Pitt County Receives $10,000 Grant for Planned Nature Park Near Grifton
Pitt County received a $10,000 grant from Duke Energy to construct a new nature park on a 2.15-acre county-owned flood buyout lot located at 802 Wiley Gaskins Road, near Grifton.
Greenville New Bern Washington, NC, October 29, 2026 —
Pitt County received a $10,000 grant from Duke Energy to support construction of a new nature park near Grifton. The planned park is slated for a 2.15-acre county-owned flood buyout lot at 802 Wiley Gaskins Road.
The available information identifies the grant amount, funding source and proposed site, but does not provide a construction schedule or a projected opening date. Details about the park’s planned amenities, design, or intended activities were not provided.
The information also does not state whether the grant will cover the full cost of construction or whether other funding sources will be involved. The total project budget, any additional contributors and the county department overseeing the work were not identified.
The site is described as a flood buyout lot owned by the county. No further details were provided about the lot’s history, its current condition or any planning and approval steps for the park. The grant information does not specify when Pitt County received the funding or whether construction has begun.
For now, the confirmed details are that Duke Energy provided Pitt County with $10,000 for construction of a nature park on the county-owned property near Grifton. Further information about the project’s timeline, features and overall cost was not available.
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