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MINUTES
FEBRUARY 21, 1995 - BRIEFING
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met at 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, February 21, 1995, South Wing Conference Room, Iredell
County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC,
for a briefing session prior to the 7:00 p.m. meeting. Those
present for the meeting were:
Sara X. Haire, (arriving at approximately 6:00 p.m.)
David A. Boone, Vice Chairman (presided at the meeting)
Stephen D. Johnson
C. Douglas Madison, Jr.
Alice M. Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
Susan Blumenstein, Director of Finance and
Administrative Matters
Jerry Lundy, Director of Planning and Development
Bill Mashburn, Health Director
Vice Chairman Boone called the meeting to order, and the board
members discussed the agenda. Mr. Bill Mashburn discussed the
three items he has on the agenda, and Commissioner Boone gave
information from the health board in regard to the items.
The board members discussed the state watershed regulations
and the possibility that they may be appealed by the current
legislature. Representative Frank Mitchell had inquired what the
county commissioners, opinion was on this matter. The board
members discussed their various views of the current laws on this,
and after a discussion, it was decided that each member should
probably contact Mr. Mitchell and voice individual opinions.
MRNAGER18 REPORT: Mr. Mashburn updated the board on various
department matters. The communications equipment has been
installed for ECOM, and they are working out the "bugs" in it.
There are no major problems so far. Larry Dickerson, ECOM Manager,
invites all the county commissioners to come and see the new
equipment.
There was an old fuel tank discovered at the fairgrounds
recently when holes were being drilled for new power line poles.
The staff is working on removal of the tank and taking care of the
soil as required.
Mr. Mashburn said he has met with the representatives from the
Towns of Davidson, Cornelius, and Mooresville, and with Mecklenburg
County concerning a cablevision franchise ordinance with Prestige
Cablevision Company. Charlotte -Mecklenburg has a full-time staff
person working on cablevision and is drafting an ordinance and
coming up with some preliminary numbers for each of the governments
involved to review.
Sidney Weisner, animal control officer, has reported rabies
found in animals in neighboring counties. one rabid animal was
confirmed in iredell County last year, but none have been seen this
year. They will be having extra rabies clinics to help combat the
problem.
Jerry Lundy gave a report on the housing numbering project.
He said they were up-to-date on the house numbering. They are now
doing the new construction. They anticipate 30 to 60 days in
cleanup work. They are assigning numbers to all the subdivision
lots for future use.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. for a thirty -minute
break prior to the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting.
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