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commissioners want this for an information meeting.
Commissioner Bryan said a 26 -member board might be too large and recommended an executive group
from this number.
Chairman Stewart said there was confusion about the $50,000 grant that is available. Since
this site is in two counties, $75,000 would be available to be shared. The confusion arose over
the amount of funds available to each county in this instance.
Commissioner Murdock inquired if the Rowan Board would be able to meet on Friday.
MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to accept the proposal from Rowan County read by Mrs. DeMar-
cus.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
APPROPRIATION FROM CONTINGENCY FUND FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR
AND LANDFILL MATTER: MOTION from Commissioner Hedrick to appropriate $5,000 from Contingency Fund
to take care of expenses incurred in this matter that may occur before the grant is approved.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
Mr. Tim Russell, Rowan County Manager, said that once the grant money is received and approved,
it will cover everything but the legal fees.
RESOLUTION FROM IREDELL COUNTY: MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to approve the following
resolution, drafted by the County Attorney, Mr. William P. Pope:
RESOLVED, that Iredell County is opposed to the location of a hazardous waste incincerator in
this county, and
RESOLVED, that the staff and the county attorney expend such time as may be reasonably
necessary to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the selection of the site, the designa-
tion of a primary and alternative site, and the legality of the actions of the Governor's Waste
Management Board, and
RESOLVED, that this board meet with members of the Governor's Waste Management Board and with
representatives of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners as frequently as needed to the end that a
joint effort be made to resist the location of this hazardous waste incinerator in Iredell and Rowan
Counties, and
FURTHER RESOLVE that this board appropriate $5,000 to be used until such other funds are
appropriated or are received from the state, to be used in defense of this action.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
The County Attorney said he thought it was the will of the board that staff continue the
efforts to investigate how it came about that this particular site was selected, and what can be
done to determine that this site not be the final site selected, and that the site that is selected
be a site that is more nearly perfect than this site.
Chairman Stewart said the board wants the public to know that this board intends to do
everything humanly possible within the means of the board to help them find another location for
this facility other than Iredell and Rowan Counties.
PUBLIC HEARING
REZONING REQUEST, HUBERT M. JOHNSTON PROPERTY, CASE 39004-1: Mr. Jerry Lundy identified the
property of Hubert M. Johnston. This property is located on SR 1100, Brawley School Road, near I-
77, more specifically described as Lots 2 & 26, Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map 2J. The planning
board unanimously recommended approval subject to the condition of leaving a 30' buffer between the
industrial park and residents on Brawley School Road and have the same deed restrictions on this
phase of the park as the remaining park. The Board also recommended tha` the Iredell County Land
Development Plan be amended.
No one present spoke for or against the request.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN: The Iredell County Planning
Board recommends a proposed amendment to the Iredell County Land Development Plan, which would
expand the existing commercial node near SR 1100, Brawley School Road and I-77.
Mr. Bert Walser spoke for the proposed amendment.
No one else present spoke for or against the proposed amendment.
Chairman Stewart closed the public hearing.
HUBERT M. JOHNSTON PROPERTY, CASE 39004-1: MOTION from Commissioner Bryan to approve the
rezoning request for the Hubert M. Johnston property from Residential Agricultural (RA) to General
' Business (CUD). This property is located on SR 1100, Brawley School Road, more specifically