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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1112 (2)665 Mr. Tsumas said he was definitely not opposed to the (Crawford Road) project, but believes the Highway 70 project deserv;s some attention. There is growth potential in this area, he said. The water and sewer lines presently come to Intercraft. All the other industries beyond this point would like to have water and sewer also. Mr. Tsumas referred to the recent water and sewer study and said that it did not address private systems in the county. They presently have a 200,000 gallon water storage tank that serves the industrial park on Highway 70. This system was built to specifications for the City of States- ville to take over in the future. Mr. Tom Willet, Alton Corporation, now Jefferson Smurfit (Dublin, Ireland) spoke to the board. Mr. Willet has lived nine years in Iredell County. One of his concerns is with insurance due to low water pressure. He spoke of the expansion of his company. He believed the County should take care of the industries now located here before recruiting additional industries. He said they wanted to be remembered. They want to grow, he said, and have enough land to double their size. Mr. Jim Thabet, business partner of Mr. Tsumas, said U. S. 70 project has approximately 1,000 acres with rail. He thinks the City and County should look at U. S. 70 for industrial sites requiring rail. He said they needed public sewer and water facilities in the Highway 70 area. Commissioner MIlls asked the developers at Highway 70 to come up with a proposal for this area. IREDELL WATER CORPORATION: The board and the county manager discussed the possibility of having to substitute $112,500 of County funds for the Iredell Water Corporation line extension to North Iredell High School, which has already been approved by the board, using State funds. Because of the requirements of Farmers Home Administration, the County many not be allowed to use State funds for this project. Mr. Deal has talked with Mr. Holman, Iredell Water Corporation Manager, about this change. REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR TROUTMAN: Commissioner Murdock brought up a need for funds for water from the Town of Troutman. Troutman has entered into a contract with the City of Statesville for water; however a pump station, which will cost between $70,000 and $90,000, is needed. Commissioner Murdock said this agreement between Statesville and Troutman is according to the water and sewer plan. Commissioner Murdock requested that the board give Troutman approximately $15,000 to be used toward the cost of the hook-up with Statesville. The board and the manager discussed the best use of the County's funds for water and sewer as pertains to the recently completed water and sewer study. Chairman Hedrick asked if the board should consider getting into the water business and does the board want to stay with industrial contributions only. He said this was a question that the board needs to ask at another meeting. Commissioner Mills said he thought the board should ask the county manager to offer a proposal to go to West Iredell Water Corporation. The board also discussed the establishment of a water authority and the need of some sort of reservoir. Commissioner Murdock inquired about the Troutman funding she brought up earlier. She said Troutman needs to have an answer in the next couple of months. Commissioner Mills said the board would need to take action by December 1st. DISCUSSION OF APPRAISAL OF MOORESVILLE OFFICE BUILDING (CLOOFELTER PROPERTY): Mr. Deal offered the names of Sherrill Parks and Richard Edmiston as appraisers for the County in the three-member appraisal team for the consideration of purchase of the Clodfelter building in Mooresville. Mr. Parks would be representing the County, and Mr. Edmiston would be representing both the County and Mr. Clodfelter and the third member of this appraisal team. Mr. Clodfelter has asked Mr. Edwin Hunter to represent him in this appraisal. The board had no problem with these appraisers. HOLLY FARMS: Mr. Jerry Lundy, Planning Director, brought to the attention of the board that Holly Farms has purchased a 200 -acre tract in North Iredell for the purpose of disposal of waste through land application. A letter has been prepared to respond to the application, and the letter was read at this time. Mr. Lundy explained the process of the land application. He said this is an organic sludge that settles out of the lagoons at the plant in North Iredell. The also plan to bring the sludge from Wilkes County for application at this 200 -acre site. The substance is plowed into the soil. The board members agreed that a public hearing should be held regarding this matter, and it should be held in the North Iredell Area. No date was set. LOW LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE IN IREDELL COUNTY: A discussion took place by the board members of the possibility of Iredell County becoming a low level nuclear waste site. An organization called Citizens Against Radioactive Environment (CARE) has asked to have a representative at the next meeting of the board of commissioners. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: A discussion took place regarding the lengthy agenda for October 7th, especially items that are scheduled for public hearings on rezoning matters. It was decided that an agenda briefing would be held by the staff and board on Monday, October 6, 1986, at 3:00 p.m. This would give the board members more time to familiarize themselves with matters listed on the agenda and would give the staff more time to do research the board members might request prior to the board meeting.