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524 <br /> <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 />November 14, 1988, at 4:00 P.M. <br /> Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz <br /> Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne <br /> William G. Hamby, Jr. <br /> Martha H. Melvin <br /> R. Giles Moss <br /> Mr. Hugh Price, District Conservationist, presented copies of the <br />Soil Survey of Cabarrus County to the Board. Cabarrus County and the Soil <br />Conservation Service had entered into an agreement in the mid 1970's to <br />prepare this survey at an estimated cost of $1.00 per acre. The survey was <br />begun in 1975 and the field work was completed in 1982 at an expenditure of <br />over $320,000.00 in Soil Conservation Service funds, $105,000.00 in State <br />funds, and $60,000.00 in County funds. Mr. Price expressed appreciation to <br />the following persons for their assistance with this project: Congressman <br />William G. Hefner; Mr. Tom Wetmore, Area Conservationist; Mr. Larry Sink, <br />Soil Survey Director of the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources <br />and Community Development; Mr. Ed Church, Jr., Natural Resources and <br />Community Development Regional Representative to the Soil and Water <br />Conservation District; Mr. Alvin Stanford of the North Carolina Extension <br />Service; and Mr. Ronald B. Stephens, Soil Scientist. <br /> Mr. Larry Sink, Mr. Ronald B. Stephens, and Mr. Alvin Stanford <br />addressed the value of the soil survey as an important land resource and <br />development tool in Cabarrus County. <br /> Chairman Lentz recognized Mrs. Sue Casper who was elected District <br />Supervisor of the Cabarrus County Soil and Water Conservation District on <br />November 8, 1988. <br /> Mr. Hugh Price presented an update on the work of the Soil and Water <br />Conservation District during the past year. He reported that the District <br />had received 172 requests from farmers for assistance in developing conser- <br />vation plans required by the Food Securities Act of 1985 and, in responding <br />to these requests, had identified 35,000 acres of highly erodable land in <br />Cabarrus County. According to Mr. Price, a conservation plan is now in <br />place for 11,787 acres of this land and 2,000 acres are currently in the <br />review stage for conservation plans. <br /> Ms. Linda Vernon, Resource Conservationist, reported that the stream <br />channelization work started by the Watershed Improvement Commission in 1982 <br />had been successful in removing trees and debris from the streams and had <br />helped to control flooding in areas of the county. She stated that <br />approximately five to six miles of streams are cleaned each year with the <br />County's annual allocation of funds for this work. <br /> Commissioner Moss left the meeting at this time. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne with <br />Chairman Lentz and Commissioners Payne, Hamby, and Melvin voting for, the <br />Board moved that the Water and Sewer Department become a separate department <br />of County government and directly responsible to the County Manager. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Melvin with <br />Chairman Lentz and Commissioners Melvin, Payne, and Hamby voting for, the <br />Board agreed for Mr. Philip Kingsland, Utilities Inspector, to be removed <br />from the Planning Department and placed in the Water and Sewer Department <br />under the supervision of Mr. Henry Waldroup. <br /> A budget amendment will be presented to the Board on November 21, 1988, <br />to handle the transfer of funds for this position. <br /> Chairman Lentz announced that the Cherokee vehicle would be transferred <br />to the Water and Sewer Department. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and <br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Executive Session to discuss <br />property acquisition. <br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and <br />unanimously carried, the Executive Session was terminated. <br /> Chairman Lentz reported that no action had been taken and that the <br /> County Attorney would continue negotiations for possible property <br /> acquisition. <br /> There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting <br />was adjourned at 5:08 P.M. <br /> <br />Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />