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another Los Angeles unless transportation planning is taken very
seriously over the next few years. He said he thought everyone
could agree that there was dissatisfaction about the comparison of
the schools with other states, not to mention other nations.
Mr. Sloan said he and Chairman Haire met recently with a
delegation from Davidson County to discuss Iredell.County's VISIONS
study. In retrospect, Mr. Sloan said he believed everyone would
agree that the study concentrated on the past and present problems
and did not spend a lot of time looking into the future. That is
the difference in the communities of the Future, Sloan said.
He cited the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, as a story of
success in the planning for the advancement of their city.
Mr. Sloan said the proposal he is bringing tonight is an
effort to help our community move into the future. The Chamber
developed its mission statement recently to include a charge to
help develop the community consensus. The Chamber recognizes that
its interests are the same as the community's interests, Sloan
said.
Communities of the Future is not a Chamber project, per as,
Mr. Sloan said, even though the Chamber is taking the lead in it.
It is a community project; it is a county project. If the products
of the study are not acceptable to the county, it will be a total
waste of effort, Sloan said. For the community to be successful,
the community must be recognized as a community with an attractive
business climate and be recognized as a good place to live because
people want to live here. There must be excellent local government
with a fair tax structure. There must be good infrastructure,
affordable housing, good educational system, and a good fiscal
environment. There must be visionary, bold citizens involved in
the community. There needs to be streamlined regulations and
evidence of successful interracial development. There must be a
world class thought process, Sloan said.
Mr. Sloan called attention to the information provided and
the eight principles of the community of the future. This process
will put the county on the leading edge, he said, but it has to
have the involvement of the citizens of this county, which includes
the county commissioners.
Mr. Sloan mentioned a resolution presented to the board
members and asked the board to adopt it, if not at this meeting, at
a future meeting after the board members have had an opportunity to
discuss it.
Chairman Haire inquired if the board members had any questions
of Mr. Sloan. In answer to an inquiry from Commissioner Stewart,
Mr. Sloan said they would be approaching community and civic groups
to try to pull together as much involvement as possible. This
group has anticipated about eight areas of work with a minimum of
twenty to thirty people involved. He hopes this will make Iredell
County a leading county and give the county an edge in the
industrial recruitment process.
Mr. Sloan said that at sometime in the future he would like to
talk to the board about the Carolinas Leadership program.
Commissioner Sloan answered further questions, including an
inquiry from Commissioner Madison about the "post -capitalist age"
referred to in the handout, and stated that he was not asking for
money for this program. All he was asking for was talent and time.
The board members thanked Mr. Sloan for attending the meeting.
Chairman Haire asked the Clerk to the Board to put the
resolution on the August 3, 1993 agenda.