HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1336 (2)WHEREAS, the recognition of God by our Government further established when
Congress, in 1954, added the phrase "ONE NATION UNDER GOD, " to our pledge of
Allegiance, followed in 1956 by the official establishment of, "IN GOD WE TRUST, " as
our National Matto: and
WHEREAS, there is now a growing demand by some within the Judicial Svstern
to remove all visible recognitions of God from public institutions, which has recently,
resulted in a Federal Order to physical�l remove the Ten Commandments Monument
from the Alabama State Supreme Court, rightfully placed there by the Chief Justice of
the Alabama State Supreme Court to remind all that God is central to our National
Heritage, and His Ten Commandments, without question, the foundation o%Arrrerican
law, moral values, and code of conduct.
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THEREFORE, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners urges all American
citizens, to proclaim to every level of Government (Local, State and Federal) about the
need and responsibility to publicly recognize God As the Foundation of Our National
Heritage, ...LEST OUR NATION FORGET AND OUR CHILDREN NEVER KNOW!
�OTIO by Commissioner Williams to approve the proclamation as presented
and for it to be recommended for approval to other commissioners throughout the State
of North Carolina.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Bill Crummett Addresses the Board and Requests Permission to Solicit on
County Property for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Mr. Crummett said he
was interested and involved in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society due to some
recent illnesses in his family. He requested permission to solicit on county property for
the purpose of participating in a cycling event ("Team in Training") that he and his wife
planned to take part in at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Crummett said $2,200 had already been
collected, and his personal goal was $5,000. He said Elaine, his wife, had her own
goal.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison to approve Mr. Crummett's request to
solicit on county property for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Charles Binder Addresses the Board in Regards to a High -Density Option
Request in the Spring Acres Subdivision: Mr. Binder, a resident of 105 Ridge Top
Road, in Mooresville, NC, said he lived near a site that was being reviewed for an
assisted living facility (Independence at Ridge Top). Binder said the developer planned
to build on three acres of land that had a steep slope (60 ft. elevation). He said the
construction would involve the removal of approximately 2,000 trees and saplings, and
these would be replaced with one and a quarter acres of hard surface along with six
trees. Binder said this would worsen the erosion and run-off that was already occurring
in the area. Mr. Binder said he understood the developer planned to have a detention
pond, but he was not optimistic about the successfulness of this type of structure since
one was already in his neighborhood (50 ft. from Binder's home).
Mr. Binder then reviewed the special use application submitted by the
developer, and he challenged the responses. He said his neighborhood had 114
residents, and 37 of them were children. Binder said the streets were designed for
limited residential use, and they were barely 18 ft. wide. He said that according to
Department of Transportation figures, an assisted living facility would add 238 daily
vehicular trips to the subdivision that already had a traffic count of about 700 per day.
Binder said the facility would not blend in with the harmony and character of the
100 -acre neighborhood.