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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 1989, 7:30 p.m.
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, January 3,
1989, 7:30 p.m., Agricultural Center Conference Rooms i & 2. Present for the meeting were:
R. B. Sloan, Jr., Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Larry S. Hedrick
Frances L. Murdock
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Jerry Lundy, Planning Director
F. W. Furches, Jr., Finance Officer
CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Sloan
INVOCATION: By Chairman Sloan
PUBLIC HEARING: Chairman Sloan declared the Public Hearing in Session, and the following cases
were heard:
FLOYD E. GREENE, AGENT FOR TWELVE (12) PROPERTY OWNERS, CASE #8812-1: Mr. Jerry Lundy, plan-
. ning director, presented this matter to the board. He identified the property on the county zoning
map, which represents approximately 31 acres located on Highway 150, near the intersection of SR
., 1116, Talbert Road. Requested rezoning is from RA to R0. This rezoning comes with unanimous
approval from the planning board.
The county manager, Mr. Joel Mashburn, said the County had been notified that it is an affected
property owner in this rezoning request. The property the county owns in this area is the Moores-
ville Transfer Station.
No one else spoke for or against the rezoning.
B. V. BELK, INVESTMENTS, INC. (DIAMONDHEAD), CASE #8812-2: Mr. Jerry Lundy, planning director,
presented this matter to the board, and identified the property on the county zoning map. The
property is located in Davidson Township, along State Road 1109, Williamson Road, and State Road
1206, Alcove Road, near I-77. Requested rezoning is from RA and GB to R-20 and CB for the purpose
of a mixed use of single-family homes, day care facility, branch bank, professional office park,
motel and retail. The rezoning comes recommended by the planning board, Mr. Lundy said.
Bob Young, Zoning and Planning Consultant for B. V. Belk Investments, showed some drawings of
the planned uses of the property.
No one else present spoke for or against the rezoning.
Chairman Sloan closed the public hearing and resumed the regular meeting.
FLOYD E. GREENE, AGENT FOR TWELVE (12) PROPERTY OWNERS, CASE NO. 8812-1: MOTION from Commis-
sioner Crosswhite to approve the request from Floyd E. Green and follow the recommendation of the
41 planning board, to rezone property located on NC Highway 150, near the intersection of SR 1116,
Talbert Road, more specifically described as Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48,
49, 50, 51, 52, 53, Block B of Iredell County Tax Map 2J-2, and also Lot 28, Block A, of Iredell
County Tax Map 1K. Rezoning is from RA to R0.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
B. V. BELK INVESTMENTS, INC., REZONING: MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to abide by the
recommendation of the planning board and rezoning property located on SR 1109, Williamson Road, and
SR 1206, Alcove Road, near I-77, more specifically described as Lot 1, Block A, of Iredell County
Tax Map 2H, consisting of approximately 62 acres.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD - MR. JAMES LOVE, REGARDING HOTEL/MOTEL TAX IN IREDELL COUNTY:
Mr. Love came before the board to request the Iredell County Commissioners to allow a portion of the
occupancy tax now being levied to be used for travel and tourism. Mr. Love said they would like to
have $20,000 seed money from the funds that have already accumulated and 10% of the collected amount
each year for the next two years. Following his request, Mr. Love introduced Mr. David Little,
Director of Communication, N. C. Travel and Tourism, Department of Commerce, Raleigh. Mr. Little
gave statistics on the travel and tourism industry in North Carolina. He said $5.7 billion was
spent on travel and tourism in North Carolina in 1987. It is anticipated that $6.2 billion would be
spent in 1988. The travel and tourism constitutes 9.8% of the total work force in the state, and is
the second largest industry in terms of revenue and third largest industry in terms of people
employed. Mr. Little said it is believed that by the year 2000 it will be the #1 industry national -