HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0495 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BRIEFING MINUTES
JUNESt in Briefing Session on Tuesday,
The Iredell County Board o Government
June 19, 2001, in the IrCenter, issioners e200 South Center Street, Statesville,
edell County
NC.
Present: Chairman Sara
Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
R. Godfrey Williams
Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan LibrarBlumeian
Mardi
Staff. Present: County Assessor Brent Weisner, Reference Librarian Mardi
Circulation Librarian Andrew Flynt, EMS Director
planning Supervisor Ron Smith, County
Durham, Youth Librarian Reitha Zachary,
Tracy Jackson, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
planning Supervisor Ron Smithdescribed
&eLinda
PLANNING/ZONING MATTERS: 0106-3 (Ronnie traffic,
various rezoning q he individuals in opposition were: mini warehouses,
requests. He said that in reference to Case o•
Thompson), the main objections by
and outside storage of materials. SERVICE
REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR A HISPANIC
Y OF NORTH CAROLINA: Reference Librarian
GRANT WITH THE STATE LIBRARY emission to apply for a grant that would allow
Mardi Durham said the library was requesting p o ulation. She said some of the
purchase of books, videos, and software to aid the Hispanic p P o ams and outreach services
the p 000 would be needed for he
grant funds, if awarded, would also be used to develop children's p
for Hispanic children. Ms. Durham said a local match of $1,
for Hi 0 grant, and the application deadline was July 2, 2001. She said llispanics comp
county'
about four percent of the s population.
to read books written in Spanish and not English.
especially if they continued
Commissioner Johnson raised concerns about the assimilation of the Hispanics,
books on
Spanish
materials would aid the
ax forms.atShe said the library
Durham said some of the Sp proper way to comp or checked
license and the year showing what materials had been Popular,
would havhow to e rstatis n a driver's
atsthe end of the y p p
out. for the grant, but he
Commissioner Johnson said he would support in applying the library ante population
requested for the funds to be directed towards services to help the Hisp
understand English.
ourned the briefing session at 6:15 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Tice adj
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jerk to the �Y 7LC and
Approved:
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