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BRIEFING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 21.1999
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Briefing Session on Tuesday, September
21, 1999, 5:00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell County Government
Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Present: Chairman Sara K. Haire
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
County Staff Present; County Manager Joel Mashburn, County Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Planning Supervisor William Allison, Sgt. Neil Hayes of the Sheriff's Dept., DSS
Director Don Wall, County Assessor Brent Weisner, Fire Marshal Chuck Gallyon, and Clerk to the
Board Jean Moore.
BRIEFING ON THE NC DOT ELDERLY & DISABLED TRANSPORTATION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EDT") FUNDS FOR 1999-2000 & WORK FIRST FUNDS: Ben
Garrison, Chairman of the Iredell Transportation Authority and Executive Director of the
Vocational Workshop, advised that a public hearing would be held on October 5, 1999 to receive
citizen comments on the usage of 1999-00 elderly, disabled, and Work First Employment
transportation funds. The Authority is applying for supplemental funding in the amount of
$78,870. Garrison said some of the EDTAP money ($855) would be put into a contingency fund
for individuals that "fell through the cracks."
Commissioner Fortner asked how many vehicles were in the Authority's fleet.
Garrison said 25.
Chairman Haire asked what areas of the county were provided with transportation.
Garrison said the entire county was serviced. He said there were fixed trips for agencies and
demand response assistance. The vans are equipped with radios and this helps to provide faster
service. Some vehicles might still have other agency logos on them, e.g., Council on Aging;
however, they are in the Authority's fleet. Garrison said that in the past, transportation services
were needed by most all of the human services agencies. The Authority now connects all of the
agencies together.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF JURISDICTION (Estate of Forest Reid -
Property is located off Turnersburg Highway/US 21 N and SR 2173, James Farm Road.
The 180 -acre estate currently has 55 acres in Statesville's zoning jurisdiction and 125 acres
in Iredell County's jurisdiction.) Planning Supervisor Allison said the owners wished to have
the entire estate in the city's jurisdiction. The parcels to be released can be identified by pin numbers
4746-51-9189, 4746-41-6753, 4746-40-5653, and 4746-40-8229. The property under the county's
jurisdiction is presently zoned R-20. The estate heirs desire to develop the property as highway
business, light industrial, and residential using the services of the City of Statesville. In addition,
the heirs plan to petition the city for voluntary annexation as development occurs. Allison said the
request was consistent with Statesville's land use provisions and could be served with municipal
utilities. The Iredell County Planning staff recommends approval of the request.
Commissioner Bowles said he was understanding that if the county released the property
the action would be permanent.
Allison said that was "pretty much so." He said, however, that he had seen one property in
Mooresville be released and it eventually came back to the county.