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119 <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />1. The Board of Commissioners expresses its full support for efforts to <br /> respond to the public concern about cutting services by raising revenue <br /> to coa~bat the deficit of services for perso~s with mental illness, <br /> developmental disabilities, and substance abuse problems. <br />2. The Board of Commissioners strongly recommends a tax increase on alcohol <br /> to begin to pay for the lack of co~ununity services for persons with <br /> mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse <br /> problems. <br />3. The Board of Commissioners supports legislation to increase the tax on <br /> beer, wine, and liquor resulting in $95 million to be placed into a <br /> Reserve Fund tc be allocated based on a plan developed by the Secretary <br /> of the Department of Health and Human Services. <br />4. The Board of Commissioners further acknowledges efforts being made to <br /> resolve the lack of services available for persons with mental illnesses, <br /> developmental disabilities, and substance abuse problems and fully <br /> supports action to provide more adequate services for these persons. <br /> <br />ADOPTED this the t8:~ day of June 2001 by the Cabarrus County Hoard of <br />Commissioners. <br /> By: /s/ Arne L. Fennel <br /> Arne L. Fennel, Chairman <br /> Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />/s/ Frankie F. Bonds <br />Frankie F. Bonds <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br />Cabarrus Board of EducaCion/Town of Ha=risbur~ - Transfer of Proper=~ (Waive <br /> <br />RiCh= of Firs= Refusal) <br /> <br /> A copy of the cootract executed by the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Education to transfer approximately one-half acre of property at the <br />Harrisburg Elementary School site to the Town of Harrisburg was included in <br />the Agenda along with a letter from Mr. David C. Williams, Attorney. In his <br />letter, Mr. Williams listed the highlights of the contract as follows: (1) <br />Transfer of .5 acres more or less; (2) Land restricted to greenway/naturai <br />area, except for necessary utilities as determined by the ToWn; (3) Town will <br />pay $1.00, reimburse and indemnify the Board for any legal expenses or <br />damages involved in the transaction, or any law suits arising from the <br />transaction, and the Town will take over the maintenance of a 30 foot <br />drainage ditch along the border of Stallings Farm to the road; and (4) Town <br />is restricted from tapping into the School's sewer system per the terms of <br />the School Board's contract with Joe Stallings {the manhole on the border of <br />the school and Stallings is the property of the Town since Stallings <br />dedicated it to the Town when he filed his plat). The item was on the Agenda <br />for the Board to waive its statutory right of first refusal to acquire the <br />property. <br /> <br /> Co~unissioner Hrivette made a motion that the Board table the issue for <br />30 days to allow time for concerns that have been raised by a number of <br />citiaens about the Saddle Creek development to be addressed. The motion was <br />seconded by Commissioner Suggs. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Suggs then made a substitute motion for the Board to <br />recess this meeting until a meeting on June 28, 2001, and to resolve the <br />matter at that time. Co~missioner Privette seconded the substitute motion. <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel reported that Board members had received a letter from <br />Mr. James Scarbrough, Attorney for Mr. Joe Stallings who is the owner and <br />developer of Stallings Farm Subdivision, outlining concerns and questions <br />regarding the Saddle Creek project. He said the proposal would allow time for <br />all parties {Town of Barrisburg officials, Mr. Stallings and the developer <br />for Saddle Creek) to get together to work out any final disagreements <br />regarding Saddle Creek. <br /> <br /> Mr. Chris Perri with Trammell-Crow Company discussed plans to construct <br />a 352,000 square foot warehouse distribution facility at Saddle Creek. Be <br />stated the project is being developed based on approved zoning requirements. <br />Also, he said he had been working with neighbors to understand their concerns <br />but had not met with Mr. Stallings due to his attempts to stop the progress <br />of the project. However, Mr. Perri stated his willingness to meet with Mr. <br />Stallings and his attorney to try and resolve the issues. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tim Hagler, Mayor of the Town of Harrisburg, stated the Town had <br />supported the Saddle Creek project for two years and had addressed such <br />requirements as buffering and screening when it rezoned the property two <br /> <br /> <br />