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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Special Meeting
February 5, 1999
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Friday,
February 5, 1999, in the County Admini"(..,,Gon Building, 102 East Front Street,
Lillington, North Carolina.
. Members present: Dan B. Andrews, Chairman
Beatrice Bailey Hill, Vice Chairman
Joseph T. Bowden
Teddy J. Byrd
Walt Titchener
Staff present: Neil Emory, County Manager
Dwight W. Snow, County Attorney
Vanessa W. Young, Finance Officer
Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board
Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and Commissioner Hill
led the pledge of allegiance and prayer.
Chairman Andrews reported to the group that the county manager, public utilities
director, and two commissioners met with Town of Lillington officials Thursday,
February 4th and discussed the proposed regional wastewater plan. The project is on-
going and the Board of Commissioners will meet with the Town Board next week to
consider the proposed agreement. The meeting Thursday night was very positive.
Commissioner Teddy Byrd stated that the proposed regional wastewater plan will
. affect the citizens for a long term, perhaps 40 or 50 years. With a coalition of two
towns, a university and the County, when we come together and make this agreement,
then we will have done something of substance, something we can look back on and
say "We really did make a difference for the long term of this County, for our children
and for our grandchildren". Commissioner Byrd also feels that the meeting with the
Town of Lillington officials Thursday night was very positive. We need to thank the
people of the State of North Carolina for passing the bond referendum. Commissioner
Byrd is proud to be a part of the process during this time and looks forward to a
successful completion of the project.
Neil Emory, County Manager, agreed that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and
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there is a window of time to submit the grant applications. He stated that we have a
good project for regionalization and that the Board of Commissioners and the Town
Board of Lillington will meet jointly in the next two weeks to finalize the grant
application.
Rodney Tart, Public Utilities Director, stated that we have a strong application
because the proposed project is regional which would eliminate one discharge into the
Cape Fear River, our water source. Any time you can show the State that you are
doing something positive to the water supply, that carries a lot of merit. The State is
also aware of the attempts that have been made over the last ten years of trying to get
. this project up and going. Mr. Tart feels very positive that this project will rank very
high and will be approved.
Chairman Andrews thanked Hank Dunbar, Campbell University staff member, and
Marshall Woodall, Attorney for the Town of Coats, for attending this meeting.
There being no further business, Commissioner Byrd moved for adjournment.
Commissioner Bowden seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The Hanrett
County Board of Commissioners' special meeting, February 5, 1999, duly adjourned
at 10:20 a.m.
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Dan B. Andrews, Chairman Kay S Blanchard, Clerk to the noard
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