HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0017Fortner said she would have a resolution written and place it on a future agenda for board
approval. She encouraged the other board members to consider the matter. Fortner said, "To bui Id
without borrowing money is the best way to go."
Commissioner Bowles asked how much tax money, this year, went towards the two school
systems. Blumenstein said $32,172,489 went to the two
expense. school systems for capital and current
INTERNET SALES: Chairman Tice mentioned the loss ofrevenue due to the sale ofgoods
on the Internet. The county manager was asked to draft a resolution to be sent to Congressional
representatives about the matter.
GROWTH AND THE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE: Cooperative Extension Service
Director Ken Vaughn shared information from a 1997 agricultural profile. One handout revealed
the following information about farms in Iredell County.
*Tile land in farms increased six percent from 148,135 acres in 1992 to 156,748 acres in 1997.
*The average size of farms increased two percent from 130 acres in 1992 to 132 acres in 1997.
OFull- time farms decreased three percent from 564 farms in 1992 to 548 farms in 1997.
*The market value ofagricultural products sold increased 57 percent to $99,614 in 1997. Crop sales
accounted for ten percent of the market value.
market value. Livestock sales accounted for 90 percent of the
Vaughn said farm units were becoming larger in order to survive - - they couldn't stay
"static." He said he thought the crop land increase was due to the 1960s and 70s government
programs that took the land out of production. Vaughn said the county's number one industry was
agriculture, He said in North Carolina, Iredell County ranked number one in the production of
cattle (all), chickens, dairy cattle, hay production, and silage corn. The county ranked number two
ill the production of beef cattle.
PRESENTATION BY INSPECTIONS & PLANNING OFFICIALS: Using graphs
and charts, Niblock showed how the number ofbuildingpermits had increased since 1990. He stated
the number of permits issued for stick built homes, modulars, mobile homes, and additions for
existing homes had increased from 1,250 in 1990 to 3,261 in 1998. (This number [3,261 ]does not
include permits for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing, etc.) Niblock said mobile homes were
built to HUD standards because of interstate commerce laws. Modular homes in North Carolina
are built to N.C. Code requirements. These requirements are the same for stick -built homes. hr
Iredell County, double wide mobile homes are listed as real property. A single -wide mobile is listed
similar to an automobile - - as personal property.
In reference to a 1990-2000 population growth chart, Commissioner Stewart asked if the
staffcould determine when area counties were zoned. Niblock said the chart would be revised with
the additional information.
Mashburn shared information from the NC State Data Center. He said the current median
age for Iredell residents was 37.66 compared to 36.07 for the state. By year 2020, it is predicted that
Iredell's median age will be 41.15 compared to 39.25 for the state. It is estimated that Iredell
County's population in 2020 will be 150,000 people.
history. Planning Supervisor William Allison shared the following dates for the county's land use
• 1963 - Lake Norman Land Use Restrictions
• 1981 - Interstate Corridors and City of Statesville Land Use Restrictions
• 1989 - Stand Alone Subdivision Ordinance
• 1990 - County -Wide Zoning
0 1994 - Watershed Ordinance
0 1998 - Revised Land Use Plan