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