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CABARRUS COUl~~"Y WATERSHED IMI~RD~PEMEIVT SDMMiSSID~i 7 ] 5 Cabarrus Avenue, West Concord, N. C. 28027-6214 Telephone: "^"` 'c-,~,-rn-~roo- Fax: (704) 745-6432 (704) 9Z0-3303 emo Ta Board of Commissioners Fr+ane Ross M. Morrison, III, Chairman Ct: John Day, Mke Dawns, Kay Honeycutt, Ned Hudson, Jonathan Marshall, Dennis Testerrran D~ January 5, 2007 Rae Appointment Recommendation for Watershed Improvemern Commission The Comrission unanannously voted at our meeting last night to necornmend appointmern of Donald KeNy to the seat I wiN be vacating need month after a ma~amum two temps of service. We arived at our recommendation after reviewing aN the applications on file for this appointment. BACKGROUND In making our recommendation, we took irno consideration our «rmern responsibilities as commissioners and the bad~grounds of the two commission members who will continue to serve. We are in agreemern that my r+eplacemerrt should understand both the dtiaNerrges and opportunities for watershed improvement in Cabarrus County. In particular, our decision was based on Mr. Kelly's experience and knowledge. His availab~ity made him the only acceptable applicant in terms of our evening meetings. Mr. Kelly is a r+esidern of Concord, a municipality that has not been represerned on our Commission in recent years. He is currernly the stormwater and land development engineer with the City of Monroe. Like Cabamas County, Union County is experiendng rapid growth, which impacts water quality and other natural resources. Mr. Kelly is familiar with sedimernation and erosion control planning, as well as environmental rules and regulations. Currently, the Watershed Improvement Commission is focusing on improving bath the quality and quantity of water resoun~s in Cabarus County, inducting streams flowing irno our water supply reservoirs. Watershed protection goes hand in hand with the current open space initiative being promoted by Cabamas County, along with local municipalfies. In recent years, our attention has shifted to three prum~r tasks: 1) controNing and preventing erosion and sedimentation, 2) restoring streams and wetlands and 3) stornwater runoff and fioodplain management When our Commission fac~tated adoption of the county's Erosion and Sedimernation Control Ordinance in 1998, responsibility for conducting public hearings on appeals of fines levied for violation of the ordinance was assigned to our Commission. DarreN Furr, David Settlemyer and I appreciate the opportunity to serve the citizens of Cabamrs Courny and we warn to thank you in advance for your consideration of our recommendation for my successor. ~- ~.