As work moves ahead on two Amazon facilities near the New Hanover-Pender county line, local officials on Monday are set to consider allocating $500,000 toward relocating existing utility lines on one of the sites.
Construction began last fall on a more than 3-million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center near the New Hanover-Pender county line, and in recent months, Amazon broke ground on a nearby delivery station facility in Pender Commerce Park.
Pender County is working closely with utilities in the area of the distribution center site to “relocate some of the existing lines deeper to allow for ample depth and protection of those lines,” according to an agenda item set to be considered by the Pender County Board of Commissioners during its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday…