County has questions on rec center add-on storage shed

By Jack Chavez Staff Writer

(May 12, 2023) The Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the solicitation of bids for the construction of a storage addition to the recreation center in Snow Hill on May 2, but not before some discussion about how county staff went about the process.

The funding for the project comes from the county’s Program Open Space grant, with $623,000 approved for it. County staff said that the storage facility is needed to address the overflow of fitness and youth sports equipment that is spilling over into the gym area of the recreation center.

Architectural drawings and specifications were provided to the county by the Salisbury-based Becker Morgan Group.

“This is a storage shed. Do we re- ally need Becker Morgan (to come out on this)?” Commissioner Joe Mitrecic asked.

“I think before we move forward with plans for these types of projects, we need to put out a (request for proposal) for design,” Mitrecic said. “I haven’t seen (that), I don’t know what it entails. A storage shed to me means (four walls, a floor and a roof) … I don’t think we need Becker Morgan to draw up a storage shed. That’s just my opinion.”

Mitrecic clarified that he ultimately supports the need for the storage shed.

“Before we start doing these kinds of projects, we need to send out an RFP for the design first and see what we come back with,” he said. “think we could’ve gotten a high school draft student to draw up this shed.”

Chief Administrative Officer Weston Young pointed out that the foot-