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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JUNE 19, 1990
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Adjourned Regular Session on Tuesday evening,
June 19, 1990, 7:00 p.m., Commissioners Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South
Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
R. B. Sloan Jr., Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
C. Chandler Bryan
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
Susan O'Connor, Interim Finance Officer
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Sloan
INVOCATION: The Reverend Tom Corbell, Pastor
St. John's Lutheran Church
Statesville, NC 28677
DISCUSSION OF PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR
AND LANDFILL SITING IN IREDELL COUNTY (SA -9 SITE): Chairman Sloan said before the regular agenda
began, he would like to voice his disfavor of the decision by the N. C. Hazardous Waste Management
Commission to change the location of the public hearing on the matter of the hazardous waste incine-
rator and landfill siting in Iredell County. This meeting was previously scheduled for Mac Gray
Auditorium, Statesville Senior High School, on July 26, 1990. The North Carolina Hazardous Waste
Commission changed the meeting place for the public hearing to the National Guard Armory Building on
Hartness Road in Statesville. Chairman Sloan said in his opinion this action is a deliberate
attempt to deny the citizens of Iredell County an effective forum to voice their concerns about this
vital matter. Locating this meeting in a facility that is inaccessible, will seat only a small
percentage of those who are expected to attend, and is not air-conditioned, projects a lack of
hospitality and sends a very negative message. The message we are getting is "we really don't care
what your opinion is."
The board of commissioners should go on record opposing this relocation and call on the N. C.
Hazardous Waste Commission to rescind its action and to move the public hearing on the matter of the
site of the hazardous waste facility back to Statesville High School, Mac Gray Auditorium. "I would
appreciate this board going on record on this position and to direct a letter to be written to the
commission to this effect," he said.
MOTION from Commissioner Murdock for Chairman Sloan to write a letter stating the board's
displeasure of the relocating of this public hearing to the National Guard Building and recommending
that it be held at Mac Gray Auditorium, Statesville Senior High School.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
SPECIAL RESOLUTION HONORING DR. CHARLES C. POINDEXTER, RETIRING PRESIDENT OF MITCHELL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE: MOTION from Commissioner Hedrick to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Charles C. Poindexter came to Statesville in January 1974 as interim president, and
WHEREAS, he was officially named President of Mitchell Community College in June 1974, and
WHEREAS, during his sixteen -year tenure as president the enrollment has increased from 700 to
excess of 1500 in curriculum programs; the campus has been greatly enlarged and beautified; Mitchell
Community College, Mooresville Center, was created; and the vocational training and continuing
education were begun; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Poindexter's financial requests of the Iredell County Board of Commissioners for
Mitchell Commmunity College were always realistic and reasonable requests;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, hereby expresses its deepest grati-
tude to Charles C. Poindexter for his years of dedicated service to Mitchell Community College,
Iredell County, and surrounding counties, knowing well he has accomplished a great deal during his
tenure and has left a great example for his successor.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairman