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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Bill Appropriates $74.1 Million for North Mecklenburg Public Safety Infrastructure
Last action · April 10, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Beth Gardner Helfrich and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The General Assembly appropriates $74,123,780 in for the 2025-2026 to the Office of State Budget and Management for s to the Towns of Davidson, Cornelius, and Huntersville, effective July 1, 2025.
Local municipalities receive substantial state funding specifically earmarked for emergency facilities, police vehicles, firefighting apparatus, and pedestrian safety improvements.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town of Davidson
Receives a $20,440,000 directed grant for construction of a new fire station and public safety equipment.
Town of Cornelius
Receives a $6,000,000 directed grant for property acquisition, radio replacements, and pedestrian safety improvements.
Town of Huntersville
Receives a $47,683,780 directed grant for constructing new fire and police facilities and purchasing emergency equipment.
Office of State Budget and Management
Receives the total appropriated funds to distribute as directed grants to the towns.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $20,440,000 to the Town of Davidson, including $17,000,000 for a new fire station, $3,000,000 for emergency vehicles, $100,000 for police equipment, and $340,000 for breathing apparatus.
- Appropriates $6,000,000 to the Town of Cornelius, including $3,000,000 for public safety facility property acquisition, $1,000,000 for fire department radios, and $2,000,000 for pedestrian safety at NC 115 and Catawba Avenue.
- Appropriates $47,683,780 to the Town of Huntersville, including $15,000,000 for a new fire station, $30,000,000 for a new police facility, and various amounts for firetrucks, breathing apparatus, anti-vehicle barriers, and police vehicles.
- All funds are allocated as nonrecurring appropriations from the General Fund for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
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- Funds are routed through the Office of State Budget and Management to provide directed grants.
- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 10, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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