HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1705VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
RESOLUTION
By
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Lead Regional Organizations have established productive voluntary working relationships with
municipalities and counties across North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the 1997 General Assembly recognized this need through the appropriation of $864,170 for each year
of the biennium to help the Lead Regional Organizations assist local governments with grant applications, economic
development, community development, and to support local industrial development activities and other activities as deemed
appropriate by their local governments; and
WHEREAS, these funds are not intended to be used for payment of member dues or assessments to a Lead Regional
Organization or to supplant funds appropriated by the member governments; and
WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by Iredell County for release of these funds to the Lead Regional
Organization, the available funds will revert to the State's general fund; and
WHEREAS, in Region F, funds in the amount of $48,015 will be used for the preparation of HOME and CDBG
applications, regional data centers, regional building permit tracking systems, and other economic development activities that
may be deemed appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iredell County Board of Commissioners request the release of its
share of these funds, $4,556.78, to Centralina Council of Governments at the earliest possible time in accordance with the
provisions of state laws.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOLID WASTE
ORDINANCE (DETERMINATION OF APPLICATION FEE FOR DISPOSAL OF SOLID
WASTE -- BIOSOLIDS): Mr. Mashburn said he had been meeting with Ken Vaughn, Cooperative
Extension Service, and Kelly Sheeks, Environmental Health Supervisor, about fees for this type of
waste disposal. Currently, there is an ordinance that addresses the matter, however, fees have never
been approved.
Commissioner Johnson asked if the Board could prohibit this type of waste from being
brought into the county from other counties. Attorney Pope mentioned a past court case involving
land -fanning. The courts found that prohibition of this type of waste disposal violated Interstate
Commerce laws. Johnson asked if a higher fee could be charged to entities based outside of Iredell
County. Attorney Pope said Iredell County had never tried this; however, he felt this would
probably be deemed as a burden on commerce.
Commissioner Stewart asked about the potential of metals being in the sludge and the
possiblity, of health hazards. Attorney Pope said he was comfortable that unsafe materials would
be extracted from the product. He mentioned the State of North Carolina had rigorous restrictions.
Also, the State still has to issue permits to the applicants. The company presently desiring to dispose
of this type of waste is looking at eight sites in the county.
MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to implement a filing fee of $10,000 with $2,500 being
nonrefundable, plus an annual renewal fee of $50 per acre per year for each disposal site, and that
a consent form be signed by all the property owners (of any interest in the land) upon which the
solid waste disposal site shall be located.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
The code book section stipulating the application fees shall now read:
Section 12-75 Fees and costs; failure to comply.