On the agenda: Halifax County Special Meeting — Data Center (Sep 14)

Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Vernon J. Bryant, Chairman
Chenoa Richardson Davis, Vice-Chairwoman
Sammy D. Webb
Jimmie C. Silver
Gary R. Redding
Thomas E. Barrett, Jr.

Dia H. Denton
County Manager
Mary Anderson-Faison
Deputy Clerk to the Board
M. Glynn Rollins, Jr.
County Attorney

Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Halifax County Historic Courthouse
10 North King Street, Post Office Box 38, Halifax, North Carolina 27839
252-583-1131/Fax: 252-583-9921
www.halifaxnc.com
The mission of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners is to provide leadership and support for an
effective county government that seeks to enhance the quality of life for the people of Halifax County.
Call to Order
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
Adoption of Agenda
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the Halifax County Board of Commissioners Rules of Procedures and N. C. G. S. Sec.153A-44,
it is the duty of every member present to vote on all matters coming before the Board, unless there is a conflict of
interest as determined by the Board or by law. Does any Board member have any known conflict of interest with
respect to any matters coming before the Board today? If so, please identify the conflict and the remaining Board
members will vote to consider the requested excuse.
Notice of Special Meeting Certification
This Special Meeting is called pursuant to N. C. G. S. 153A-40(b). For the record, have each of the Commissioners
received a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting at least 48 hours prior to the time of this meeting?
1.

Agenda Item
A.

Appointment of a Deputy Clerk to the Board

Glynn Rollins, County Attorney

B.

Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc.

Glynn Rollins, County Attorney

2.

Other Business

3.

Closed Session N. C. G. S. §143-318.11

4.

Adjourn until the Monday, September 21, 2026, Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m.

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Accommodations for individuals with disabilities may be arranged by contacting

the County Manager's office at 252-583-1131 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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A RESOLUTION
TO APPOINT A DEPUTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
WHEREAS, pursuant to G.S. 153A-76, the Board of County Commissioners may create
positions “in order to promote orderly and efficient administration of county affairs”; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-1 of the Halifax County Code of Ordinances establishes the
position and duties of the Clerk to the Board and provides for the appointment of a Deputy
Clerk; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote orderly and efficient administration of county affairs it
would be appropriate to appoint a Deputy Clerk to the Board, so that some person may be able to
act in the event of the absence of the Clerk to the Board due to leave, disability, incapacity or
otherwise; and
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
1. That Michelle F. Moseley be and hereby is appointed Deputy Clerk to the Board, to
serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the board.
2. That any and all actions taken by Michelle F. Moseley as Deputy Clerk to the Board
prior to the adoption of this resolution are hereby ratified and approved.
3. That this ordinance amendment, appointment and ratification shall become effective
immediately upon adoption of this resolution.
Adopted this 14th day of September, 2026.

__________________________________________
Vernon J. Bryant, Chair
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
ATTEST:
___________________________
(Deputy) Clerk to the Board

NORTH CAROLINA
HALIFAX COUNTY
AMENDED AND RESTATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the Effective Date as defined below,
by and between, Halifax County, a body politic and political subdivision of the State of North
Carolina, hereinafter referred to as the “County”, and Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc., a Delaware
corporation authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as the
“Company”, and Project Halifax LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company authorized to do
business in the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as the “Related Member Party.”
The County, the Company and the Related Member Party are sometimes referred to collectively
as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company intends to locate its fixed data center operations in Halifax
County (the “Facility”); and
WHEREAS, the County owns a certain tract of real property acquired for economic
development purposes pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(b)(2), being approximately 251 acres, more or
less, located off Trestle Road, Enfield Township, Halifax County, North Carolina, being more
particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the Property); and
WHEREAS, after giving the required public notice, the Halifax County Board of
Commissioners (the Board) conducted a public hearing pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1 on November 3,
2025, concerning the conveyance of the Property to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Board determined that the fair market value of the Property is
$1,700,000.00, taking into consideration the additional job creation, wage levels and ad valorem
taxable investment commitments to be imposed upon the Company; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Company entered into an Economic Development
Agreement dated December 15, 2025 (the Agreement), concerning, among other things, the sale
of the Property by the County to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to purchase the Property from the County pursuant to
G.S. 158-7.1(d) and intends to have title to the Property vested in the name of the Related Member
Party; and

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WHEREAS, the County desires to convey the Property to the Company or the Related
Member Party in consideration of payment of $1,700,000.00 and in further consideration of the
job creation, wage levels and ad valorem taxable investment commitments set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement with regard to various matters,
including the joinder of the Related Member Party as a Party to the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutually beneficial terms and conditions set
forth below, the adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the County, the Company and the
Related Member Party agree as follows:
I. Terms.
A. The County agrees as follows:
1. Sale of Property. The County will convey the Property to the Company
or the Related Member Party, pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(d) in fee simple absolute for a purchase
price of ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,700,000.00).
2. Assistance With Other Resources. The County will make its best efforts
to assist the Company in accessing state and other resources for which the Company may qualify,
provided, it is understood that the inability of the Company to qualify for state or other resources
shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under Section I.B of this Agreement.
B. The Company and the Related Member Party agree as follows:
1. Purchase of Property. The Company or the Related Member Party will
purchase the Property from the County pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(d) for a purchase price of ONE
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,700,000.00).
2. Commencement of Operations. The Company shall commence its
operations on the Property and shall have a total ad valorem taxable investment in Halifax County,
exclusive of the assessed value of the land conveyed to the Company by the County, of not less
than the amounts shown on the following schedule:
Year

Total Ad Valorem Taxable Investment

Year 1

$250,000,000

Year 2

$250,000,000

Year 3

$250,000,000

Year 4

$250,000,000

Year 5

$250,000,000
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Year 6

$250,000,000

Year 7

$250,000,000

Year 8

$250,000,000

Year 9

$250,000,000

Year 10

$250,000,000

It is understood and agreed that for purposes of this Agreement “Year 1” shall be the first
calendar year in which the Company is liable for the payment of county property taxes on not less
than $250,000,000 of ad valorem taxable investment resulting from the Company’s location and
commencement of operations in Halifax County. Year 1 shall be no later than January 1 of the
calendar year following three years (36 months) from the date of closing on the sale of the Property
to the Company or the Related Member Party, as "closing" is defined in the Land Purchase
Agreement referenced in Section II.A.
The Parties acknowledge and agree that the ad valorem taxable investment levels set forth
above will be subject to depreciation of machinery and equipment according to the Cost and
Depreciation Index used by the county assessor from year to year. The Parties further agree that
the Company will not be in default as a result of such depreciation by the county assessor.
3. Job Creation and Retention. The Company will create 50 full-time
permanent jobs on or before January 1 of Year 1 and will maintain that number of jobs throughout
the Term of this Agreement.
4. Quarterly Tax and Wage Reports. As evidence of job creation and job
maintenance, the Company shall provide the County with a copy of its official Employers
Quarterly Tax and Wage Report for the quarter ending September 30 of Year 1 and September 30
of each year thereafter for the Term of this Agreement, within 15 days after submission of that
quarterly report to the N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security (“DES”).
5. Required Wage Levels. At all times during the Term of this Agreement,
the Company shall pay an average hourly wage that is above the average hourly wage paid in
Halifax County from time to time during the Term of this Agreement. The term “average hourly
wage” is defined as the average hourly wage for all unemployment insured industries in Halifax
County as computed by the N. C. Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security,
for the most recent period for which data is available. For information purposes only, the Parties
acknowledge that the current average hourly wage in Halifax County is $20.57. Upon request the
Company will provide the County with copies of Quarterly Tax and Wage Statements in order to
verify compliance with this wage level requirement.

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6. Equal Employment Opportunity; Employment of County Residents. The
Company will provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and
assure that there will be no employment discrimination against any person on the basis of race,
color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, physical or mental handicap, marital status or
political beliefs unless related to a bona fide occupational requirement. Further, the Company will
make a good faith effort to employ residents of Halifax County.
7. Incorporation of Certain Standards in the Ratepayer Protection Act. The
Parties acknowledge that they are familiar with Senate Bill 730 – Fifth Edition, currently pending
in the N. C. General Assembly. This legislation is referred to as the “Ratepayer Protection Act.”
Notwithstanding the fact that SB 730 has not been adopted, or may never be adopted, and
notwithstanding the fact that SB 730, in its current form, only applies to data center facilities that
have a peak monthly electrical demand of 100 megawatts or greater, the Parties incorporate and
the Company agrees to comply with the following terms and conditions with regard to its design,
construction and operation of the proposed facility on the Property:
a. In the spirit of disclosure and collaboration, the Company will submit
courtesy copies of the following documents to the County consistent with the timeline required by
state and federal law:
(1) a site assessment, prepared by a qualified acoustical consultant,
to examine the sound profile of the data center on residential units and schools located within 500
feet of the data center property boundary;
(2) a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment performed consistent
with the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency;
(3) wetland delineation study performed consistent with the
standards set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency;
(4) an approved air permit issued by the North Carolina Department
of Environmental Quality;
(5) a cultural resources study performed consistent with the
standards set by the U.S. Department of the Interior;
(6) a threatened and endangered species study performed consistent
with the standards set by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; and
(7) an attestation that the data center will employ a closed-loop water
or a liquid cooling system that will result in minimization of water consumption for cooling
systems to the maximum extent possible.
b. The Company will employ a closed-loop water, reclaimed water or liquid
cooling system to avoid impacts to water availability and shall not use an evaporative cooling
system. For purposes of this Agreement, an "evaporative cooling system" means any cooling
system that consumes water through evaporation as a primary method of heat rejection.
c. The Company will encourage the North Carolina Electric Membership
Corporation and Halifax Electric Membership Corporation to (i) protect residential, other retail,
and wholesale electricity customers from direct costs incurred or reasonably anticipated to be
incurred by the electric public utility to provide electric service to the data center and (ii) prevent
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other residential, retail and wholesale customers from subsidizing the direct cost of the data center's
electric service.
8. Compliance With All Laws, Rules and Regulations. The Company shall
comply in all material respects with all applicable local, state and federal statutes, laws, rules and
regulations relating to the Facility. A material failure to so comply that is not cured within sixty
(60) days after written notice from the County (or, if the failure is not reasonably capable of cure
within that period, as to which the Company has not commenced and is not diligently pursuing a
cure) shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
9. Payment of Property Tax Obligations. At all times during the Term of
this Agreement the Company and the Related Member Party shall remain current with all property
tax obligations to Halifax County.
II. Additional Provisions:
A. Land Purchase Agreement. The conveyance of the Property by the County will
be subject to certain conditions set forth in a Land Purchase Agreement previously executed by
the County and the Company at the time of the execution of the original Agreement, as amended.
During the term of this Agreement, ownership of the Property shall not be transferred to another
party (other than to the Company, the Related Member Party or an affiliate of either, or by way of
a deed of trust, mortgage or other security instrument in favor of a lender or financing party)
without the express written consent of the County, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed.
B. County’s Remedies for Certain Breach by Company. Pursuant to G.S. 1587.1(h) the Company and the Related Member Party shall be jointly and severally liable to the
County in the following amounts for the Company’s failure to create and maintain the required
level of ad valorem taxable investment, job creation and average hourly wage levels:
1. If in Years 1 through 10 the Company fails to establish or maintain the
level of ad valorem taxable investment specified in Section I.B.2, the Company shall remit
payment to the County in the amount that is the difference between the amount of property taxes
that would have been paid to the County if the required level had been met and the amount of
property tax payable on the level actually achieved. Payment received from the Company under
this provision will be paid to the County general fund and available for any purpose allowed under
G.S. 153A-149.
2. If as of September 30 of Years 1 through 10 the Company fails to
establish or maintain the number of full-time jobs required under Section I.B.3, the Company shall
remit payment to the County in the amount of $2,500.00 multiplied by the number of jobs
constituting the shortfall. Payment received from the Company under this provision will be paid
to the County general fund.
3. If as of September 30 of Years 1 through 10 the Company fails to
establish or maintain the average hourly wage levels required under Section I.B.5, the Company
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shall remit payment to the County in the amount of $1,000.00 for each $.50 of shortfall in the
required average hourly wage level. Payment received from the Company under this provision
will be paid to the County general fund.
C. Other Default; Enforcement; Remedies. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to
preclude any action, legal or equitable, for enforcement or recovery of damages by one Party in
the event of default by the other; provided, however, that the payments provided in Section II.B
shall be the County's sole and exclusive monetary remedy for the failures described in Section
II.B.
D. Compliance with Economic Development Laws. Notwithstanding any
provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, it is the express intent of the Parties to comply with
all laws regarding the provision of public funds for economic development, including Article I,
Section 32 and Article V, Section 2(1) of the North Carolina Constitution, Article 1, Chapter 158
of the North Carolina General Statutes, and relevant case law. The Parties agree that if any such
provision is held to be illegal, invalid, unenforceable or otherwise inoperative, there will be added
in lieu thereof a provision as similar in terms to such provision as is possible and still be legal,
valid and enforceable.
E. Effective Date; Term. The Effective Date of this Agreement is the date of last
execution hereof and the Term of this Agreement shall be from the Effective Date to December 31
of Year 10.
F. Notices. Any communication required or permitted by this Agreement must be
in writing except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement. Such communication shall
be deemed sufficiently given immediately upon delivery by hand, or five days after being mailed
by certified mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:
1.

If to the Company:
Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc.
131 Continental Drive Suite 305
Newark, DE 19713
Attn: Brian Leonard

2.

If to the County:
Dia H. Denton or successor
Halifax County Manager
Post Office Box 38
Halifax, North Carolina 27839

3.

If to the Related Member Party:
Project Halifax LLC
c/o Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc.
131 Continental Drive Suite 305
Newark, DE 19713
Attn: Brian Leonard
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G. Force Majeure. Neither the Company nor the Related Member Party shall be
in default under this Agreement, and the time for performance of any obligation under Section I.B
(including the dates by which Year 1 must commence and the job creation, investment and wage
requirements must be met) shall be extended day-for-day, to the extent performance is delayed or
prevented by causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, fire, flood, severe
weather, epidemic, war, terrorism, civil disturbance, labor disputes, unavailability or delay of
electric service or interconnection not caused by the Company, governmental action or delay in
issuing permits or approvals, or changes in law, provided that the Company gives the County
written notice of the event within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of it and uses commercially
reasonable efforts to resume performance.
III.
Carolina.

Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North

IV. Dispute Resolution/Jurisdiction/Venue. Any dispute arising under this Agreement
may be settled by mediation in the State of North Carolina in accord with such procedures as may
be available to units of local government under state law. No other dispute resolution procedures
shall apply. Jurisdiction for any legal proceedings concerning this Agreement shall be state courts
in the State of North Carolina. Venue for such proceedings shall be Halifax County.
V. Compliance with E-Verify requirements. The Company and any of its subcontractors
shall comply with the requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General
Statutes, if applicable, which requires employers to verify the work authorization of each newly
hired employee through the federal E-Verify program operated by the United States Department
of Homeland Security and other federal agencies.
VI. Restricted Companies Lists. The Company represents that it is not included on the list
of restricted companies determined to be engaged in a boycott of Israel created by the State
Treasurer pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-86.81.
VII. Public Records Act Provisions. Except for confidential information, this Agreement
and other records provided to the County pursuant thereto are subject to disclosure under the North
Carolina Public Records Act. The Parties agree to utilize applicable exemptions of the Public
Records Act to the maximum extent authorized by law to protect confidential information related
to this Agreement. “Confidential information” means information that meets all the conditions set
forth in G.S. 132-1.2(1). The County further agrees that, if it is required to respond to a request
for information pursuant to the Public Records Act, it will notify the Company of such request for
information and its intended response prior to sending the response, provided that failure to provide
notice shall not be considered a default under this agreement. The County agrees to allow the
Company a reasonable opportunity to provide the County with its position on the County’s
response to the Public Records Act request. If the County is subject to a legal challenge concerning
the exclusion of information that the Company desires to remain confidential, the Company will
indemnify and hold harmless the County for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs
associated with protecting Company’s confidential information from disclosure under the Public
Records Act, including reasonable legal fees, regardless of the outcome of such challenge,
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provided that the County shall consult with the Company before retaining outside counsel and
shall not settle or concede any such challenge without the Company’s consent, provided that the
Company may, at any time, decide to have the County release the withheld information at which
point the Company’s obligation to indemnify and hold harmless ends for any costs incurred after
the date of such release notification by the Company.
VIII. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be
unenforceable, that determination shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.
IX. Assignment. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not be
assigned, except that the rights and obligations under this Agreement may be assigned to the
Related Member Party or to any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the Related Member
Party, and to any lender or financing party as collateral security, and shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon such successors and assigns.
X. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement amends, restates, and supersedes in
its entirety the Agreement dated December 15, 2025, and constitutes the entire contract between
the Parties as to the conveyance of the Property by the County to the Company without the
necessity of public bidding pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(d) and the commitments made by the
Company in consideration that conveyance without the necessity of public bidding. This
Agreement shall not be changed except in writing signed by the Parties.
XI. Binding Effect. Subject to the specific provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns.
XII. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement whether
presented by original (“wet”) signature, photocopy, facsimile or electronic mail, and all of which,
when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County, the Company, and the Related Member Party have
caused this instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers on the dates indicated
below.

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County Signature Page
Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement
Between Halifax County, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. and
Project Halifax LLC
HALIFAX COUNTY
By: _______________________________
Vernon J. Bryant, Chair
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Date: ______________________________
ATTEST:
________________________________
Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners

This instrument has been preaudited in the manner
required by the Local Government Budget
and Fiscal Control Act.

Approved as to form and legality.
_____________________________
County Attorney

___________________________________
County Finance Director

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Company Signature Page
Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement
Between Halifax County, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. and
Project Halifax LLC

QUIET DATA CENTERS HALIFAX INC.
By: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________

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Related Member Party Signature Page
Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement
Between Halifax County, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. and
Project Halifax LLC

PROJECT HALIFAX LLC
By: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________

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Exhibit A
Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement
Between Halifax County, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. and
Project Halifax LLC
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Those certain parcels of land, lying and being situate in Enfield Township, Halifax County,
North Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot or Tract 1, containing 200.2981 acres, Lot or
Tract 2, containing 6.1675 acres, Lot or Tract 3, containing .1607 acre and Lot or Tract 4,
containing 45.2292 acres, on that certain plat of survey entitled “Boundary Survey For Property
of Lucille Culpepper”, done by Green Engineering, dated March, 2015, and recorded in Plat
Book 2015, Page 24, Halifax Public Registry. This is the identical property conveyed to Halifax
County by deed of Lucille Locke Culpepper et ux, et al, dated March 19, 2015, and recorded on
March 19, 2015, in Book 2462, Pages 43–45, Halifax Public Registry. Reference to said plat and
deed is hereby made for greater certainty of description.

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Resolution Approving a Proposed Amended and Restated Economic Development
Agreement between Halifax County, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. and
Project Halifax LLC, and other Related Matters
WHEREAS, counties are authorized to convey or lease interests in real property held for
economic development purposes pursuant to the procedures and conditions set forth in G.S. 1587.1(d) and (d2); and
WHEREAS, Halifax County (the County) owns a certain tract of real property acquired for
economic development purposes pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(b)(2), being approximately 251 acres,
more or less, located off Trestle Road, Enfield Township, Halifax County, North Carolina, and
more particularly described in that deed from Lucille Locke Culpepper et al to Halifax County,
dated March 19, 2015, and recorded in Book 2464, Page 43, Halifax County Registry (the
Property); and
WHEREAS, Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc. (the Company) desires to locate its fixed data
center operations on the Property and has offered to purchase the Property from the County
pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1(d); and
WHEREAS, after giving the required public notice, the Halifax County Board of
Commissioners (the Board) conducted a public hearing pursuant to G.S. 158-7.1 on November 3,
2025, concerning the conveyance of the Property to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined the fair market value of the Property to be
$1,700,000.00, taking into consideration the Company’s commitments with respect to job creation,
wage levels and ad valorem taxable investment in Halifax County; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the conveyance, the Company will pay the County
$1,700,000.00; and
WHEREAS, as additional consideration for the conveyance, pursuant to G. S. 158-7.1(h),
the County will contractually bind the Company to create and maintain a taxable investment of
$250,000,000, create and maintain 50 permanent full-time jobs, and pay wages at levels exceeding
the average hourly wage in Halifax County; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Company entered into an Economic Development
Agreement dated December 15, 2025 (the Agreement) and a Land Purchase Agreement, also dated
December 15, 2025, concerning, among other things, the sale of the Property by the County to the
Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company still desires to purchase the Property from the County pursuant
to G.S. 158-7.1(d) and intends to have title to the Property vested in the name of Project Halifax
LLC (the “Related Member Party”); and
WHEREAS, the County still desires to convey the Property to the Company or the Related
Member Party in consideration of payment of $1,700,000.00 and in further consideration of the
job creation, wage levels and ad valorem taxable investment and other commitments set forth in
the Economic Development Agreement, as restated and amended; and

WHEREAS, the County, the Company and the Related Member Party desire to amend the
Agreement with regard to various matters, including the joinder of the Related Member Party as a
Party to the Agreement, as detailed in a proposed Amended and Restated Economic Development
Agreement, a copy of which has been provided to the Board prior to the adoption of this resolution;
and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that conveyance of the Property to the Company under the
terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement and the
Land Purchase Agreement will stimulate the local economy, promote business and result in the
creation of a substantial number of jobs in Halifax County that pay above the average hourly wage
in the county;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Halifax County Board of Commissioners approves the Amended and Restated
Economic Development Agreement in form substantially as presented to the Board prior to the
adoption of this resolution.
2. The Board does hereby ratify and confirm all prior actions taken by the Board, the Chair,
the County Manager and by other county staff in furtherance of the Economic Development
Agreement and the Land Purchase Agreement, as amended.
3. The Chair, in consultation with the County Manager, the County Economic
Development Director and the County Attorney, shall have sole and binding authority to determine
on behalf of the Board that the final version of the Amended and Restated Economic Development
Agreement is form substantially as presented to the Board, and upon such determination, to
execute the same on behalf of the Board.
4. The Board authorizes the Chair and other necessary staff to execute and deliver all
documents necessary to convey the Property to the Company under the terms and conditions of
the Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement and the Land Purchase Agreement.
Adopted this 14th day of September, 2026.
_______________________________________
Vernon J. Bryant Chairman
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
______________________________________
Clerk to the Board