Progress
Progress in Vandemere is powered by grants and community-driven projects that strengthen climate resilience, upgrade infrastructure, and improve quality of life. From protecting our waterfront with living shorelines to creating safe sidewalks and an ADA-compliant fishing pier, each effort connects to the bigger vision: the Heritage Connection Trail. Together, these projects link our history with our future, ensuring Vandemere grows stronger, more inclusive, and more resilient with every step.
Anchored by a future ADA-compliant fishing pier, the Trail will link historic landmarks, the waterfront park, sidewalks, bike paths, and a future community center into one seamless network. More than paths and places, it’s about safe access, preserving heritage, sharing Vandemere’s story through tradition and technology, and building a stronger community.
Resilience
RCCP Living Shoreline Grant
Erosion Control
Establishing a living shoreline around the waterfront park to prevent erosion
RCCP Grant
Drainage Improvement
Clearing out debris and re-establishing the town ditching and drainage system.
Quality of Life
NCDOT Multi-Modal Grant
Master Planning
Planning grant to assess for sidewalks and bike paths off Pennsylvania Avenue; the primary road through Vandemere
NC DEQ Water Access Grant
ADA Compliant Fishing Pier
Funding to support the build of an ADA-compliant fishing pier; the anchor to the Heritage Connection Trail
Rural Community Capacity Grant
Community Center Master Planning
Planning to convert the Current Morton Building at the Waterfront Park into a Community Center/venue
Infrastructure
DRMG
Road Improvement
Road improvement in Port Vandemere subdivision. Sedimentation and erosion control enhanced
ARPA Grant & Private Funds
Sewer Expansion
Extension of sewer from Port Vandemere subdivision to Pennsylvania Avenue is support of housing development
