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218 <br /> <br /> The Board asked that the County Manager provide information concerning <br />funds previously budgeted for renovation projects to the existing jail <br />facility. <br /> Mr. B. H. Mabrey, Sr., Emergency Services Director, presented a six <br />months progress report on the First Responder Program in Cabarrus County. He <br />reported that the first six months of the program had been an educational <br />period and had involved training and testing of personnel and acquisition of <br />proper communications equipment. Mr. Mabrey stated that Pitts Volunteer Fire <br />Department and Jackson Park Volunteer Fire Department were the only two <br />departments which had met requirements regarding certified personnel and <br />communications equipment. However, he stated he expected the following <br />volunteer fire departments to meet necessary requirements within the next two <br />weeks: Odell, Poplar Tent, Allen, Midland, and Mt. Pleasant. Request for <br />certification of departments as first responder units will be brought to the <br />Board on November 16, 1987. In conclusion, Mr. Mabrey expressed appreciation <br />to the Ambulance Service personnel who volunteered their services in setting <br />up the Fire Responder Program. <br /> Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reported that The Honorable <br />Donald F. Helms, Mayor of the Town of Harrisburg, and Ms. Lena Bowen, member <br />of the Harrisburg Town Council, had met with the County Engineer and himself <br />on Wednesday and would not be present for the meeting as requested by the <br />Board. He outlined the stipulations for the purchase of water by the Town as <br />agreed upon on Wednesday. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and <br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to allow the request from the Town of <br />Harrisburg for the connection to the County water system with the following <br />stipulations set forth as conditions to the approval. <br /> <br />The rate for sale of water to the Town of Harrisburg would be that <br />as established as the master meter rate under the policies of the <br />Water and Sewer District of Cabarrus County. <br />Physical design and installation of the connection would be approved by <br />the County. <br />The total cost for the connection would be that of the Town of <br />Harrisburg. <br />The Town of Harrisburg realizes that Cabarrus County and the Water and <br />Sewer District purchases its water by contract from the City of Concord. <br />This contract is to be renegotiated in 1989. Future contracts with the <br />City of Concord could dictate the amount of water that the County or <br />District would be able to purchase for redistribution. <br /> <br /> Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, reported that the zoning <br />lawsuit against Mr. C. E. Isenhour had been placed on the court calendar for <br />November 24, 1987, by Mr. Gordon L. Belo, Attorney for the Zoning Board of <br />Adjustment. <br /> Commissioner Giles Moss reported that Mr. Junior Lee Goodman had agreed <br />to trade approximately 30 to 35 acres of land and an easement to the <br />Landfill's sedimentation basin to Cabarrus County in exchange for approxi- <br />mately 25 acres of land unsuitable for landfill purposes and a 25 foot right <br />of way along the property line to Irish Potato Road. He stated that this <br />property exchange was expected to increase the life of the landfill for a <br />period of five years. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Moss and <br />unanimously carried, the Board authorized the County Attorney to take what <br />steps are necessary for surveying and the agreement with Mr. Junior Lee <br />Goodman to work out the land transfer at the Sanitary Landfill as soon as <br />possible. <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Moss and <br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to send a letter to Mr. Junior Lee <br />Goodman and Mr. Joe Stirewalt in appreciation for their cooperation in <br />working with Commissioner Moss in regards to the landfill property. <br /> The Board discussed the conflict between the City of Concord and <br />Cabarrus County in regards to work on the Coddle Creek Reservoir Project and <br />the need for the City and the County to meet as soon as possible to resolve <br />this matter. Members of the Board expressed concern that the current water <br />contract between the City and County expires in 1989 and that it was <br />necessary that the County have alternative water sources prior to that time. <br />During review of recent events relating to the Coddle Creek Project, it was <br />noted that the City of Concord had cancelled the joint meeting scheduled for <br /> <br /> <br />