HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1087 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MINUTES
APRIL 15. 2003
The lredcll County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 7:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center
(Commissioners' Meeting Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Attorney Bill Pope,
Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, Planning & Code Enforcement Director Lynn
Niblock, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
INVOCATION by Chairman Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: OT10 by Chairman Johnson to
approve the following agenda adjustment.
Deletion: Request for a Discussion Regarding the North Carolina Department of
Transportation's Moving Ahead! Program
(NCDOT Board Member Frank Johnson will discuss this program during his presentation.)
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Presentation of Appreciation Plaques to Volunteers who have Served on a
County Board or Committee for Ten or More Years: Chairman Johnson presented
appreciation plaques to Mrs. Fem Sexton and Mr. Fred Deaton, Jr. Mrs. Sexton was
thanked and recognized for her many years of service on the Adult Care Home
Community Advisory Committee (ACHCAC). Mr. Deaton, a long-time member of the
Planning Board, was also thanked and recognized. (Mrs. Gertrude Ingram was unable
to attend the meeting; however, she was recognized for her ACHCAC service.)
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
Update from North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) Board
Member Frank Johnson Regarding the Transportation Improvement Plan: DOT
Board Member Johnson gave updates on the following projects.
Rail from Mecklenburg_ County: Much discussion about powering the rail system with hydrogen.
Centre Church Road _& Exit 33: These are two separate projects, but same contractor will work on both.
Lake Causeway Clean ne: A new guard rail was installed and bushes/brush were removed to improve the
lake views from I-77.
General Cleanup: New contracts have been approved in an effort to keep the interstate highways and
other roadways cleaner.
1-77 & Hwy. 150: The extra lane has been started to relieve the backup occurring on the interstate in the
late afternoons. "Smart signalization' will be used.
Brawley School Road: When the contractor completes the 1-77/Hwy. 150 project, the extra -lane project
from Brawley School to Oaktree Road will be started. Trying to get assistance from developers to widen
Williamson Road, on both sides, and also south of Brawley School Road.