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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_0825 (2)u tax for these appropriations ADJOURN: Chairman Hedrick adjourned the mceting at 10:55 p.m. Next meeting: May 21, 1985, 7;30 p.m., Agricultural Center Crmference Rooms 1 and 2. rTc to the Board APPROVED: May 21, 1985. Recorded at Register of Deeds, Book 27, pp.245-257. IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES MAY 21, 1985 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Adjourned Session on Tuesday evening, May 21, 1985, 7:30, Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 and 2. Present for the meeting were: Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman William A. Mills, Vice Chairman Jessie S. Crosswhite Frances L. Murdock Alice M. Stewart Staff present: J. Wayne Deal, County Manager Joe Ketchie, Tax Collector Lois Troutman, Tax Supervisor Bill Furches, Finance Officer Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board CALL TO ORDER: By Chairman Hedrick INVOCATION: By Commissioner Murdock APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to approve the minutes from the May 7, 1985 meeting with a correction indicated by Commissioner Mills. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CHAIRMAN HEDRICK ADJOURNED THE MEETING TO A PUBLIC HEARING. COMMUNITY WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM ORDINANCE: Chairman Hedrick announced this matter was tabled from the May 7, 1985 meeting; however, the attorneys do not have the corrections made as requested by the board. The Chairman asked that this hearing be postponed until June 4, 1985, 7:30 p.m. MOTION from Commissioner Murdock to adjourn this public hearing on the Community Wastewater Disposal System Ordinance until June 4, 1985, 7;30 p.m., Agricultural Center Conference Rooms 1 and 2. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. CHAIRMAN HEDRICK ADJOURNED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RE -OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD. CIVIC CENTER PROJECT: Mr. Peter T. Meletis, Chairman of the Civic Center Authority, came before the board regarding the civic center proposal. He introduced the members of the civic center authority: Mr. Larry Hedrick, Mr. Ron Hawkins, Mayor David Pressly, N. S. Gaither, III, and Ken Gifford, co-owner of the Gifford -Nielson -Williams firm from Charleston, SC, who has been working with the authority. Since the reactivation of the civic center authority in March 1984, Mr. Meletis said, the authority has come a long way. The purpose of the authority is to acquire, establish, construct, operate, and maintain a public civic center and the allied facilities. This facility is proposed to serve the civic, arts, sports, and entertainment needs of the county. Mr. Gifford gave some of the data that were compiled over the last fifteen months, using charts he had prepared to explain the proposal. Mr. Meletis said the purpose of coming to the board was to ask the commissioners to call for a bond election for the civic center. he said once he received the indication that they would be allowed to be on the ballot, he would like the opportunity to come back with a specific proposal, tying down the site and more specific cost and report to the ■ county commissioners and to the city council. Questions were asked of Mr. Meletis by the county commissioners, some of which were When did the authority have in mind for the referendum to take place?