HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1742 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JANUARY 20, 1998
MINUTES
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on January 20, 1998,
7:00 p.m., in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, of the Iredell County Government Center, 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC,
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve Johnson
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present Joel Mashburn, County Manager
William P. Pope, County Attorney
Susan Blumenstein, County Finance Director
William Allison, Planning Supervisor
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA: MOTION by Chairman Haire to amend the agenda
by the following actions:
ADDITIONS 69pointments Before the Board (7:00 p. in
♦ Mr. Toney Jacobs, Soil Scientist
♦ Mr. John Gilbert, P.E., President of Gilbert Engineering
♦ Budget Amendment Requested for Wayside VFD
♦ Discussion of Resolution in Support of an Industry's Request to
Obtain Rail Access
♦ Request to Amend the Letter of Support for the Scott's Recreation
Center (Mr. Pete Dye)
♦ Closed Sessions: Property Acquisition - G.S. 143-318.11(a) (5)
& Economic Development - G.S. 143-311.11 (a) (4)
DELETIONS: ♦ Request for Further Review of Method to Determine Clerk to the
Board's Compensation
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MR. TONEY JACOBS, SOIL SCIENTIST: Jacobs said he desired to speak about the
proposed sewer district at the Brawley School Road. He said the area could be served with septic
tanks. He mentioned the capacity at Rocky River was not infinite, and he would like for it to be
reserved as much as possible. Jacobs said that septic systems gave good service and were viable
options. He said he didn't understand why it was being proposed that people pay two or three
times more for the cost of waste disposal. Mr. Jacobs said if sewer came to the area there would be
an increase in the number of people, cars, boats, and pets. In addition, Jacobs said the sewer would
go in the Rocky River.
Jacobs said that the pfiesteria organism occurring in the easternpart of the State was coming
from "enriched" water from sewer not septic tanks. He said no one knew how much more could be
added to local streams. Also that, unscientifically, he predicted that Brawley School Road could
be developed up to 95% of all property with septic tanks. (The remaining five percent should be
left as open space.)
Commissioner Fortner asked Jacobs about his education in the sewer field. Jacobs said he