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August 25, 2004 Page 615
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<br />We must identify other sources of revenue that are fair and
<br />equitable. One such source results from the county's school
<br />adequacy review. Through that process, developers and builders
<br />are able to advance school adequacy by contributing land, money
<br />or other assets that assist with school construction.
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<br />To thoroughly review the issue of determining an appropriate
<br />amount for adequacy advancement and to assist in identifying
<br />other measures to assist in meeting school facility needs, I move
<br />that we ask the Community Committee on Education Capital Planning
<br />and Financing, chaired by Holly Blackwelder, to perform a
<br />comprehensive analysis and report its findings and
<br />recommendations to the Board of Commissioners by the end of this
<br />year.
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<br />Commissioner Privette seconded the motion by Chairman Freeman.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner
<br />Privette and unanimously carried, the Board approved an amendment to Chairman
<br />Freeman's motion to empower the Committee to increase its membership and to
<br />include representatives from the municipalities.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman, seconded by Commissioner Privette and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the following motion as amended: To
<br />ask the Community Committee on Education Capital Planning and Financing,
<br />chaired by Holly Blackwelder, to perform a comprehensive analysis and report
<br />its findings and recommendations to the Board of Commissioners by the end of
<br />this year. Further, the Board empowered the Committee to increase its
<br />membership and include representatives from the municipalities.
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<br />Conduct Public Hearing on Order Authorizing $94,900,000 School Bonds and
<br />Order Authorizing $3,100,000 Communit~ College Bonds, Consider Adoption of
<br />Bond Orders and Passage of Resolution Calling Bond Referendum
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<br /> The Chairman announced that this was the date and hour fixed by the
<br />Board of Commissioners for the public hearing upon the orders entitled:
<br />"ORDER AUTHORIZING $94,900,000.00 SCHOOL BONDS" and ~ORDER AUTHORIZING
<br />$3,100,000.00 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS" and that the Board of Commissioners
<br />would immediately hear anyone who might wish to be heard on the questions of
<br />the validity of any of said orders or the advisability of issuing any of said
<br />bonds.
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<br /> No one appeared, either in person or by attorney, to be heard on the
<br />questions of the validity of any of said orders or the advisability of
<br />issuing any of said bonds and the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
<br />announced that no written statement relating to said questions had been
<br />received, except Liz Poole, residing in Concord and Chair of the Cabarrus
<br />County Board of Education, who appeared in person and, speaking on behalf of
<br />the Board of Education, current and future students and staff, stated the
<br />bonds were important to addressing the critical facility needs of public
<br />education in Cabarrus County and thanked the Board for recognizing and
<br />supporting efforts to meet those needs; Ann Schrader, residing on Windy Road,
<br />Concord, who appeared in person and stated as a parent she supported the bond
<br />referendum and that she and others in the community were willing to pay more
<br />taxes to meet school facility needs; Justin Thibault, residing in Concord,
<br />who appeared in person and stated approval of the bonds would help keep the
<br />long-term school costs down by eliminating the need for additional mobile
<br />classrooms and would help to encourage businesses to continue to move into
<br />the community; Ellen Boyd, resident of the Odell area of Cabarrus County, who
<br />appeared in person and, speaking as a parent of two Shadybrook Elementary
<br />School students and as an employee of Kannapolis City Schools, stated the
<br />bonds woul~ help to replace the older portion of Shadybrook Elementary where
<br />computer use has to be scheduled due to the electrical wiring, to renovate
<br />the A.L. Brown High School Auditorium that is used frequently for community
<br />events and to alleviate the severe overcrowding of Cabarrus County Schools;
<br />Susan Yandle, residing on Rocky River Road, Concord, who appeared in person
<br />and stated as a parent of children in Cabarrus County Schools and as an
<br />employee of the school system she supported the bond referendum and cited the
<br />continuing increase in student enrollment and problems associated with the
<br />use of mobile classrooms; Dr. Austin Obasohan, residing in Concord and
<br />Principal of Concord Middle School, who appeared in person and stated as a
<br />private citizen and parent he supported the school bonds for the future of
<br />the children of Cabarrus County; Rebecca Hannah Patten, residing in Concord,
<br />who appeared in person and, speaking as a parent of three Coltrane Webb
<br />Elementary School students, commented on the continuing growth in the
<br />community and stated support for placing the school bond referendum on the
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