HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_2130 (2)applicant (D.E. Dellinger) desired to rezone 1.12 acres of land from Residential Agricultural to
Neighborhood Business District and to amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan. The
property is located at 1451 Mt. Ulla Hwy. (intersection of Triplett Road and NC Hwy. 801) and may
be identified by PIN#4679212475. Mr. Allison said the property was located at the corner of a
heavily -traveled intersection which made the site less desirable for residential purposes.
On April 7, 1999, the planning board unanimously recommended an amendment to the land
development plan and approval for the rezoning.
No one else spoke in reference to the matter, and Chairman Haire adjourned the public
hearing.
MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to amend the Iredell County Land Development Plan
in reference to Case No. 9904-1, Wiggins Road Baptist Church Property.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to grant the rezoning request from Residential
Agricultural (RA) to Neighborhood Business District (NB) in reference to Case No. 9904-1,
Wiggins Road Baptist Church Property.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
PRESENTATION OF THE IREDELL COUNTY FY 1999-2000 BUDGET: County
Manager Joel Mashburn presented his FY 99-00 Budget Message. Highlights of his presentation
are as follows.
• Revenues for FY 98-99 are near past estimates.
• The FY 99-00 tax base has grown 21% ($7,351,013,610 to $8,885,391,156) since FY 98-99. Part
of this is due to growth and some is due to the recent revaluation.
• A 12.5% increase in the sales tax is predicted f'or FY 99-00.
• A total of 35.8 new employee positions are recommended for the upcoming year.
• A 2.5% cost of living increase is recommended along with $400,000 for the continuation of merit
increases.
• A recommendation to lease computers rather than purchase.
• A recommendation to adjust the method of compensation for EMS employees.
• A recommendation to add nine, new employees for the Sheriffs Department. (Five of the nine
would work in the jail.) This suggestion is due to the county not only growing by population but
by size as well (inclusion of Meck-Neck area).
• A $1,013 per pupil appropriation for the schools.
• A recommended tax rate of 43.5 cents per $100 valuation based on a $8,885,391,156 value and a
collection rate of 96.8%.
The manager stressed that the budget was balanced without any appropriation from the fund
balance. He said last year the recommendation included $2.1 million in fund balance and later more
money was used for the schools.
Mashburn thanked Finance Director Susan Blumenstein and her staff for assistance in
preparing the budget. Mashburn said he especially wanted to offer thanks to Steven Johnson, a part-
time finance employee who would soon be leaving county employment to attend Georgia Tech.
CROSSROADS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE'S REQUEST TO APPLY FOR
OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO BE USED FOR
"THE STAR PROJECT": David Crosby, the local director for Crossroads Behavioral
Healthcare, said he was seeking approval to apply for a $250,000 grant from the NC Office of
Juvenile Justice. The money would be derived from discretionary funds and no match is needed.
In addition, the funds would not be in competition with the funds overseen by the local Juvenile
Crime Prevention Council. Crosby said the multi -county "Star Project" would be for an intensive