The recently approved North Carolina State budget includes $53.4 million for Mitchell County and $4 million for Yancey County.
Lists of projects includes:
Mitchell County
- $50,000 for the Mitchell-Yancey Habitat for Humanity to purchase a building
- $2,000,000 to the Mayland Community College Foundation, Inc. For the Avery-Mitchell Animal shelter
- $2,500,000 to the Town of Spruce Pine for the Highway 226 South waterline replacement project
- $2,700,000 to Mitchell County for capital improvements or equipment at the athletics complex
- $3,000,000 to the Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development Council for storm water and stream rehabilitation projects
- $6,500,000 to Mayland Community College to develop a YMCA site in Mitchell County (corresponds with an additional $6,400,000 appropriation to the Avery County YMCA for Mitchell County site development).
- $14,500,000 to Mitchell County Schools for capital improvements at Mitchell High School athletics facilities.
- $15,700,000 to the Mountain Community Health Partnership, Inc. for the construction of the Spruce Pine Integrated Healthcare Clinic and Headquarters.
Yancey County
- $2,000,000 to Yancey County for improvements to the Sheriff’s Office facilities
- $1,800,000 to the Town of Burnsville for a police and public works building
- $200,000 to the Yancey History Association for capital improvements to the museum
The water and sewer project for Spruce Pine can be found in the budget bill text, linked here. All other projects can be found in the budget committee report, linked here.
