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399 Mr. Harland Rosser of 1125 Alvin Hough Road requested water service, stating that all area residents have problems with water. He also requested the expansion of cable service. Consideration of Motion by Commissioner Fennel The Board considered the motion made earlier in the meeting by Commissioner Fennel and seconded by Commissioner Barnhart regarding the funding of the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant. Mr. Witherspoon pointed out that the final two items listed in Commissioner Fennel's motion have been funded. The permitting process is underway and negotiations have been completed with the engineering firm for the design of the plant. Commissioner Payne moved to amend the motion by Commissioner Fennel to include the following in the place of the dedication of one cent (1¢) of the tax rate in the 1994-95 budget for the development of the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant: To direct the County Manager to bring to the Board no later than the second meeting in October information on a lease purchase agreement and recommendations on how the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment plant and sewer lines may be funded. Commissioner Payne's motion died for lack of a second. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Commissioners Casper and Payne and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioners Barnhart and Fennel voting against, the Board moved to amend Commissioner Fennel's motion and to separate the two issues of (1) transferring the $460,000.00 for the movie studio off of Highway 200 to the Muddy Creek Waste · Treatment Plant near Midland; and (2) dedicating one cent (1¢) of the Cabarrus County tax rate in the 1994/1995 budget to be used exclusively for the development of the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant. The Board voted unanimously on that portion of Commissioner Fennel's motion to transfer the $460,000.00 for the movie studio off Highway 200 to the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant near Midland. In regards to the second issue regarding the dedication of one cent (1¢) of the tax rate in the 1994-95 budget, Commissioner Payne moved to amend Commissioner Fennel's motion to direct the County Manager to bring to the Board no later than the second meeting in October proper numbers concerning the lease financing of the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant and the cost to the County to lease purchase the plant and sewer lines. Motion to amend was seconded by Commissioner Casper and approved with Commissioners Payne and Casper and Chairman Carpenter voting for and Commissioners Barnhart and Fennel voting against. The motion as amended was approved to direct the County Manager to bring to the Board no later than the second meeting in October proper numbers concerning the lease financing of the Muddy Creek Waste Treatment Plant and the cost to the County to lease purchase the plant and sewer lines. The vote was as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Payne, Casper, and Fennel and Chairman Carpenter Voting against: Commissioner Barnhart UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation by Mr. Henry Waldroup to extend water lines on Jim Sossamon Road and Hopewell Church Road at an estimated cost of $170,000.00 with funding from the water and sewer budget. Recess - Water and Sewer District Meeting Chairman Carpenter recessed the meeting of the Board until the conclusion of the meeting of the Water and Sewer District. Chairman Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board of Commissioners.