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CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HARRIETT ANDREWS, CHAIRMAN: Ms. Andrews made a request of
$3,000 to hire a part-time director for this agency. The director is needed, she
said, to plan and coordinate activities and to communicate with the schools and
arrange visits for school groups.
WILSON WHITE, SPEAKING FOR SCHOOLS: Mr. White came in behalf of the recent
school ad hoc committee, asking the county commissioners to consider the funding
level recommended by the ad hoc committee.
IREDELL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS BOB DELLINGER: Bob Dellinger, representing the
Kiwanis Fairgrounds Committee, requested additional funds totaling $750 monthly for
assistance in payment of utilities for the fairgrounds.
NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, PAT LUNDY: Mrs. Lunday requested funds in the
amount of $1,000 to fund this association.
_..e MITCHELL C0141UNITY COLLEGE, DR. CHARLES POINDEXTER: Dr. Poindexter came before
the board in behalf of the Mitchell Community College. He said the increase in
funding for the college was for utilities. He said the utility costs for the
college are now more than the total budget was for Mitchell Community College when
he first became president.
VICE CHAIRMAN MURDOCK INQUIRED IF ANYONE ELSE WISHED TO SPEAK REGARDING THE
FY 1984-85 BUDGET OR REGARDING GENERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. No one else requested
to speak, and the hearing was closed by Vice Chairman Murdock at 8:55 p.m.
MOORESVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - REQUEST FOR WATER SEWER LINES EXTENSION
FUNDING: Bob Amon, Steve Robinson, Bill Morrow, Cathy Bryan, and other Mooresville
Chamber members came before the board to request water and sewer line extension
funding for th eproposed industrial park. Mr. Amon spoke to the board about this
project, saying they had option on 253 acres of property located at Mazeppa Road.
The property is known as Oliphant Property.
Mr. Amon said the Mooresville Chamber had set up a non-profit organization
known as Mooresville/South Iredell Community Development Corporation. This
corporation has taken option on properties in the area and it would be developed
into the inudstrial park. Mr. Amon said they had natural gas, rail siding, and
access to the interstates. They now need a commitment from the county for water
and sewer line extensions. Mr. Amon said they had met with the Town of Mooresville
and that board was committed for 30% of the total cost of the project. A Cost
Estimate prepared by Willis Engineers was presented, showing the total estimated
project cost to be $1,131,000. This estimate includes a 12" line for water,
hydrants, valves, and borings, totaling $138,800. Wastewater facilities includes
pumping station, force main, 12", 15" sewer line of 5,000 feet, 18" sewer line
of 5,000 feet, manholes and borings, for a total of $796,000. Included in the
estimate were allowance for construction contingency and technical services,
totaling the $1,131,000.
The Mooresville Chamber representatives discussed with the board briefly the
Mooresville Town Board's new statellite annexation plan, wherein a company locating