KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) – Kinston City Council members voted on two major resolutions Tuesday evening.
Councilmembers considered a resolution that would grant the development of the Kinston Teens East Kinston Neighborhood Hub, Kinston Community Health Center, and a potential grocery store to be established together on a vacant lot previously known as the Kinston Shirt Factory Lot.
Councilmembers voted to approve a new resolution of the development, but indicated that the resolution would solely accept the new Kinston Community Health Center to be built on the vacant lot.
The current Kinston Community Health Center is located on N Queen St in Kinston, but have been in discussions with City officials on expanding.
The resolution also committed to putting forth nine city-owned parcels for the purposes of developing the East Kinston Neighborhood Hub.
“The Neighborhood Hub can continue to move forward, it’s just that they’ll have to look at other parcels outside of being on site of the vacant lot with Kinston Community Health Center,” Kinston Mayor Don Hardy said.
Zorah Davis, Communications Manager with Kinston Teens said the new resolution will enable the construction of the Kinston Teens East Kinston Neighborhood Hub but will make it difficult to garner the 15,000-square-foot-space it needs to grow.
“The smaller properties made available to Kinston Teens tonight will still allow for the construction of the East Kinston Neighborhood Hub,” Davis said. “But it will prove to be more difficult for us to have adequate parking and space that could also accommodate a grocery store with this development.”
The council also voted unanimously on a $600,000 scoreboard replacement resolution that would grant a new scoreboard at Grainger Stadium for new Independent Minor League Baseball Team Down East Bird Dawgs that are returning to Kinston in 2025.
The current score board has been in use since 2005.
“It‘s a relief and I think the Bird Dog organization will be very happy with the addition of that to their new season, and in parks and rec just general to our facilities, upgrading our facilities will be a very big asset to us,” Scott Alston, Kinston’s Director of Parks and Recreation said.
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