The City of New Bern will seek a loan of $10 million to cover construction costs for the new Stanley White Recreation Center. An agreement to finance the full construction of the building was unanimously approved by the Board of Aldermen during […]
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The City of New Bern has entered into contract negotiations for the building of the new Stanley White Recreation Center. The city opened bids for the project on April 25 and received five contracts for review. The low bid of $13,180,400 was
The City of New Bern’s ongoing efforts to build a new Stanley White Recreation Center got a considerable boost this week thanks to some unexpected good news. That information, however, came at the expense of another much-anticipated city project. During the New
Stanley White Rec Center $13M rebuild gets boost with new grant application Read More »
After weeks of buildup, plans to finance a state of the art Pepsi Museum in downtown New Bern appear to have slowed. On April 25, the New Bern Board of Aldermen voted to direct city staff to apply for a $950,000
Grant taken off table for New Bern Pepsi Museum, no location chosen for project Read More »
The New Bern Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on April 11 to submit an application for a $950,000 Rural Transformation Grant on behalf of Bradham’s Legacy. If awarded, the money would be used to construct or rehab a building to house a
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Updated of April 11: New Bern Now requested public records from Lynne Harakal, executive director Swiss Bear on March 2 and John Haroldson, Chair of Swiss Bear and Bradham’s Legacy on April 3 when we found his email address. We requested a
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Update: New Bern Now obtained a copy of the revised Table of Contents which was outlined in the proposal from Bradham’s Legacy — the governing body for a future Pepsi Museum. It was given to the Board of Aldermen prior to them
Aldermen push back vote on grant to build Pepsi Museum to April 11 Read More »
Update on April 5: The original proposal for the Pepsi Museum has been re-written. See new proposal on pages 27 – 47 of the Board of Aldermen meeting packet for their April 11 meeting. Update on March 29: New Bern Now obtained
Correction: It was originally stated that Sabrina Bengel owned The Birthplace of Pepsi store, but after further research, she is a managing partner for the Birthplace of Pepsi. Citizens voiced concerns over lack of transparency and process during last night’s special meeting
New Bern Mayor and City Manager Appointed to Board of Bradham’s Legacy Read More »