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February 17, 200~ DRAFT Page ~4 Downtown Master Plan. CDDC urges the County Commissioners to insist that county planning and management staff work closely with the CD_DC Design Division and the City of Concord's planning staff to a~hieve a design that enhances the character of Classic Concord in!a location that is compatible with the downtown master plan. The Board if Directors Concord Do. town Development Cor~oration 26 Septemb4r 2002 Mr. Zac M~retz. representing the Cabarrus County Bar, presented the following Resolution in support of keeping the Courthouse and Jail in downtown Concord~ UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE CABA.RRUS COUNTY BAR kDOPTED FEBRUARY 14, 2003 WHEREAS, the Cabarrus County Commission has expressed interest in relocating ] the Cabarrus County Courthouse and jail ("Justice Complex"} ko the Brown Mill area approximately two miles from their present location in downtown Concord; and WHEREAS, c~owntown Concord has shown remarkable and exciting revitaliza6/on in recent years; and WHEREAS, ~he collection of most city and county government offices, i~cluding the Justice Complex, has been a substantial contributo= to this revitalization; and WHEREAS, there is great value to all citizens of Cabarrus County to be able to accomplish all of their government business in one central lo~tion; and WHEREAS, the members of the Cabarrus County Bar have significant investments! in downtown Concord with regard to their office space, as ~o other supporting businesses to the legal system, including ~title insurance companies, investigators, bonding agencies, c~urt reporters, restaurants and the like; and WHEI%EAS, Cebarrus County citizens and me.ers of the legal community i~ their daily work need convenient access to both the Cabarz-us County office building, the Justice Complex, and other County and City governmental offices; and WHERF-~%S, ~is need is especially acute for real property practitioner, s, who must search databases in both buildings numerous ti~es each day; and ~q~ERF~, th% members of the Cabarrus County Bar unanimously agree that the e~isting courthouse is in good working order, that the third floo~ was recently completely renovated at significant County exp~_'se, and that a new courthouse is no~ needed at this time; and WHERF. AS, a~ relocation of the Justice Complex would result in considerabl% inconvenience to the citizens of Cabarrus County and increased ~x'affic and pollution due to the many additional car trips betwepn downtown and the proposed Brown Mill location which would be re~/ired for those needing government services; and W~EREA~0 n~erous expansion locations already owned by or easily available t9 the County already exist do~a~town; and WHEREAS, th~ Brown Mill property is not presently owned by the County and~ would require significant demolition of existing buildings I~ infrastructure improvements, all at significant expense, issues which do not exist with regard to other proposed downtown expansion loca~ions for the Justice Center! NOW, THEREFORE, by unanimous vote =his 14~" day of February, 2003, the Cabarru~ County Bar does hereby resolve that it opposes any move of any~;art of the Justice Center from downtown Concord, and hereby urge~_ the members of the County Commission to consider other expansion locations which would not have an adverse effect