HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1462A discussion occurred about water sewer policies. The county
manager mentioned the current policy for unincorporated areas was
70/30. If the area is incorporated, it is on a 50/50 basis. The
County has a written water sewer policy, and it has an unwritten
Industrial Incentive Policy.
Commissioner Boone said that since he had been on the Board,
the commissioners had only participated in water sewer for new
industry. (This is an incentive to get the industry to locate
here.) The Board has not participated when an existing business
expanded, or for speculative purposes. Assistance has been given
to schools. If assistance is given to the hospital, a deviation
from the normal practice will occur.
Commissioner Johnson said if this request was to participate
with a municipality and not an existing "industry," the present
policy would suffice. Attorney Pope said that under this policy
the County gets reimbursed when the property is annexed. Mr.
Mashburn said the County was reimbursed only on the 70/30 basis --
not the 50/50.
It was the consensus of the Board to leave the present
policies as written.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
REQUEST FROM MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TRANSFER
FUNDS: MOTION by Commissioner Fortner to move $36,000 from the bus
purchase line item to the mobile unit set-up line item as requested
by the Mooresville Graded School District.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST TO USE PLANNING FUNDS/RECREATION PARR FUND FOR STUMPY
CREEK SITE: MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to allow the Recreation
Advisory Board to set aside $10,000 from each quadrant's park fund
(less $2800 for the south quadrant), to be used for planning
purposes.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
REQUEST TO ALLOW 0.449 ACRES OF LAND ON CHESTNUT GROVE ROAD
(ACROSS FROM EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL) TO BE PURCHASED: Attorney Pope
reminded the Board that around 1992 a corporation entitled, The
Iredell Public Facilities Corporation was created. This
corporation borrowed money and loaned it to the County. Then, the
County put up certain properties (including the East Iredell Middle
School property) as collateral for Certificates of Participation
Bonds. Using this method, properties are now subject to a
mortgage. There is at the East Middle School site a tract of land
that goes across Chestnut Grove Road and cuts off a property owner
from entering onto Chestnut Grove Road. This property owner now
has a buyer that desires to develop the area into a residential
subdivision. Access is needed. The buyer wants to buy the land at
fair market value. The Iredell-Statesville School System approved
this purchase subject to the buyer paying all costs associated with
the transaction. The request of the commissioners is to concur in
this action and authorize the sale of the property and obtain the
release from the deed of trust. The property was appraised at
$2200.00 and is a little over four tenths of an acre. The Deed of
Trust requires that before any property can be released, the
trustee, the County, and the school system all have to concur with
the sale. A certificate has to be rendered from an engineer that
the release will not impair the value of the collateral in any way.
The County has to consent to the release and agree that it would
not allow the property being released to be used in a way that
would depreciate the value of the collateral. The Public
Facilities Corporation will also need to meet and agree to the
transaction.
MOTION by Commissioner Fortner to adopt the following
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