The Town of Leland actively seeks grants and other funding opportunities to fund various projects, procure specialty equipment, and provide funding for training. Grant funding allows the Town to go beyond the limits of our operational budget and provide a solution for evolving community problems. Thank you to the agencies for recognizing the needs of our Town.
DRMG funds can be used for flood mitigation efforts that stabilize areas and reduce future damage, or for predevelopment assistance to provide small and underserved communities with technical assistance to identify and design shovel-ready projects related to disaster relief and flood mitigation.
Leland is susceptible to many coastal hazards such as natural disasters, excess flooding, and storm surge. During Hurricane Florence, parts of Leland were isolated due to flooding of roadways, including NCDOT identified evacuation routes. With climate change and coastal hazards increasing, the Town is taking steps to make Leland more resilient and to flourish for many years to come.
The Town has assessed critical transportation routes within its municipal boundaries subject to coastal hazards. The Town identified and ranked priority transportation improvement projects to adapt and mitigate potential transportation vulnerabilities vital for emergency services, evacuations, and the movement of supplies in a natural disaster.
As the Town of Leland continues to grow, focus is being placed on improving and updating areas with flooding issues. The Town of Leland is striving to modernize infrastructure assets to meet the safety needs of the residents of the town. Leland is dedicated to creating resilient routes in order to bring safe and equitable modes of transportations.
A "brownfields site" is an abandoned, idled or underused property where the threat of environmental contamination has hindered its redevelopment. The North Carolina Brownfields Redevelopment Section, which is administered by the Division of Waste Management, is the state's effort to break this barrier to the redevelopment of these sites. The Brownfields Property Reuse Act of 1997 sets forth the authority for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to work with prospective developers to put these brownfields sites back into reuse. The prospective developer, as defined under the statute, is any person who desires to buy or sell a brownfields property for the purpose of redeveloping it and who did not cause or contribute to the contamination at the property.
The Town of Leland applied for a grant through NC DEQ, and funded by the EPA, to perform evaluation and testing deemed necessary to establish a Brownfields Agreement, outlining future approved use of affected properties. The Town currently meets all eligibility requirements and has received confirmation of acceptance into the project. This includes the receptor survey, utility locates, drillers, site work, laboratory analytical, work plans, and reporting. All work necessary to establish Brownfields agreement is part of the EPA grant funding.
Perry Avenue, which is currently a dead end road, will be extended in order to fully connect Village Road with Old Fayetteville Road. This will aid in traffic flow by giving some relief to Town Hall Drive, which runs parallel to Perry Avenue. Founders Park will be framed on both sides with Perry Avenue and Town Hall Drive, aiding in traffic flow around park. The road improvements will also allow the addition of parallel parking and resurfacing, which will enhance the appearance and durability of the road.
The Town of Leland has partnered with PARTF to keep pace with our fast-growing community’s desire and need for improved and expanded recreation opportunities and facilities. This exciting project will update and transform Founders Park from a basic municipal park to a hub of community activity and engagement for all Leland citizens by adding unique amenities not found elsewhere in the area.
Founders Park Phase I will add the first splashpad in northern Brunswick County, fitness stations, an amphitheater, a veterans memorial, an improved walking trail, additional parking, restrooms, and associated site furnishings.
The Leland Tourism Development Authority grant program assists organizations with the marketing, promotion, and execution of projects and initiatives that promote tourism in – and attract visitors to – the Town of Leland.
As our Town grows, Leland Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Recourses is committed to growing and adapting our recreational amenities and programs to meet the expectations of our community. We look forward to increasing the number of performances and events so all ages can interact at the heart of the Town, while creating memories as families, neighbors, and friends.
The Town of Leland has requested funding to construct an at-grade pedestrian crossing on US Highway 17 at the intersection of Ploof Road and Olde Waterford Way, in addition to approximately 300' of sidewalk on the northeast side of Olde Waterford Way. The pedestrian crossing and associated sidewalk would create the only pedestrian crossing across the multi-lane highway and connect pedestrian facilities on both sides of the highway.
This project was included in WMPO's 2040 and 2045 Long Range Transportation Plans, as well as the Town's 2016 Pedestrian Plan.