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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 15, 1994
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular
Adjourned Session at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 15, 1994, in the
South Wing Conference Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200
South Center Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the
meeting were:
Sara K. Haire, Chairman
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman
Diane M. Hamby
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present:
Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan G. Blumenstein, Director of Finance and Administration
Jerry T. Lundy, Director of Planning and Development
Special Guest:
Warren "Jake" Wicker
Institute of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order and asked Mr.
Mashburn to begin the presentation.
DISCUSSION FOR SEWER LINE AND SEWER TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY: Mr. Joel Mashburn
introduced Mr. Jake Wicker from the institute of Government who
came to speak about the alternatives for providing water and sewer
services in North Carolina local governments. Mr. Wicker
distributed information on the Q ganizationa� Alternatives, the
Sources f Funds for financing these services, and Comparative
Features for Mana[lement of the Entities.
Mr. Wicker said the central questions would be: 1.) Who
decides and 2.) Who pays. He then described the various
organization alternatives available for North Carolina local
governments.
Commissioner Hamby inquired about state and federal grants, to
which members of the staff replied that there was no grant money
any more. The bond money available through the state is based upon
a county's ability to pay and it is very competitive, Lundy said.
It seemed to the be the consensus of the board members that
the Sanitary District would be the best organizational method for
development of a sewer treatment facility. This requires a general
obligation bond be passed only within the district itself. A
district is organized by a petition of the free holders.
Commissioner Madison thought the area of concern is the southwest
quadrant of I-77, along Lake Norman. Commissioner Boone inquired
how many customers would be needed to make the project viable. Mr.
Mashburn said the Camp -Dresser -McKee study thought the county
should not put in a treatment facility, but recommended contracting
with the municipalities within the county.
Chairman Haire inquired about spraying fields with the treated
effluent from the treatment plant. Mr. Wicker says the state has
issued permits for about 100 of the spraying disposal systems in
the state.
Mr. Mashburn inquired if the board wanted to maintain control