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AGENDA BRIEFING MINUTES
OCTOBER 21 1997 _
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met 1'or an agenda briefing on Tuesday, October
21, 1997, 5:00 p.m., in the South Wing Conference Room of the lredell County Government Center,
200 South Center Street, Statesville, N.C., 28677,
PRESENT: Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice S. Stewart
STAFF: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
William Allison, Planning Director
Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Director
Lynn Niblock,Inspections/Planning Director
Larry Ray, EMS Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
UPDATE ON MOORESVILLE TRANSFER STATION: Jim Woodie and Wayne
Sullivan, of Municipal Engineering Co., explained that the construction of the Mooresville Transfer
Station was 101 days behind schedule. Initially, the project was to be completed by July 12, 1997.
Woodie said a completion date of December I was now predicted. Ron Weatherman said he felt
a more realistic date was January],1998. When asked why the project was so far behind schedule,
the representatives of Municipal couldn't give an answer. When asked ifthere was a penalty clause
in the contract with White Fox Construction Company, Woodie said the document specified $350
a day for each consecutive calendar day after the Time of Completion date (July 12, 1997).
Commissioner Fortner asked how this delay would impact the hauling contract with Holland
Transfer. Weatherman said a meeting (October 22) had been scheduled to discuss this matter.
Fortner requested Weatherman to inform the Board about the meeting's outcome.
NEW CELL AT LANDFILL UPDATE Sullivan said a draft permit will, hopefully, be
issued soon. A permit was requested in May of this year. Typically, the State desires 180 days
turnaround time for permits; however, there is no guarantee. Woodie said the State took longer to
review a permit request than it took for someone to design a cell/facility, etc. Weatherman assured
the commissioners that he, along with the Municipal staff, would stay in contact with the State
officials in an effort to obtain the necessary permits.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO NOISE ORDINANCE:
Commissioner Boone discussed a contradiction in the noise ordinance. He said this was what
prompted the request for revisions. In reference to the noise near the Polar Cold Storage plant, Mr.
Boone said he had talked to some of the neighbors. Some say the noise bothers them and some say
it does not. The county manager said the staff needed more information from the commissioners
as to how stringent the ordinance should be. He mentioned Rowan County's ordinance and the
usage of decibel measurement devices. He also mentioned that Lynn Niblock, the Inspections and
Planning Director, had recently purchased a $60 decibel meter and recorded the sound levels
in/around the Polar Company. On October 20, 1997, an average reading of 63 was recorded from
the driveway of Polar.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE/SECTION 41.40(a)
TRANSMISSION TOWERS: The planning supervisor, William Allison, stated that Mrs. Judy
Cline was requesting a moratorium on cellular towers, and the protection of private airstrips.