HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0306forefront of national concerns. Issak said the organization was dedicated to informing
and educating the public, particularly the youth, about the reasons for, and the status of,
our POW/MJAs.
OTIO by Commissioner Williams to approve the POW/MIA Recognition
Day Resolution as presented.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0
POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY
September 17, 2004
WHEREAS, since the end of World War I more than 200,000 Americans
have been listed as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action; and
WHEREAS, today, over 90,000 Americans are still listed as missing or
unaccounted for; and
WHEREAS, men and women continue to serve our country with great Honor,
Pride, and Gallantry, of whom, all gave some and some gave all; and
WHEREAS, while defending American Ideals, prisoners of war have suffered
treatment no person should ever have to endure; and
WHEREAS, we, as a Nation, have pledged to never give up our efforts for a
full accounting of those left behind from all past conflicts.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Commissioners of Iredell County, North
Carolina do hereby proclaim September 17, 2004, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in,
recognition of those Americans who became prisoners of war, and those
who remain missing in action, and encourage all citizens of Iredell County
to attend the observance of this event at the Vietnam War Memorial in
Thomasville, North Carolina on Saturday, September 18, 2004 in tribute to
all of our fellow country men and women who have sacrificed so much for
our freedom.
Representative(s) from the Town of Mooresville Request the Release of
Zoning Jurisdiction on a Section of Property Situated in the Mount Mourne Area:
Mooresville Assistant Town Manager Erskine Smith said the zoning jurisdiction release
request was a policy recommendation out of the South Iredell Small Area plan recently
adopted by the Iredell commissioners.
Chairman Johnson said he understood the release would involve areas 1,2, and
3, and that in Area 4, the county would make an effort to resemble the town's
development restrictions as closely as possible.
Smith said this was the plan -- that as utilities were extended, the town would
come back to the Iredell commissioners for release and further development would take
place.
Johnson said he also understood the Town would be willing to work with the
county's staff in this regard.
Smith said yes.
Commissioner Madison asked about the effective date for the release.
Smith said he had talked to Lynn Niblock (Iredell County Code Enforcement &
Planning Director) and they had agreed that July 15 would be an appropriate date due to