HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0670 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY RETREAT - HIDDEN CRYSTAL INN
OCTOBER 1, 1994
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a work
session on Saturday, October 1, 1994, 8:00 a.m., Hidden Crystal
Inn, Hiddenite, NC. Those present for the retreat were:
Sara X. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Diane M. Hamby
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administration
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Jerry Lundy, Director of Planning and Community
Development
Carson Fisher, Staff Engineer
Ronald Weatherman, Director of Solid Waste
Others present: Audrey Montgomery, Statesville Record & Landmark
Jim Wrinn, Charlotte Observer
Members of the Iredell-Statesville School Board,
Dr. Register, and members of the I/S staff
Members of the Mooresville Graded School District
Board, Dr. Carrigan and staff
Jim Woodie, Municipal Engineering Company, Raleigh
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order at approximately
8:30 a.m., following a half-hour breakfast social. Mr. Mashburn
made some remarks and announced that the Iredell-Statesville School
System will be first on the agenda.
IREDELL-STATEBYILLE SCHOOLS: Bill Long, chairman of the
Iredell/Statesville Schools, thanked the board for being included
in the retreat and said they were going to talk strictly about
facilities today at the retreat.
Because of the school bond not passing, the needs of the
school system are still there. How can we go about taking care of
the needs? He thought what the county commissioners did for the
school system this year was great and a good step. He asked Dr.
Register to address the board at this time.
Dr. Register passed out information from the schools. He said
the school needs in Iredell County is a challenge to everybody.
They have 300 more students this year than they had last year.
This is 423 students over the State's projection for the school
year. Dr. Register thinks the growth will continue in years ahead
as Crescent Properties develops its property in the southern end of
the county.
Using a map, Dr. Register pointed out the south Iredell County
schools' boundaries and how the boundaries would be changed with
the construction of the new South Elementary School, which will
help to alleviate the overcrowding at these schools. The
enrollment at Mt. Mourne and Shepherds is extremely high. Both
exceed the maximum capacities at this time.
They are currently using 38 mobile units as classrooms in the
Iredell-Statesville system.
Dr. Register said Chairman Sara Haire has agreed to serve on
the planning committee for the new school. The original plan for
the new South Iredell Elementary School was for 500 students. They
have classrooms to handle 624 students. He discussed the plan for
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