HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1754 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC MEETING - FAIRVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
JANUARY 27 1998
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners held a Public Meeting on Tuesday, January 27,
1998, 7:00 p.m., at Fairview United Methodist Church, Hwy. 115, Mount Mourne, NC.
Present were: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Former
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Bill Pope, County Attorney
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Haire called the meeting to order, thanked the Reverend
David Christy, the church staff, and members of the congregation for the usage of the building. She
also thanked the audience members (250-300 people) for their presence at the meeting.
INVOCATION: Mr. Bill Hicks, a member of the Fairview congregation, provided the
invocation.
REQUEST FROM CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
(C -MUD) AND TOWN OF DAVIDSON FORA SERVICE DISTRICT: Randall Kincaid, Mayor
of the Town of Davidson, advised that he did not come to the meeting to ask for annexation. Tim
Keane, Planner for Davidson, said the town wanted a service district in Iredell County; however,
State law dictated that an entity could not own property in another county without approval of the
board ofcommissioners. Keane said the request pertained to economic development and a response
to requests from residents in the southern end of Iredell County. He mentioned that, traditionally,
Davidson had been reluctant to initiate involuntary annexations. Mr. Keane said the River Run area
was annexed because a request was made for utilities.
Barry Gullett, Assistant Director of C -MUD, said that in the mid-1980s all towns in
Mecklenburg County entered into a contractual arrangement with the City of Charlotte for utilities.
He said C -MUD'S interest in the project stemmed from the fact that this agency was the utility
provider for the Town of Davidson. Currently, a utility line is being built to avoid pump stations
and it could easily extend into Iredell County. Langtree Road to Hwy. 115 has been C -MUD'S
focused area. However, it would be quite some time before construction could be done.
flues ions were then received from members of th audienc �t 1 id F
Some questions asked were:
Q. Why doesn't Iredell County provide this service?
A. Haire: Water sewer is an expensive proposition. Iredell County is not equipped to
provide this service - - to do so, the property tax would have to substantially increase.
Q. What percentage of people would the Town of Davidson need to annex?
A. Keane: I do not know. Attorney Pope said it would be up to the Town Council,
Q. If my neighbor wants sewer, how will this affect me?
A. Keane: This is hard to answer.