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May 21, 2007 (Regular Meeting) Page 359 Chairman Carruth opened the meeting for Informal Public Comment at 6:50 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Fred Wally, resident of 10800 Mooresville Road in Davidson, stated he would be directly affected by House Bill 1205 if it passes. He reported the bill was originally drafted to give Kannapolis special authority to annex property owned by Keith Wayne of Wayne Brothers Concrete Company. He pointed out the property is too far from the Kannapolis limits to be annexed under the current state law and that Mr. Wayne has made three unsuccessful attempts to get the property rezoned in 2006. If this bill passes, he said it will allow the property to be annexed into the city therefore allowing Mr. Wayne to move forward with his development plans. He said the bill was nothing more than a special :favor to a developer by elected officials. Although Kannapolis is going out of their way to help Mr. Wayne, he said the residents of Fishertown have asked for a safe water and sewer system for years and have been repeatedly ignored. In conclusion, he said it was time for all citizens to be treated equally. Bettye Cannon, resident of 5912 Charleston Avenue in Kannapolis, stated she represents the Fishertown and Princeton Park Communities. She reiterated the need for sewer services in Fishertown and asked if there have been further discussions on the sanitary sewer issues since the last time she had come before the Board ,and if so, what was the outcome. UPON MOTION by Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Fishertown Sewer Project on the agenda for the June 4, 2007 Work Session. Harold Smith, resident of 196 Edinburg Drive in Kannapolis, stated he was in favor of the North Carolina Research Campus but not of TIF financing. He said the ResearchCampus and TIF Financing are two separate issues and asked why parking decks and roads are being built when the County needs schools, programs for the aging and social services. He encouraged Commissioners to do the right thing. (E) OLD BUSINE33 (E-1) Construction Update - 3heriff'e Office 6 Detention Center Scott Milligan with Turner Construction provided an update on the progress of the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center construction project. Highlights included the following: the Annex is on track for completion on September 27, 2007 and the Administrative Building is on track for completion on November 19, 2008. Chairman Carruth scheduled a walk-through of the construction project for June 9, 2007 at 3 p.m. Mr. Milligan responded to several questions from the Board and introduced Monty Taylor with Turner Construction who will oversee the Administrative Building. At 7:05 p.m., Chairman Carruth opened the meeting for public comments on the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for the North Carolina Research Campus. Mr. Phil Kirk, Chairman Emeritus of the N.C. State Board of Education and Vice President of External Relations at Catawba College, spoke for approximately five minutes in support of TIE financing for the North Carolina Research Campus. Mr. Mathew Myer, Director of the North Carolina Biotechnical Network of the North Carolina Community College System, spoke in support of TIF financing for the North Carolina Research Campus. Dr. Phil Dubois, Chancellor of UNC Charlotte, asked several UNC staff members in attendance to introduce themselves and commented on what the North Carolina Research Campus means to the North Carolina university system collectively and for the universities individually. He also submitted a letter from Erskine Bowles, President of The University of North Carolina, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The Honorable Jim Holshouser, former Governor of North Carolina, spoke in support of TIF financing for the North Carolina Research Campus.