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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
JUNE 4. 1996
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, June 4,
1996, 7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County
Government Center, 200 South Canter Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Steve Johnson
Doug Madison
Alice Stewart
Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Services
Jerry Lundy, Dir. of Services & Development
William Allison, Planning Director
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to add
the following items to the agenda: (1) Recreation Advisory
Committee Requests: (a) Stumpy Creek/Duke Power and (b) Ropes
Course at Bluefield Road site; (2) Brawley School Land Development
Plan; (3) Announcement of Vacancies on Mooresville Planning Board
(total of two); and (4) Closed Session for the purpose of
discussing Economic Development (G. S. 143-318. 11 (a) (4) and Personnel
(G.S.143-318.11(a)(6).
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE BOARD
CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDYs Mike McLaurin, Centralina
Council of Governments, said this study began about three years
ago. Iredell County did not vote to participate in the study;
however, Union, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, N.C., and York
County, S.C. did participate. He mentioned the following four
benefits received from this river system: (1) electricity (2)
recreation (3) residential/ commercial development that has
expanded the tax base, and (4) fishing, which is a major industry
and the leading use on Lake Norman. The study has been designed to
be a regional study. Three key issues were determined by the
study group: (1) water quality, (2) land use and resource
development, and (3) cooperative community planning. McLaurin
advised that he was asking for support of the study which has eight
recommendations:
1. Develop a River -keeping system
2. Develop and publish a water quality index
3. Develop water quality partnerships
4. Improve County -level water quality programs
5. Inventory/Assessment of Corridor's assets, resources,
and land uses
6. Develop and adopt a Basin -Wide Land Use Plan
7. Protect critical tracts of land
8A. Informal information -sharing process
8B. Formal information -sharing process
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PROPOSED IRBDBLL COUNTY PY 1996-97 BUDGET: Chairman Haire
declared the meeting to be in public hearing.
Mr. Mashburn gave a brief overview of the proposed budget that