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January 3, 2012 (Work Session) Page 922 Grant program will provide a variety of support services (educational, budgetary, emergency, transportation, etc.) to approximately 110 low- income families in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. As such, the Agency is required to provide the grant application to both Boards of County Commissioners. Although the application does not require approval by the Commission, each Board is required to review the application and has a thirty -day comment period. She advised that comments may be submitted to the Agency. She identified the grant budget as $383,809.00 (Cabarrus - $153,524.00; Rowan - $230,285.00). She also addressed planning periods, number of public hearings held for the CSBG grant and other programs the Agency provides. In closing, Ms. Torrence stated her availability to respond to questions from the Board. Questions raised by Board members related to: where is the program located in Cabarrus County; outreach efforts; how are the funding levels determined; amount of State vs. Federal funding; number of paid staff in the CSBG division; amount of funding that goes to the clients vs. paid staff; etc. No action was taken. County tanager - Discuss Options for the Old Bethel School Property Jonathan Marshall, Deputy County Manager, reported the Board of Trustees of Woodson University withdrew its offer to purchase the Old Bethel School Property. Options the Board may wish to consider are: reconsideration of previous offers to purchase; soliciting additional offers for purchase; or abatement and demolition of the buildings on the property. Kyle Bilafer, General Services Director, responded to a variety of questions from the Board related to abatement and demolition issues. He estimated those costs to be around $1.5 million. In response to questions from the Board, Richard M. Koch, County Attorney, addressed "chain of title" issues as they relate to environmental laws. Board members expressed support for selling the property and to include funding for abatement and demolition in the FY 12 -13 budget. Chairman Poole encouraged Board members to reach out to any interested parties. Planning and Development - Reservation of Capacity for Afton Ridge Apartments Susie Morris, Planning and Zoning Manager, presented the following information relating to a request for a Reservation of Capacity Certificate for Afton Ridge Apartments: CK Lakepointe Corporate Center, LLC, (301 S. College St., Suite 2800, Charlotte, NC 28202) is requesting a Reservation of Capacity for the Afton Ridge Apartment project, which consists of 414 multi - family units on +/- 20 acres, located off Kannapolis Parkway on Glen Afton Boulevard in the City of Kannapolis, North Carolina. School Capacity Review The Afton Ridge multi - family residential project is expected to produce approximately 62 elementary students, 23 middle school students and 30 high school students for a total of 115 students. The schools impacted by the project are Charles E. Boger Elementary School, Northwest Middle School and Northwest High School. Note: The calculations below include 20 day enrollment figures from October 20, 2011. The county's capital improvements plan (CIP) includes the following proposed improvements that would create additional capacity for the schools impacted by the project: Number of Additional Seats listed in CIP Year School 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2015 Elementary C.E. Boger Middle Northwest High Northwest