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Penny Howard - Iredeil-Btatesvilie Behoolss Requested funding
for the alternative school. Gave history on the committee that has
met for the past year about alternative schooling. Howard said
this type of school would have a positive effect. If the school is
given a chance, the educators would make it as educational and cost
effective as possible.
Judy Lafone - Iredell-Statesville Schools= Advised she was an
advocate for the children in the school system. Mentioned that
many students today are unable to cope with the large high school
environment. Has worked in an alternative school in the past and
feels this type of program would help some students. Many children
want the hands-on approach -- they want a small setting.
Debbie Ellis - Iredell-Statesville Schools Requested funding
for the alternative school. Initial focus is to target discipline
problems in the schools.
Busie Rasmussen - As a parent and educator in the Iredell
County classroom, she mentioned it was difficult to meet both
academic and emotional needs of some students. Requested funding
for alternative schools.
Sue Lilly - Advocate of alternative schools. Ms. Lilly is
Asst. Principal of Brawley Middle School and advised that smaller
settings would help disruptive students.
Roberta Ellis - Principal at Brawley Middle School. This
school formed its own mini -alternative school. Mentioned the
positive results that developed, e.g., reading/writing scores
increased and personal appearance improved. Ellis said that since
she had been at Brawley (five years) she had witnessed a ten times
increase in students on probation.
Jeff McKay - Greater Statesville Development Corporation
(GBDC)s McKay was accompanied by Harry Tsumas, vice Chairman of
GBDC, who advised that $79 million had been invested in the County
last year. Tax revenues brought in were of $355,000. This year
already, an investment of $8 million has occurred. Requested an
increase in funding for 96-97.
David Naupin - Family violence Prevention (FVP): Maupin,
founder/director of this program mentioned that fewer than five
percent of the court-ordered clients who complete FVP's 21 -week
counseling program return to court on repeat assault warrants.
Mentioned that this is the only violence prevention program
operating in Iredell County.
Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing.
Chairman Haire declared the meeting to be in public hearing.
REZONING REQUEST; SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS IH THE COOL SPRINGS
AREA (NORTH OF (I-40), CASE NO, 9605-1s William Allison explained
that some owners in the Cool Springs Area had requested to rezone
their property and other property in a designated area from RA,
Residential Agricultural property to R-20, Single Family
Residential District. The properties are located along a portion
of Old Mocksville Road, White Oak Branch Road, Cool Springs Road,
River Hill Road, Jefferson Farm Road, and Beechwood Farm Road.
There are approximately 2,400 acres (78 parcels of land with 63
different property owners); more specifically identified as Lots
2,5(pt),6(pt),8(pt),81,87,87A;Block A, of Iredell County Tax Map
11F and Lot l(pt), 25,25B; Block A, of ICTM 11K. Also, Lots l(pt),
3B,6,7,8,15,15A,16(pt),16A,17(pt),18,19,20,21,22,23,25,25A,25B,26
(pt),27(pt),29(pt),30,31(pt),32,33,34,35,36,37,40,41,42,42A,43,44
45,46,48,49,51,52,53(pt),56,58,59(pt),62,63,66,67,68,69,70,71,73,
74, 76,77,78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,84,85; Block A, of ICTM 11L. Also, Lots
29,30,54(pt);Block A, of ICTM 11M.