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Notice - Public Hearing and Intent to Approve Economic Development Activity
2 days ago
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENT TO APPROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. TAKE NOTICE that the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners intends to consider and take action with respect to certain economic development activity which the County of Wilkes (hereinafter the “County”) proposes to undertake pursuant to G.S. §158-7.1(a). The nature of the activity to be considered consists of an economic development project with the name “Project Kingfisher,” which involves potential construction of facilities and operations by a company within the municipal limits of the Town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”). As a result of Project Kingfisher, the Company plans to invest in new machinery and equipment and real property improvements in an estimated amount of up to $66,166,398 over the next seven (7) years and to duly list the same for taxation in the Wilkes County Tax Assessor’s Office. Further as a result of Project Kingfisher, the Company would propose to create and fill approximately one hundred sixty-seven (167) new full-time jobs over the next seven (7) years at wages which exceed the average annual wage in Wilkes County.