HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0449 (2)MAR 11,5 1934 432
repairing the casualty damage exceeds the value of the damaged
staructure prior to the casualty.
The County shall enforce this section of Article I by imposing
the penalty prescribed in Section 12-12 of this Chapter upon
petition of an owner of other property located in the immediate
area where the violation occurs.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Commissioner Madison inquired if the staff could look at an
amendment that would look at it from a residential structural
standpoint giving the authority as the City has that, if necessary,
a building could be demolished and a lien placed on the property.
The staff is to report back to the board at a near future meeting.
REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEWER EXTENSION TO SERVE
FLETCHER INDUSTRIES LOCATED ON SALISBURY ROAD: Mr. Taw, manager of
Fletcher Industries, addressed the board. Real and personal
property tax paid to the County in 1993 was $11,945, Mr. Taw said.,
At the present time there are approximately 300 employees who are
mostly employed at ASC and are from Iredell County. Since the last
meeting with the county commissioners on February 15, 1994, they
have met with the City of Statesville who has declined to
participate in the funding of the cost of the sewer line extension,
which is estimated to be about $180,000, but have agreed that the
line could be extended to their facility. The City will annex the
property into the City of Statesville. Mr. Taw would like to
request right-of-way across the county property and also to request
the County to assist them in the amount of $60,000. They feel
their plants will not only maintain the present level of employment
but hope to see it increase.
Commissioner Madison inquired about the assurance the County
would have that the tenants would be on the property for the period
of five years during the payback time of the $60,000. Mr. Taw read
a letter of commitment from ASC to remain in Statesville at the
present site if the sewer is repaired.
Mr. Taw said they would be willing to commit a payback of 208
for five years. Mr. Pope said the board would be making a loan of
$60,000 with the provision that 208 of this loan would be forgiven
at the end of each year provided that during that year the tax base
had been sufficient to cover the loan amount and that the jobs had
averaged a certain set number, if the board wanted to include this
in the provision. Mr. Pope said the board could not legally
forgive taxes so a loan would have to be constructed with whatever
conditions the board wished to attach to the loan.
Commissioner Boone said he wanted to clarify that: The City
of Statesville will collect water and sewer fees, there will be a
fairly large electric bill on which they will make a great deal of
money, and you will also be paying City property tax. The only
thing the County will collect will be property tax, yet the City is
paying nothing and the County is being asked to pay $60,000. He
said he could not see paying any more than the City does,
especially since the City will make so much more revenue from the
property than the County will.
Mr. Grant said the original formula was 508 participation by
the County, 338 by property owner, and 178 by the City. A one-
third partnership was arrived at after the last meeting. They are
now asking for a 1/3 participation by the county and the property
owner will provide 2/3 of the cost, Grant said. This sewer line
will pass by three other existing industries which are currently on
septic tank systems and could experience the same problems ASC and
Fletcher Industries have experienced. They are also opening up 100
acres of the Fanjoy property that could be developed at a later
time. There are some benefits for other industries other than
Fletcher, but it is primarly for Fletcher.
Mr. Pope inquired about the right-of-way that is being