HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1061Commissioner Williams said existing industries needed to be advised of the aid
programs available to them.
Underwood said the Angelou Study had recommendations for existing industries.
County Manager Mashburn said the economic development offices planned to
hire an individual to work specifically with existing companies.
Agriculture Update: Cooperative Extension Services Director Ken Vaughn said
the amount of property in farms was decreasing, and most operations were becoming
smaller. He said Iredell County continued to be the leading dairy county in the state.
Project Review/Capital Projects: Support Services Director Jim Vernon
provided a spreadsheet revealing current and future capital projects. He said the new
social services building would be occupied in late March, and the next project would be
the conversion of the former social services building into fire marshal, and planning/code
enforcement offices. He estimated this cost to be $925,000.
Vernon then discussed the following projects:
2005-06 EMS additions at Meeting Street (training room enlargement,
additional dorms, and enlarging the garage or bay doors)
2006-07 Facility Services (Location: Twin Oaks Road — 7,500 sq. ft. for
storage/warehouse)
2006-07 Relocate Mooresville EMS base to former Health Department location
(add garage or bay building)
2005-06 Relocate Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare to the Iredell County
Government Center South (2nd floor)
2007-08 HVAC renovation at the Iredell County Government Center -South
(eliminate boiler/chiller & replace with zone units)
2010-2011 New jail facility & New EOC at Eastside Drive
County Manager Mashburn said the Eastside Drive property was not a definite
location for the new jail, but it was a site that could be evaluated. He said capital reserve
needed to be increased from $1.5 to $2 million for the jail project.
It was mentioned that the construction plans for the new jail needed to include the
possibility for vertical expansion.
In regards to the present jail facility, there was consensus to add another pod.
Vernon mentioned several planned in-house projects, assuming state law did not
change the cost limit. He said an eight -inch sewer line was installed at the fairgrounds to
serve the midway concessions, and the lift station would eventually be eliminated. He
said new bathrooms would be built in the upper section of the fairgrounds.
Growth/Population Forecasting: Planning and Code Enforcement Director
Lynn Niblock, Planning Supervisor Steve Warren, County Planners Richard McHargue,
and Matthew Todd then shared demographic information.
Todd provided township populations and estimated the county would have
220,825 people in 2029. He shared projected enrollments for the two school systems,
and he noted that single family building permits continued to increase, while mobile
home permits were declining.
School Growth: Iredell-Statesville School representatives attending this segment
of the meeting were Board of Education Chairman Dr. David Cash, Superintendent Dr.
Terry Holliday, and Finance Director Kay Fulp. Joining the group from the Mooresville
Graded School District were Board of Education Chairman Karen Hart, Superintendent
Dr. Bruce Boyles, and Finance Director David Dutton. In addition, Mitchell Community
College Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Ralph Bentley, Trustee Wally Riddle, President
Dr. Doug Eason, and Director of Facility Services Gary Johnson also attended.