HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0548increase due to the county not being in a position to provide one. Johnson said later, a
portion of the increase was restored, but the point he was trying to make was that it
wasn't fair to tell one agency something and then tum around and give $45,000 to a
project due to the state being negligent. Johnson said the State of North Carolina had so
far been absent in the legal transactions with the property owner (Nantz).
Commissioner Norman thanked the Alliance representatives and the people
attending the meeting for their interest in the project. He said, however, that several
people had voiced objections to the expenditure, and they felt the money could be best
spent on classroom construction. Mr. Norman said he, too, felt the money could be
better spent, for example, the rescue squads, the schools, or the sheriff's department.
Commissioner Williams said many citizens had telephoned him about the
request. He also mentioned the budgetary constraints during the past four years, and
said the state had a tendency to withhold money from the county. Mr. Williams said he
wanted to point this out due to the Alliance pursuing a grant from the state. He said
Mitchell Community College was currently being faced with a reversion of $60,000 to
the state. Williams said many people in the Fort Dobbs area were unaware of project's
magnitude, and he stressed the importance for the Alliance to gain the community's
support.
VOTING: Ayes — 2 (Robertson/Tice); Nays — 3 (Johnson/Norman/Williams).
ADJOURNMENT: OTIO by Chairman Tice to adjourn the meeting at
8:50 p.m.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Approval: �—
Clerk to the Board