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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0672227 After further discussion, it was the consensus of the board that this matter be tabled until Monday, April 6, 1984, for a brief county commissioners' meeting prior to the board of equalization and review to take action on this matter. DOWNTOWN STATESVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Miss Hilliary Greenberg and Brian Winn came before the board to discuss the DSDC program and future plans. Mr. Winn displayed e organization chart of the corporation and discussed the Main . Street Program. He said they had a three-year financing commitment from the City the of Statesville for this particular project. (JOE TROUTMAN, CHIARMAN, ENTERED THE MEETING AT THIS POINT - 8:45 P.M.) Commissioner Ostwalt inquired if the DSDC would submit a progress report each year to the board of commissioners if the board voted to financing the corporation. Mr. Winn said they would be glad to do this. MOTION from Commissioner Campbell to include the sum of $5,000 in the 1984-85 budget for the Downtown Statesville Development Corporation. In discussing the motion, Commissioner Mills said the program must show results in order to have continued funding from the county. VOTING: Ayes- 5; Nays - 0. COPMUNITCATIONS LEASE - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: Delayed at the request of the county attorney. STATESVILLE AIRPORT - REQUEST FOR ALLOCATED FUNDS: Wayne Deal, County Manager, reported the county has received a letter from the Statesville Airport commission requesting the funds allocated for the airport in the 1983-84 budget. Mr. Deal said it was stipulated by the board at budget time that the Commissioner should make an explanation of the expenditure prior to receiving the funds. In a letter to the County Manager dated March 26, 1984, the Airport Commission said they planned to use the $5,000 for land acquisition at the Statesville Municipal Airport. MOTION from Commissioner Mills to approve the release of these funds ($5,000) for acquisition of property at the Statesville Municipal Airport. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD - APPOINTMENT: MOTION from Commissoner Campbell to appoint Mrs. Joan Hepler, Route 2, Box 27 A, Harmony, NC, to replace Flake Vestal on the Recreation Advisory Committee. Term expires January 1984. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ROAD CLOSING - OLD SPRING WAY: A letter had been received from T. Michael Lassiter, Esq., attorney representing clients who had signed a petition requesting that the captioned road be closed. The county attorney, Robert N. Randall, dis- cussed the matter with the board. MOTION from Commissioner Mills to call for a public hearing on the closing of this road. After further discussion by the county attorney, Mr. Mills withdrew his motion, ' and the county attorney said he would do further investigation and bring it back to the next meeting.