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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular
<br />session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday,
<br />February 21, 1983, at 7:00 P.M.
<br /> Present - Chairman: J. Harold Nash
<br /> Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt
<br /> Marcelle Milloway
<br /> James W. Lentz
<br /> Kenneth F. Payne
<br /> The invocation was given by Reverend W. C. Bankhead of Rock Hill AME
<br />Zion Church.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Milloway
<br />and unanimously carried,~ the minutes of February 7, 1983, were approved as
<br />written.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Lentz
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board postponed action on the Courthouse
<br />construction architectural proposals until the beginning of the next fiscal
<br />year in July, 1983.
<br /> Chairman Nash deferred discussion of the resolution honoring
<br />Mr. J. Lewis Patterson until a later date.
<br /> Dr. Doug Kelling, President of Historic Cabarrus, Inc., reported
<br />that the first phase of the restoration of the Old Courthouse which included
<br />.repair to the roof and steeple had been completed. He stated Historic Cabarrus,
<br /> Inc., was now ready to begin the restoration and renovation of the second and
<br /> third floors of the Old Courthouse. Dr. Kelling estimated a renovation
<br /> cost of approximately $325,000.00 with $225,000.00 designated for upgrading
<br /> the heating and air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing systems and install-
<br /> ing a sprinkler system and elevator and $100,000.00 needed to renovate the
<br /> second floor auditorium into a theater. According to Dr. Kelling, the
<br />Old Courthouse Theater had pledged the $100,000.00 necessary for the theater.
<br />He requested the County's participation in assisting Historic Cabarrus, Inc.,
<br />to fund the $225,000.00 necessary for the second phase of the restoration
<br />work.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Milloway
<br />with~ Commissioners Barnhardt and Milloway and Chairman Nash voting for and
<br />Commissioners Lentz and Payne voting against, the Board agreed to turn
<br />over four consecutive quarterly payments of the cable television franchise
<br />fees from Vision Cable of Metrolina to Historic Cabarrus, Inc., beginning
<br />July 1, 1983, to be used for the restoration of the Old Courthouse.
<br /> The substitute motion by Commissioner Lentz and seconded by Commissioner
<br /> Payne to postpone a decision on the request to participate in the funding
<br /> of the restoration of the Old Courthouse until July 1, 1983, failed with
<br /> Commissioners Lentz and Payne voting for and Commissioners Barnhardt and
<br /> Milloway and Chairman Nash voting against.
<br /> Chairman Nash stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a
<br /> public hearing to determine if the County would participate financially in
<br /> the paving improvements for Wandering Lane, Riding Trail Lane, and Wynnbrook
<br /> Way and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak for or against
<br /> these road improvements.
<br /> Mrs. Beverly Kachmarik of 8306 Wandering Lane spoke in favor of the
<br /> paving of Wandering Lane. Mr. Larry Cauble, resident of Wynnbrook Way,
<br /> supported the paving of Wynnbrook Way.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following resolutions.
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<br /> PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION GIVING NOTICE OF INTENTION
<br /> TO ASSIST IN THE FINANCING
<br />OF IMPROVEMENTS TO RURAL SUBDIVISION AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS
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<br />SUBJECT ROAD:
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<br />#1233 Wandering Lane
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<br /> WHEREAS, a preliminary determination has been made that the street
<br />or streets, road or roads, or rights of way, set out above are without
<br />paving, and that public interest require that asphalt paving be made
<br />available on the street or streets, road or roads, or rights of way,
<br />within the limits set out, and that abutting property will be benefitted
<br />to the extent of the part of the cost thereof to be assessed against such
<br />abutting property; and
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