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And the second thing is what?
BECKHAM: Okay. I'm confused. You want to say that the well can be located on that lot in any
event.
JENNINGS: If I can get a modification later to do that.
BECKHAM: Okay. So you're not, you don't know the location of the well now, and you don't want
to reserve the right tonight to put the well in the common (not clear) . . . area.
JENNINGS: I would like to do that. As I understand it, that would mean that we would have
provide another spot for open area. Is that true?
POPE: I believe the commissioners would have the authority to approve a common, open space,
subject to reservation of an area not to exceed a certain size for use of a well.
JENNINGS: Are you saying that this. . .
POPE: The open area is shown as 23,000 s.f., and the health department is going to require you
to have 10,000 s. f. of protected area around the well.So in any event, there will be 13,000 s.f.
left, if the health department allowed you to put a well there and required you to set aside the
entire 10,000 s.f., so it would appear to be some commonly owned space.
HEDRICK: Mr. Moderator, in view of the time I might make a suggestion that we suspend the
deliberation of this particular subject to call it back into session within a reasonable length of
time, and perhaps let you and Lisa, although it won't be on the record, you can maybe get some
questions resolved, and come back in here and officially put them on the record. And we can handle
the civic center discussion before such a late hour.
POPE: We need a motion to recess the hearing for a certain time, until the conslusion of the
public hearing on the civic center authority.
HEDRICK: If that meets with the approval of the board, we have a lot of people here to discuss
the civic center. Perhaps Lisa and Bill can come back to us while we're discussing this and nail
down some specifics on these questions they have.
MILLS: I would move that we recess from this hearing and reconvene it at the conclusion of
other matters of business.
HEDRICK: It has been moved that we adjourn this discussion until the end of our civic center
discussion, which will last approximately one hour, and will reconvene at the conclusion of that.
Is there any discussion? If not, all those in favor say "Aye." Opposed "No."
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
MOTION from Chairman Hedrick to enter regular session.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
BRIEF RECESS.
Chairman Hedrick reconvened the meeting.
STATESVILE/IREDELL CIVIC CENTER, PROPOSED: Chairman Hedrick introduced the Mayor of
Statesville, Mr. David Pressly, and members of the Statesville City Council.
Chairman Hedrick explained the reason for holding public hearings on the proposed
Statesville/Iredell Civic Center. He then opened the floor for the public to have their voice in
the matter.
Those speaking are as follows:
Dr. Charles Poindexter, President
Mitchell Community College
Dr. Poindexter said Mitchell Community College is very much in support of the civic center.
Mr. James Parsons
Harmony, NC
Mr. Parsons presented petitions to the board listing names of people who are opposed to the
center. He also presented a letter from a Ms. Allie B. Duncan, saying she was in favor of the civic
center but was opposed to a tax increase.
Mr. Danny Hearn
Mr. Jim Thompson
Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce, Statesville
Both Messrs. Hearn and Thompson were in favor of the civic center and said said it was their
intention to poll the board members of the Chamber to find out their feelings so that the Chamber
could take a position.
' Mr. 0. C. Price, Jr.
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Mr. Price is against the civic center. Doesn't think Statesville has the facilities to support