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87 According to Ms. Barnhardt, incentives are a "free ride" for the businesses and not the taxpayer. There was no one else present to address the Board, and Chairman Casper closed the public hearing at 8:10 p.m. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Niblock, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Economic Development Agreement among Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County and The BOC Group, Inc. relative to a $31 million project by The BOC Group in the Midland area. The Agreement, which is pursuant to the Cabarrus County Industrial Development Incentive Program, and Exhibits are on file in the Office of the County Manager and hereby included by reference as a part of the minutes. Consideration of a Request for an Industrial Incentive Grant for Builders' Supply & Lumber Co., Inc. - Public Hearinq - 6:30 P.M. Mr. Maurice Ewing introduced the request for an industrial incentive grant by Builders' Supply & Lumber Co., Inc. The company is currently located in the Harrisburg area and plans to relocate to a nearby rail site. Mr. Todd Vance, Location Manager of Builders' Supply & Lumber (BSL) in Harrisburg, reviewed the history and operation of the company and plans to relocate and construct a rail spur at a nearby site. Mr. Vance explained that BSL sells only to builders and commercial operations and the new rail spur will enable the company to ship and receive its products by rail. According to Mr. Vance, the cost of the proposed project is estimated at $7 million and the company expects to have 200 employees in five years. He pointed out the current project does not include a wall panel and roof truss plant to be built on the new site at some time in the future. At 8:16 p.m., Chairman Casper opened the public hearing on the proposed industrial incentive grant for BSL and asked if any one wished to address the Board regarding this issue. The Notice of Public Hearing was published in THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE on November 4, 1998 and in THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER (Cabarrus Neighbors) on November 5, 1998. There was no one present to address the Board, and Chairman Casper closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Niblock and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agreement among Cabarrus County, the Town of Harrisburg and Builders' Supply and Lumber Co., Inc. (BSL) for an industrial incentive grant to BSL for the development of a new facility totaling approximately $7 million. The Agreement, which is pursuant to the Cabarrus County Industrial Incentive Program, and the Exhibits are on file in the Office of the County Manager and hereby included by reference as a part of the minutes. Road Name Chanqe - Unnamed Road to Critter Court - Public Hearinq - 6:30 P.M. At 8:20 P.M., Chairman Casper opened the public hearing for the naming of an Unnamed Road to critter Court and asked if anyone wished to speak regarding the proposed road name change. Mr. Mike Byrd, Transportation Planner, stated in a Memorandum dated November 9, 1998, that the required signs were posted on the road stating the name under consideration. There was no 'one present to address the Board, and Chairman Casper closed the public hearing. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Unnamed Road (Petition 98-01) to Critter Court. Commissioner naming of an Proposed Cabarrus County Alarm Ordinance - Public Hearinq - 6:30 P.M. Mr. Mike Downs, Director of Development Services, introduced the proposed Cabarrus County Alarm Ordinance to regulate the residential, commercial and industrial alarm systems operating within the unincorporated area of the County and to help reduce the number of false alarms. The municipalities within the county will be asked to adopt the ordinance, and the Development Services/Emergency Management Office will be the administrator of the ordinance for the county and the municipalities, including the Kannapolis portion of Rowan County. He asked that the Board establish an effective date of March 1, 1999 for the Ordinance.