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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0549 (2)104 The issuance of the Authority's Industrial Revenue Bond (J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. Project), in the principal amount of $5,000,000 is hereby approved. MOTION from Commissioner Mills, second from Commissioner Murdock, to approve this resolution. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. WATER -SEWER NEEDS, IRF.DELL COUNTY: William A. Mills, County Commissioner, gave a report to the board on a meeting, he had attended as a board representative regard- ing, water -sewer expansions in the county. Mr. Mills said he and Joe H. Troutman, Chairman of the County Commissioners, had attended the meeting,. Mr. Mills said it was his opinion that water -sewer needs and planning, therefor should be a county -guided program. He said he throught the county should go to the appropriate source --state or private enterprise --for con- sideration of doing, a water -sewer comprehensive plan For the entire county to see what it was going, to cost. The plan should include the present systems. Mr. Deal, county manager, added that it would probably have to be a private engineering, firm. The county manager was directed to get some cost figures to see what it would cost to do this comprehensive plan. STATEMENT FROM WILLIAM A. MILLS: Mr. Mills spoke to the board regarding a meeting he had attended on Thursday, August 11, 1983. Mr. Mills said at the reouest of the Chairman, Joe It. Troutman, and several other people throughout the county and in direct response to a letter Mr. Troutman had received from Reverend Charles Roman, he attended this meeting, to make a response to the intimidating, acts of violence aimed at the Blacks. Reverend Roman had accused the county commissioners of "dragging their feet" and not showing concern. Mr. Mills said he wanted to publicly defend the county commissioners because he believed the board had always been resnonsive to the county. The reason the board did not respond as quickly as it could have, he said, was that the board members had just snent two arduous months hammering, out the budget. Each of the board members has been on vacation through most of July, and August 2nd was the first time the board members were all together. A matter like this needs to be discussed with all board members, Mr. Mills said. The board members did discuss it and decided what they would like to do. Another reason for not responding as quickly, Mr. Mills said, was questioning whether it was the board's statutory responsibility to respond. Mr. Mills said the meeting, went well; each incorporated municipality was represented. The county attorney, Robert N. Randall, Joe Troutman, Chairman, and Bill Mills discussed for one and one-half hours the concerns of the Black Community regarding the unethical acts of intimidation that have recently occurred in the county. It was decided that each of the local governing board in the county should exnress their concerns because it is harmful, not just because of the intimidating , nature, but particularly for the reputation of our county and state, Mr. Mills said.