BC 2005 12 19 REGULAR - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

December 19, 2005 - Regular Meeting Page 436 VI. The Residents deplore the construction of inmate housing facilities as illustrated in, and reflected by, the attached revised City of Concord's Downtown Master Plan (ref: Attachment "B"t item Cl & C2)i and that VII. The County shall act in the best interests of the Residents by introducing and passing a motion to cease any further activities or actions leading to, or intended to result in, the development and construction of any large inmate housing unit colloquially referred to as a "towers"; and that VIII. The County shall act in the best interests by introducing and passing a motion committee whose charter is to complete the Jail project; and that IX. The Jail Planning Committee can only be successful if it includes representation from, but not be exclusively restricted to, members of the following organizations: of the Residents to establish a planning for the X. a. The Residents of Historic Concord b. The Citizens for a Better Concord c. Cabarrus County Government d. City of Concord Government and that; The Jail Planning Committee should be County for reporting progress and consensus based solution that meets County, the City, and its residents; and accountable to the bringing about a the needs of the that XI. The County will have demonstrated callous and deliberate disregard of the wishes, needs, and prayers of the Residents if they do not introduce the motions suggested by items VII and VIII. This resolution is hereby approved and adopted on this 14th Day of December Two thousand and five by the Board of Directors of the Residents of Historic Concord. On a personal note, Mr. Bartnik stated he was not opposed to a downtown jail, but rather the size and scale of the proposed facility. He asked the Board to involve RHC in the process and for Board Members to publicly acknowledge the fact that hundreds of citizens do not want the large inmate housing towers in the downtown. John Schneider, resident of 83 Union Street North, stated everyone supported Sheriff Riley and the need to upgrade the Sheriff's Department facilities. Using an aerial photograph to show the properties of the proposed jail site, he said the parcel was half the size of downtown Concord and could be better used for other purposes. Further, Mr. Schneider stated there were plenty of alternatives to placing a jail the size and scope of the proposed facility on the downtown site. Janet Magaldi, President of piedmont Preservation Foundationl stated she had received the contract for the purchase of County-owned property to relocate the Propst and Cline houses. She suggested further discussion regarding the easement along the driveway and asked for assistance regarding the deadline for moving the two houses. Ray Fry of 9900 Hunters Trace Drive in Concord stated he was representing the interests of Central Carolinas Association of Realtors. He commended the Board on the final sign regulations that were adopted. However, he requested clarification regarding several issues I including the four signs to the intersection rule and how the fifth sign is determined. Chairman Carruth asked Jonathan Marshall, Commerce Director I to meet with Mr. Fry to address these issues. Carl Tyson of Concord stated the residents were not happy with the size of the Jail project proposed for downtown Concord and the Board was fostering ill will and distrust. He stated the Board should put the Sheriff's department buildings downtown and the housing towers elsewhere. Mr. Tyson asked the Board to stop voting on a 3-2 split, to start listening to the