HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1510company to lease the units at a cheaper rate.
Commissioner Johnson asked about future needs. Carrigan said
the new school classrooms needed to be finished. Dr. Cummings has
been scouting the subdivisions being built, etc., trying to figure
out how many new students will be enrolling into the system.
Fields said he liked the impact fee concept. He said he felt
the construction companies were hurting the County by not buying
their construction materials here. They create a burden by
building homes that are occupied by new students needing an
education. Commissioner Boone reminded everyone that the Home
Builders Association was a powerful lobbying group.
Commissioner Johnson said an impact fee hurt the young couple
trying to build or invest in a new home.
Commissioner Fortner said the fee would have to be high in
order to help fund schools.
Commissioner Boone said there was a difference between the
young couple wanting to build a home and a huge company, e.g.,
Crescent Resources.
Chairman Haire said she felt impact fees were preferable over
a moratorium.
Commissioner Stewart said it was her opinion that most people
would want to pay the fee one time (when they built a new home)
rather than paying the rest of their lives through annual taxes.
Best wishes and congratulations were extended to Dr. Carrigan,
who will be leaving her position June 30. Carrigan will be
assuming a new role as Associate Professor in Education
Administration at UNC -Charlotte. She will be replaced by Dr. Bryce
Cummings as superintendent.
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM
Attending were: Dr. Joe Sinclair, Superintendent; Norman Harris,
Asso. Supt.; William Barnard, Finance Officer; and Godfrey
Williams, Vice Chair/Iredell-Statesville Board of Education.
Barnard mentioned the system had 29 schools and that 20 were
experiencing growth. Some of the other schools are on the growth
borderline.
Highlights were:
• 27 mobile units are to be added - 8 at Central to be placed in a pod (bolted together) due to construction
and 19 for growth. The unit rentals are $500-525 per mo. (This system will have 70+ trailers when finished and
all are leased The bond money will eliminate some in the future.) (7he new Lake Norman Elementary School
already has four mobile units.)
• Expecting 300-400 more students to enroll before the fall of 97.
• 7here is a request to increase per pupil funding to $919 (up from $875 per pupil during the 96-97 year)
Sinclair mentioned a long-range plan was needed, especially
with high growth areas and traffic congestion. Commissioner Boone
reminded the school officials that before Lake Norman Elementary
was built they (school officials) were told about the probable
traffic congestion problems.
Commissioner Fortner advised that she agreed with Sinclair
that a plan needed to be created.
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