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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0617VA Rick Howard thanked the county commissioners for their concern in coming to look at the property. lie asked that they take what they saw on their visit into considera- tion and hell) them (landownersO preserve what they have worked hard for. BREAK: 9:00 p.m. until 9:15 p.m. vUnIAC HEARING RFSUMED AT 9:15 p.m. ROMAC METALS: Miss Bekcham, county planner, showed the Romac property on the county zoning map, which is located on STate Road 1322, near the State Park Road. the property is described as Iredell County Tax Map 3H, Block D, Lot IOA. Miss Beckham said the property was unanimously recommended for approval by the planning board. The zoning change requested is from Residential/Agricultural to M-2 Heavy Manufacturing. John Massey, attorney representing Romac Metals Company, gave a presentation re- garding the project. lie said the expansion plans were for a 24,000 sq. ft. building. Chairman Troutman asked Mr. Aughton, representative of the Romac Metals Company, about future plans for expansion. Mr. Haughton replied the company plans are for the company development only; they have no plans for an industrial park. He said they own 90 acres, presently have a 70,000 sq. ft. plant, and have 68 employees. They did not expect the kind of growth when they first moved to the area and have enjoyed a great deal of success, Mr. Haughton said. Mr. Troutman restated his question to Mr. Haughton again, asking if we were going to come back to the planning board and to this board to rezone the agricultural land that Romac Metals owns. Mr. Haughton said he could not answer other than to say that he thought the land he had zoned presently would be adequate. The proeprty that they were asking to be zoned, six acres, along with what they presently have should generally last for four to five years, based on the company's present economic growth. Two years from now they may have filled up the property; he just doen't know, Mr. Haughton said. Mr. Troutman asked these remarks to be made a part of the official record for the benefit of future boards of commissioners who would like to have ideas on Reese's growth. Ron Hollifield spoke in opposition to the expansion of the Romac plant and questioned the issuance of building permits for Romac's earlier buildings. Mr. Holli - field said he had lived in the area since 1980 and owned proeprty there since 1977. He presented a petition in opposition to the rezoning. Castaways proponent: Richard Karriker spoke saying he was a life-long resident of Iredell County and urged the board to approve the request from Castaways. Jack Harris said if the board had any questions as to whether the sewer system would be adequate or not, his client would be willing to have any favorable vote made subject to adequate sewage. Romac proponent: Juanita Nance spoke in favor of the Romac project and said it provided jobs for the community.