them up, extend on to them, or we tear them down and build brand new completely,” explains Trent. “That’s going to be a conversation between the county commissioners, the municipalities, and the fire chiefs of these fire departments.” A $5.25 million state-of-the-art 911 call center is also underway in Bertie County, as well as a new $15 million Career & Technical Education Wing addition to Bertie High School, which will equip students with skills for high-demand trades.“That is also going to help us as far as retainage when it comes to people staying in the area. There’s plenty of construction work here that needs to be done, whether it be remodeling, whether it be plumbing, whether it be any of these things. We are really pushing technical education right now because we’ve got to have that to help us with the infrastructure that we’re going to need to rebuild,” Trent asserts. Additionally, Bertie County is advancing industrial and environmental initiatives. Notable operations adjacent to one another in west Bertie County ECU Health is about your health and the health of your family. It’s about nationally recognized heart and vascular care, award-winning neurological care, advanced orthopedic solutions, personalized primary care, gynecological care, pain management, wound care, ENT, nephrology and general surgery. This is ECU Health Bertie Hospital and ECU Health will always be about you. To learn more, visit ECUHealth.org or call 252-794-6700 for an appointment. Everything we do is about you. 69 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 12 BERTIE COUNTY, NC
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