HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_2069 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COFV4ISSIONERS
APRIL 7, 1991'- REGULAR
MINUTES r
oners met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening, April 7,
The Iredell County Board of Commissi
1992 7:30 p, m ., County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South
Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
Center Street,
R. B. Sloan Jr., Chairman
Sara K. Haire, Vice Chairman
Doug Madison
Frank Mitchell
Absent: Alice Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P.Pope, County Attorney
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Goodman, Finance Director
Jerry Lundy, Director of Services and Development
Carson Fisher, Staff Engineer
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Sloan
INVOCATION: Commissioner Madison
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
OR EASTER LIVING: MOTION from Commissioner Haire to adopt
SPECIAL RESOLUTION - EASY ACCESS F
the following resolution:
EASY ACCESS HOUSING
- For Easier Living -
WHEREAS the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 identified 43 million persons with
disabilities in this nation some time in their lives, have a temporary or
at
permanentWHEREAdisability 70rcent that f llprevent ns will,
limbing
WHEREAS 32 million Americans are currently over age
65 nd many older citizens acquire vision,
hearing and physical disabilities as part of the aging process
WHEREAS many older Americans are faced with the prospect of leaving their homes because they
are not accessible
ns in the United States will need accessible housing at some
WHEREAS one of every three perso
point in their lives
WHEREAS the need for accessible single-family homes is growing
WHEREAS the need for public information and education in the area of accessible single-family
homes is increasing
WHEREAS this nation has placed a high priority on integrating Americans with disabilities into
our communities and our homes
iry 21 the "enti
Easy EAS the
ss HousingaforaEasiereLiving''�nationaletand Cpublic edu atilon Estate ca paiCgnrporatian have created
mation by President Bush, the United States
WHEREAS this campaign has been endorsed by procla
Congress and the governors of 41 states roclaims April 1992 to the Iredell
THEREFORE the Iredell County Board of Commissioners hereby p ible single-family homes
County Home Accessibility Month - to underscore the growing need for access
in America.
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairman
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
RECOGNITION OF ALICE FORTNER, CLERK TO THE BOARD: Chairman Sloan presented a placque to Alice
Fortner Fortner to her for
at the clerkstian�uaitmeeting anding at Carolerk ofinaeBea h, NC, on Year" for Mrs.
1992; and Chairman Sloan, on behalf of the board, recognized her for this honor.
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