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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -
MINUTES
DECEMBER 19, 1989
The IredelI County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Tuesday, December
19, 1989, 7:30 p.m., Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Statesville, NC. Those 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
F. W. Furches, Jr., Finance Officer
Bill Mashburn, Health Director
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Sloan
INVOCATION: Dr. J. C. Harris, Pastor
First Baptist Church
464 Garfield Street
Statesville, NC
PUBLIC HEARING
Chairman Sloan adjourned the meeting to a public hearing to hear discussion on the proposed
Noise Ordinance. This public hearing is not a legal requirement; however, the board wished to hold
a hearing so persons could have an opportunity to be heard if they wished.
Those speaking were:
Marsha Lindler - Spokesman for Glen Echo - for the ordinance
Chairman Sloan - Spoke regarding excessive noise from business and
industry.
William P. Pope - Said noises from some existing businesses would be
grandfathered.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
Chairman Sloan resumed the regular meeting.
ADOPTION OF NOISE ORDINANCE: MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite stating, As a member of the
Quality of Life Task Force, which recommended this ordinance, among other things, I would like to
recommend that we approve this ordinance.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD --
PRESENTATION FROM J. N. PEASE, ARCHITECTS FOR THE JAIL AND LAN ENFOCEMENT CENTER RENOVATION
PROJECT: Mr. John Duncan and members of the Pease firm came before the board to discuss the plans
for the captioned project. Pease has now finished the Phase III, Schematic Drawings, and has an
estimate of the total project cost, which is $8,684,460, exclusive of design costs.
The plan is for 155 beds in the jail. There are presently 66 beds. In answer to an inquiry
from Mr. Bill Pope, Mr. Duncan said this should be large enough for ten to fifteen years.
After further discussion, it was the consensus there should be another work session on this
prior to making a decision for the next step. It was decided that January 15, 1990, 3:00 p.m.,
Agricultural Center would be the work session on this project.
NO BOARD ACTION.
STATESVILLE SCHOOLS REQUEST: Dr. Ben Carson, Superintendent, and Ms. Paula Gwaltney, Finance
Officer, came before the board regarding the request that was heard at the briefing on December
18th, which is for release of county funds budgeted for capital outlay for the Statesville City
Schools system, to be used in the clean-up and repair from the Hugo damage. When the school system
receives the FEMA funds and insurance settlement, they will replace these capital outlay funds.
MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite that the Statesville City Schools use the $169,352 that is
available from the County while they are pursuing the avenue through the State to make these Public
School Funds available for this purpose. When the settlement is made from the insurance company and ,
FEMA, and the amount is known what will not be paid by the insurance company, then the County