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March 27, 2004 Page 406
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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed
<br />session in the Community Service Room at the South Campus of Rowan-Cabarrus
<br />Community College, 1531 Trinity Church Road, Concord, North Carolina, on
<br />Saturday, March 27, 2004, at 9:00 a.m.
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<br />Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman
<br /> Vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs
<br /> Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter
<br /> Robert W. Carruth
<br /> Coy C. Privette
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<br /> Also present were John D. Day, County Manager; Mike Downs, Deputy
<br />County Manager for Operations; Pam Dubois, Deputy County Manager for
<br />Administration; Marilyn D. Porter, County Attorney; Jonathan Marshall,
<br />Commerce Director; Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board; Kay Honeycutt,
<br />Deputy Clerk to the Board; David Baxter, Public Information Officer; and
<br />Aimee Hawkins, Public Information officer.
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<br /> After breakfast, Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 9:05
<br />a.m. He turned the meeting over to Bill McCoy, former director of the Urban
<br />Institute at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who served as
<br />facilitator.
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<br />Introductions
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<br /> Mr. McCoy asked the Managers of the local jurisdictions to introduce
<br />themselves and their staff. Those present included the following:
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<br />City of Concord: Mayor Pro Tem Allen T. Small; Council Members
<br />Jim Ramseur and Alfred M. Brown, Jr.; Brian Hiatt, City Manager;
<br />Jim Greene, Deputy City Manager; Jeff Young, Planning Director;
<br />and A1 Benshoff, City Attorney.
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<br />Town of Davidson: Mayor Randy Kincaid; Commissioners John Woods
<br />and Cary Johnston; Leamon Brice, Town Manager; Kris Krider,
<br />Planning Director.
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<br />Town of Huntersville: Mayor Pro Tem Jill Swain; Jerry Cox, Town
<br />Manager; and Jack Simoneau, Planning Director.
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<br />City of Kannapolis: Mayor Ray Moss; Council Members Darrell
<br />Hinnant, Randy Cauthen, Richard Anderson and Paul Bessent; Mike
<br />Mahaney, City Manager; Mike Legg, Assistant City Manager; Lisa
<br />Valdez, Planner; Wally Safrit, City Attorney; and Bridgette Bell,
<br />City Clerk.
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<br />Cabarrus County: (see above)
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<br />Also present: Ronnie Glassberg, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer
<br />(Cabarrus Neighbors); Maya Spikes, Reporter, The Independent
<br />Tribune; Senator Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr.; Lynn Shue, Cabarrus
<br />County Board of Education; John Chessner, University of North
<br />Carolina at Charlotte (Facilitator); and Harold W. Smith,
<br />resident of Kannapolis.
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<br /> Mr. McCoy explained the purpose of the meeting was to discuss growth
<br />and development in the Northwest Area, review planning for the NC 73 corridor
<br />and establish a vision for Northwest Cabarrus County. He stated the meeting
<br />was a follow-up to discussions that occurred during the County Commissioners'
<br />retreat in January.
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<br />Visual Preference Survey
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<br /> Bill McCoy and Jonathan Marshall presented a visual preference survey
<br />of approximately 54 slides showing various types of development, including
<br />residential, commercial, streets, parking lots, etc. Each slide was rated 1
<br />- 10, with 10 being the highest. The scores would be tallied and presented
<br />later in the meeting.
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<br />Overview of the NC 73 Corridor Plan
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<br /> Mr. Marshall gave an overview of the NC 73 Corridor Plan that includes
<br />that portion of NC 73 from Lincolnton to 1-85 and involves local
<br />jurisdictions. The study is looking at land use and transportation planning
<br />and addressing such issues as population growth, traffic coordination, road
<br />alignment, access management, etc.
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