HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1313 (2)Dobson said the committee wouldn't be created to tell the tax office what to do.
He said the committee's function would basically be to answer questions and to offer
advice when problems occurred. He said there were several options, and there was a
Farmland Preservation Board already intact, but whatever group was charged with tite
responsibility, the members needed to be fully informed.
Chairman Johnson then described the attachments to the findings of fact. He,
along with all of the board members, thanked Mr. Dobson and the other task force
members for their thorough review of the matter.
1OTION by Commissioner Madison to (1) receive the Farm Use Task Force's
Final Report as information, (2) request that the Iredell County Manager review the
information and report back to the board of commissioners on February 13, 2004, at the
Winter Planning Session, and (3) for the board of commissioners to take action regarding
the Farm Use Task Force's findings of fact at the February 17, 2004 meeting.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION: Chairman Johnson asked
Mr. Madison if he would accept an amendment to his motion. The amendment would
request that the clerk to the board write a letter to the tax administrator advising that all
Schedule F forms remaining in the tax office be returned to their owners and that a letter
of apology be included with them.
Commissioner Madison said he couldn't accept the amendment due to the need
for additional information from the staff. He suggested, however, that the matter be held
in abeyance for the time being.
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT: Chairman Johnson asked if
Mr. Madison would accept an amendment to the motion stating that the requirement of
Schedule F forms, when applicants applied for farm use, would henceforth stop and that
a letter to this effect be sent to the Tax Administrator.
Commissioner Madison accepted the amendment to the amendment.
VOTING: Ayes-- 5; Nays - O.
Sam Hall Addresses the Board in Regards to a Board of Equalization and
Review (E & R) Hearing for the Texolina Investments Company: Mr. Hall said Tom
Summers, the sole shareholder of Texolina Investments, was previously given an
appointment with the Board of Equalization and Review for January 29, 2004 at 11:00
a.m. regarding farm use tax value. Hall said Mr. Summers was given only an eight-day
notice about the meeting, but he altered his business plans to accommodate the tax office.
He said Mr. Summers, a Texas resident, also made flight arrangements and arrived in
North Carolina on January 28. Hall said that while Summers was en route, he (Hall)
received a phone call from the tax office stating the meeting had been cancelled due to
not having the paperwork ready. Mr. Hall expressed concern about the county's
disregard for Mr. Summers' time and finances. lie said, "The clock is still ticking on Mr.
Summers' tax account."
Mr. Hall distributed copies of letters in reference to this matter, and Chairman
Johnson thanked him for his appearance and the information.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chairman Johnson declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Consideration of Iredell County being an Applicant for Small Cities
Community Development Block Grants (Economic Development Program) (Two
identified projects at this time are the FlexSol Packaging Corporation & Carolina
CAT): County Manager Mashburn explained that public hearings were required for
the implementation of community development block grants, and this was the first one