Purpose
To convert an existing, under-utilized, and declining building into a multipurpose facility.
Associated Budget Goals
Healthy & Engaged Community – We will promote the overall well-being of our residents and visitors with welcoming public spaces and high-quality recreational facilities and cultural activities that fulfill a range of our community’s needs and to work with advisory boards as a means to encourage citizen participation.
Safe Community & Reliable Infrastructure – We will provide a safe, dynamic, and attractive community for people of all ages, and continue to address the changing demographic composition of the Town, we will ensure safe neighborhoods through proactive, professional, and engaged public safety services, and we will provide safe drinking water and quality treatment of wastewater through maintenance and expansion of the current systems.
Project Description
This project proposes to completely renovate an existing building that previously housed the Pender County Rescue Squad. This project consists of a complete removal of all internal components, structures, and appliances and leaving the remaining shell structure. The front addition to the current building creating an "L" shape of the building will also be removed and a new structure will be added to the existing front line of the building for the full length of the existing building. All new walls, floors, ceilings, roof, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and appliances will installed. The entire exterior of the building will have a new, brick façade.
Building Uses:
- Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department Offices
- Small Conference Room
- Large Meeting/Event Room (max occupancy 263 people)
- Disaster Response and Recovery Center (includes commercial kitchen & showers)
Floor Plan

Project Location
108 E Wilmington Street

Project Cost
$1,278,022 - Per Contractor Bid
$221,978 - Contingency Funds (for exterior parking lot improvements and other expenses during construction)
Architect
Guidry Coastal Architecture
Building Contractor
Environments Unlimited
Project Status
Pending Financing Approval