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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 19 1996
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday,
November 19, 1996, 7:00 P.M., Commissioners' Meeting Room, in the
Iredell County Government Center.
Present were: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman David A. Boone
Steve Johnson
Doug Madison
Alice Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Susan Blumenstein, Dir. of Finance & Adm. Serv.
William Allison, Planning Supervisor
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA$ Mr. Mashburn said the Mooresville
Graded School System was requesting the County to certify its
participation (local match) in the North Carolina Public School
Building Bond for 1996. (This item was added to the agenda.)
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD
IREDELL CITIZENS FOR INTEGRITY: Mr. Buddy Hemric advised that
this conservative -oriented group (nonpartisan) was formed about
four years ago to inform county citizens about local government
issues.
Hemric said the group had voted to present Commissioner
Madison with the first annual Taxpayers' Friend Award. Mr. Madison
was praised for his conservative leadership, moral beliefs, and
family values. In addition, Madison was recognized for his
decisions involving the Iredell-Statesville School System, the
recent sale of the Iredell County Home Health agency at $1.3
million, and for his efforts in trying to correct the fiscal
management problems of Tri -County Mental Health.
LAKE NORMAN MARINE COMMISSION: Mr. Mark Lancaster, a member
of this commission, said his group was requesting that the board of
commissioners contact state legislators about amending G.S. 15A
NCAC 10F.0307 (b). Specifically, his group was requesting that the
word "marked" be removed from the statute so that law enforcement
officers could enforce "no wake" within 150' for every dock, ramp,
marina, swimming area and bridge. This action would then give
patrol officers more authority in eliminating the dangerous
operation of boating crafts on the lake.
Lancaster mentioned the following short-term goals for the
marine commission: (1) form a partnership with N.C. Dept. of
Wildlife to replace 40 "no wake" buoys with 40 "no wake" permanent
markers on poles and (2) produce and distribute a color pamphlet
entitled, "Aid to Navigation on Lake Norman." Long-term goals
include: (1) Encourage the "Preservation and Safety Committee" to
write and present legislation to give the Lake Norman Marine
Commission the power to regulate safety and environmental issues on
Lake Norman and (2) Produce a chart of Lake Norman using GPS
coordinates.
Chairman Haire commended Mr. Lancaster for his work in
promoting safety on Lake Norman.