HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0374the county to pay $57,136 or one-half of the $114,272 and advised that the service was a viable
alternative for the county's residents who worked in the Mecklenburg area. He said the bus
service also provided a means to improve the nonattainment air quality designation imposed
upon areas in the southern end of the county.
Commissioner Williams asked the cost to ride the bus to Charlotte.
Jones said $4 a day -- $2 to travel to Charlotte and $2 for the return trip. Mayor Jones
said this would be $88 a month compared to the estimated costs of driving a personal vehicle and
parking it in Charlotte of $288 a month.
Commissioner Williams said he felt that if a 50 -cent increase occurred, the riders would
not be adversely harmed.
Jones said CATS wanted to draw riders and not deter them. He said the High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) lanes would also help move the traffic.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison to deny the request to pay one-half of the costs for
Express Bus 83X.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Chairman Johnson mentioned that in the long-term, a better way to approach the matter,
would be to create a revenue stream such as a transportation district.
(Note: Mayor Jones first made this request on July 13, 2004, and the minutes of this date will
provide additional information.)
PUBLIC HEARING
Chairman Johnson declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Rezoning Request — Case No. 0407-1: Chesapeake Pointe, LLC Requests to Rezone
a Portion of Property (PIN# 4636-14-2247) from Residential Agricultural to R-20, Single
Family Residential District (Location: Isle of Pines Road in Mooresville, NC): Planning
Supervisor Smith said Chesapeake Pointe LLC, the owner/applicant of 112.166 acres desired to
rezone 78.117 acres. Smith said the property was currently vacant, and the proposed usage would
be for residential purposes. He said the residential agricultural zoning had been in place since
1984, and an R-20 portion, already established, occurred in 1986. Mr. Smith said the request
corresponded with the low density residential designation in the Brawley School Peninsula Small
Area Plan. He said the staff recommended approval, and the planning board, in a 10-1 vote,
approved the request on July 7, 2004.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Johnson adjourned the hearing.
OTIO by Chairman Tice to approve the rezoning request from Chesapeake Pointe,
LLC (Case No. 0407-1) from Residential Agricultural to R-20, Single Family Residential
District.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays - 0.
Request from Officials with the Lake Norman VFD for Approval to Proceed with
the Financing of a new Building: Chairman Johnson said he had been advised that the Lake
Norman Volunteer Fire Department (the "Department") intended to borrow up to $2,000,000.00
(the "Loan") from SouthTrust Bank, N.A. to finance the construction of a new station (The
"Project"). The Project will be located on approximately seven acres of land owned by the
Department at Brawley School Road and Southfork Road in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Neither Iredell County nor any agency thereof shall be liable in any event for the repayment of
the Loan, the Loan does not constitute an indebtedness of Iredell County or any agency thereof
and does not constitute or create in any manner a debt or liability of Iredell County or any agency
thereof.