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02031975MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1975. REGULAR SESSION CALL TO ORDER r. The first Monday meeting of the Board of Commissioners was convened on Monday, February 3, 1975, in the County Office Building, in the Commissioners Meeting Room. The Chairman Bobby R. Etheridge called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m. with the following members present: Chairman Bobby R. Etheridge, Commissioners Jesse Alphin, W. J. Cotton, Jr., and M. H. Brock. Also present were H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board, and Ed McCormick, County Attorney. Commissioner Gilbert Brown was absent. MORNING PRAYER Commissioner M. H. Brock led the morning prayer. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. DOT - DONALD COOPER The Chairman received a letter from N. C. Blackmon, Division Staff Engineer, Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, recommendation that Red Oak Drive from its intersection with SR 1120 to the western line of Lot 54 be placed on the State Secondary System for maintenance. A resolution was drawn to that effect and submitted to the Department of Transportation. The resolu- tion follows: NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HARNETT WHEREAS, a petition has previously been filed with the county for the addition of Red Oak Drive in Ramblingwood Estates from its intersection with SR 1120 to the western line of Lot 54, and WHEREAS, the petition was submitted to the Department of Trans- portation for an investigative report, and WHEREAS, ^1r. N. C. Blackmon, Division Staff Engineer of the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has submitted a letter under date of January 28, 1975, in which he states that this named road does meet the requirements for the addi- tion to the State Secondary System, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, that the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety be petitioned to place Red Oak Drive from its intersection with SR 1120 to the western line of Lot 54 in Ramblingwood Estates on the State Secondary System. This the 31st day of January, 1975. /s/ Bobby R. Etheridge Chairman Bobby R. Etheridge ATTEST: /s/ Herbert D. Carson, Jr. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners ACTION Commissioner Jesse Alphin moved to execute this resolution and Commissioner Cotton seconded. The motion carried unanimously. The Board then discussed other road matters with Mr. Donald Cooper Cooper, Depart- ment of Transportation. THOMAS ALLEN, TAX SUPERVISOR Thomas Allen, Tax Supervisor, gave the report of his department. There were two request for refunds and is as follows: Maggie M. Hall, Duke Township, Refund on $5,000 valuation for senior citizens exemption which was filed, but was not processed. 1974 tax receipt #934 in the amount of $38.50 D. C. Hamilton, Hector's Creek Township, Refund on senior citizens exemption, which was applied for on the abstract but was not processed. $5,000 valuation at $.77. The refund is in the amount of $38.50 Commissioner W. J, Cotton moved to honor these requests, Commissioner Jesse Alphin seconded and it passed. 4r. Allen also presented several requests for extension of time until February 28, 1975 for listing taxes for the following companies: Burlington Industries, Inc. Heritage Brick Co., Inc. Lillington Auto Parts Solon Automated Services Metrolina Div. Sperry Rand Corp. Adams- Kinton Nursing Home, Inc. ?elk's Dept. Store Servomation Corp. Hardco, Inc. ACTION 378 ACTION Commissioner Cotton moved to, honor these requests and Commissioner Alphin seconded and it passed. AREA SITE Il PURCHASE The Board of Education requested that the Board of Commissioners change the PRICE CHANGE minutes as relating to the number of acres in school site Area II. The sur- vey showed 56.45 acres and the estimated acres were 55. At $1,800 per acre this will change the purchase price to $101,610. from $99,000. This represent no increase in price per acre. Commissioner Brock moved that the motion approv- ing the purchase price of the Site for an Area II school and the attached resolution appropriating Revenue Sharing Funds dated January 20, 1975, be amended as follows: 1. That the purchase price for the site of the Area II school near Matthews Store of $101,610.00 for 56.45 acres is approved. 2. That out of Revenue Sharing Funds received and on hand by Harnett County the Auditor is directed to obligate and encumber $651,610.00 and upon certifi- cation of purchase of the proposed Area II Site by the Board of Education, the Auditor is directed to pay up to $101,610.00 to the Board of Education or to the Seller on behalf of the Board of, Education. 3. Except as amended herein, the motion and resolutions relative to site approval, Revenue Sharing Funds and a Capital Reserve Fund dated January 20, 1975, remain unchanged. Commissioner Cotton seconded the motion and it carried. W. EARL JONES, TAX COLLECTOR ACTION W. Earl Jones, Tax Collector, made a report of his activities for the month of January, 1975. Mr. Jones requested the Commissioners to adopt the follow- ing resolution: "Be it resolved that the Harnett County Commissioners hereby orders and directs the 'Tax Collector to conduct a Tax Lien Sale at the Courthous door on Monday, May 5, 1975, beginning at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to G.S. 105-369." Commissioner Cotton 'Moved to adopt the resolution of the Tax Collector, and Commissioner Brock seconded the motion. It carried unanimously. REPRESENTATIVE CARSON GREGORY Representative Carson Gregory appeared before the Board and an informal discus sion followed. BAER PROPERTY QUIT- CLAIM DEED COUNTY -WIDE WATER SYSTEM Mr. Casey Fowler, Planning Board Chairman, presented to the Board of Commissio ers the following resolution regarding setting the referendum dates for the County -wide Water System_vThe resolution is herein contained. to proceed with.construction of facilities in Service District #1 F, to determ ne the Commissioner Cotton moved to adopt this resolution, and Commissioner Brock f asibility seconded the motion. The issue carried unanimously. o construe lion Attorney Edgar Bain and County Attorney Ed McCormick prepared a quit claim deed to the Baer Property. The Property is presently being used by the County as a landfill site, aEd McCormick recommended the Corpluloners to adopt this quit claim deed. Commissioner M. H. Brock moved to this deed and Commis sioner.Alphin seconded the motion. It carried unanimously. The Resolution is herein contained. ACTION It was suggested that Mr. McCormick, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Brock confer wit the Local Government Commission to set up a referendum date. HARNETT COUNTY AIRPORT PROJECT The Harnett County Airport Project, request for appropriation up Step 2 of the Airport Project. For complete description of Step 369 of Minute Book 13. Commissioner Cotton moved the request of be honored and that it come from the General Fund. Commissioner seconded and it carried unanimously. RECESS HARNETT COUNTY FORUM DR. STUMPF After a brief recess the Board reconvened. to $6,000 fo 2 see page up to $6,000 Alphin Chairman Bobby Etheridge received a letter from Dr. Stumpf from Campbell Col- lege regarding the Harnett County Forum inviting the Board members and their wives to attend any or all of the remaining six forum programs.A Also, if the Board can, he would like to have them to take dinner with them before each program. The Chairman also received in this letter copies of a Statistical Compendium project by Campbell Student directed by Professor Mark L. Gardner last fall. Dr. Stumpf asked Mr. Etheridge would distribute a copy of this to each Commissioner. This was done. DECEMBER, 1974, QUARTERLY REPORT Mr. H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk to the Board, compiled a quarterly report of December 31, 19743, and distributed to each of the Commissioners. 3 V, i RESOLUTION COUNTY OF HARNETT LILLINGT0N, NORTH CAROLINA In a Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for County of Harnett, held in Harnett County Office Building in Lillington, North Carolina, after due notice to all Commissioners, on the third day of February 1975, the following Resolution was presented: "WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for County of Harnett has been actively . supporting the pro- vision of a County Water System for County of Harnett; whereas, the area designated as Service District #1 has had a Feasibility Study made that does indicate that a water system within Service District #1 is feasible, whereas, Service District #1 does include the Towns of Angier, Coats and Lillington and also includes the Community of Buies Creek and intervening areas between the communities named; - whereas, the County of Harnett is interested in making a water system for the County as a whole available as soon as feasibility can be determined for other areas of the County, more particularly described as the Johnsonville - Spout Springs area along Highway No. 87 in the western portion of Harnett County, an area south of Lillington along Highway No. 210 and certain other State Roads, the area known as the Anderson Creek Community, the Bunn Level Community along Highway No. 401 south of Lillington and fringe areas around the City of Dunn and Town of Erwin that are not now provided with a public water supply; whereas, the Service District #1 has been afforded a Clean Water Bond Grant in the amount of $1,521,943.00 as indicated in offer from the Department of Human Resources, Division of Health Services of the State of North Carolina; whereas, a letter of conditions from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration dated August 19, 1974 did make offer of a loan not to exceed $4,500,000.00 on the pro - posed facilities required to service District #1 and further did offer a development grant to this District not to exceed $489,000.00; whereas, County of Harnett has accepted the offer of Farmers Home Administration and the Department of Human Resources of the State of North Carolina; whereas, the Com- missioners of County of Harnett wish to provide authorization that would make possible the develop- ment of a water system in the other areas of the County in addition to the authorization required for Service District #1; whereas, the estimate of costs for areas other than Service District #1 has been determined to be approximately $2,800,000.00 for provision of the local share of funds required to implement the water system in the areas other than Service District #1; whereas, the previously enumerated costs of 84,500,000.00 for. Service District #1 in addition to the $2,800,000.00 for other areas would involve a bond referendjm' in an amount of 87,300,000.00, whereas, the Commissioners for County of Harnett consider it to be in the best interest of County of Harnett to proceed to place the bond referendum before the people of County of Harnett for authorization of the $7,300,000.00 in General Obligation Securities of County of Harnett; now therefore, be it resolved, that the County of Harnett, through its Board of Commissioners, does authorize the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners, Mr. Bobby R. Ethridge and the Attorney for County of Harnett, Mr. Edward McCormick be and they are hereby authorized and directed to enter into the necessary preliminary procedures with bond Attorneys for County of Harnett,` the N. C. Local Government Commission and other interested agencies to set up the machinery to hold an authorizing bond referendum to properly and legally establish a time and place for holding said referendum to authorize General, Obligation Bonds for County of Harnett in the amount of 87,300,000.00 for establishment of a Countywide Water ':System and further, that upon authorization of bonds that the County of Harnett does intend: to proceed with con - struction of facilities in Service District #1 and to determine the feasibility of constructing water facilities in other areas of County of Harnett." The foregoing Resolution was presented to a Regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for County of Harnett in the Harnett County Office Building held on the third day ofFebruary , 1975 and where upon motion by Commissioner Cotton and second by 'Commissioner Brock the Resolution was adopted. Certified as a correct copy to minutes of the Board of Commissioners of County of Harnett as recorded in the book of minutes for County of Harnett covering the meeting of said Board held third day of 'February , 1975. Certified this third day of February COUNTY 0 iAR`3 " T' Y , 1975. r -„ R E S O L U T I O N THAT, WHEREAS, the leasehold Interest of the County to the Dunn - Erwin Landfill site is no longer needed; and WHEREAS, the present owners of the landfill site want to clear a cloud from the title by reason of the Instrument under which the County of Harnett possessed the property; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County that Bobby R. Etheridge as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and H. D. Carson, Jr. Its Clerk, be and they are hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the County of Harnett a Quitclaim Deed for sald property to Edgar R. Bain, H. M. Keith and Grady tarp, the present owners. Passed this day of , 1975. 3y: ATTEST: H. D. Carson, Jr., Clerk BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF HARNETT RECREATION REPORT COUNTY -WIDE WATER SYS- TEM, JAMES GOFF The Recreation report was not presented to the Board at the first Monday meeting but will be brought before the Board at the February mid -month meeting. The reason for this is because the Planning Board has not as of yet adopted the report. James Goff, County Extension Chairman, asked if Mr. Roy Spainhour could come down to meet with the Planning and Development Committee, Commissioners, Plan- ning Board, and Jim Kier from Natural and Economic Resources to inform them what needs to be done concerning the County -wide Water System. It was suggested that Mr. Goff, Mr. Brock and Mr. Etheridge get together and set a date to meet and then contact Mr. Spainhour. MEETING AT STATE COLLEGE Mr. Goff informed the Board of a meeting at State College on February 18, 1975, from 10:30 to 2:30 with the County Commissioners, House of Representatives, and the Senate serving Counties in the south central district to familiarize them with what is going on at the College concerning the County Extension Departments in the counties. 4 -H PROGRAM AIDES The County Extension has an opportunity to hire two 4 -H Program Aides by the State of North Carolina. These aides will be hired by North Carolina State University and paid with state funds until July, 1976. The program aides will be from Harnett County. At the time the program is evaluated and if the county wishes to keep these paraprofessionals, the county will be expected to pay its proportioned amount of their salaries which would be 40 percent. The matter was tabled until the mid -month meeting in February. REQUEST FOR OFFICE EQUIPMENT, COUNTY EXTEN- James Goff requested the following Office SION DEPARTMENT Extension Service: ACTION 201 PLANNING AREA ACTION 2 Panasonic Cassette Recorders 10 Memorex 60 min. recording tapes 1 Kodak Slide Projector equipment for the Agricultural $ 34.97 ea. 1.89 ea. 194.86 lIBM Correcting "Selectric" Typewriter 693.00 trade -in of 1 Royal 660 typewriter less -55.00 TOTAL OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT $921.70 The issue was placed on the docket. Commissioner Brock brought the 201 Planning area to the attention of the Board and asked that a letter of intent be issued. The letter of intent to have the planning (201 Facilities Planning Study area which consists of Black River, Grove, Lilling, and Neill's Creek areas) done by Moore- Gardner and Associates and this letter will give them the authority to proceed with this project. The amount of costs involved will be $60,000 and will be spread into the fis- cal year 1975 -76. Commissioner Alphin moved to sign a letter of intent regarding the 201 Planning. Commissioner Brock seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. TAX AND WELFARE LIEN REPORT E. Marshall Woodall, Tax €, Welfare Lien Attorney presented the tax and welfare lien report and is as follows: NOTICE OF DISMISSALS 74 CVD 1777 74 CVD 1805 74 CVD 1626 74 CVD 1787 74 CVD 1803 S. D. 3354 Strickland, Mary Inez Ragland, Joseph Herring, Mrs. Ilee S. Weeks, Myrtle F, W. K. Brafford, Royd Wilbur Cameron, Jesse Douglas Judd, Leo I, Lena* McArthur, Lawrence $ Alberto* Robinson, Charles Lee & Lillie * Tart, James E. McAden, Odell Barnes, Clyde Thomas Earl, Gerald Lucas, Henry Elmon $ Carolyn L. Johnson, Okery Jackson, Roy H. Godwin, Morris G. Brown, Lenzy Patterson, Lester Cox, Sandy T. Sarah Elliott Heirs Pleasant, James L. $ Mary Della Grown, George $ Lillian 74 CVD 1783 74 CVD 1986 74 CVD 1631 74 CVD 1623 74 CVD 1614 74 CVD 1998 74 CVD 1964 74 CVD 1808 75 CVD 0021 74 CVD 1992 68 CVD 0938 71 CVD 0324 74 CVD 2101 74 CVD 1987 *Attorney's fee for part work in preparing property owned. Averasboro Black River Averasboro Averasboro Barbecue Stewart Creek Johnsonville Johnsonville Hector Creek Averasboro Johnsonville Averasboro Averasboro Anderson Creek Neill's Creek Duke Duke Hector Creek Lillington Johnsonville Anderson Creek Grove Neill Creek 146.86 20.00 315.93 20.00 214.87 20.00 799.92 20.00 276.18 20.00 122.05 10.00 218.93 15.00 135.84 15..00 342.76 15.00 197.76 20.00 87.48 20.00 212.89 20.00 212.19 20.00 280.92 20.00 149.93 20.00 100.26 20.00 211.16 20.00 387.73 20.00 203.25 20.00 214.32 20.00 388.00 10.00 542.35 20.00 139.58 20.00 $5,471.97 $425.00 foreclosure suit against real X380 TAX f WELFARE LIEN TAX SUITS STARTED REPORT r Cont.) F. J. SWANN HEIRS RELEASE ACTION COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT ROSE FUNERAL HOME Horne, Ann Byrd McLean, Lymon 0 Syirley Porter, Lula Mae Allen, Robert Prince, Floyd Lee Stewart, Robie $ Frances McCrimmon, Loella Stone; William Earl McNeill, Billy - 74CvD2105 Hicks; Bernice Lee F, Mary H74CvD2104 Stone. Bennie Lee 74CvD2103 74CVD2125 74CVD2124 74CVD2123 74CVD2122 74CVD2121 74CvD2120 74CvD2119 74CvD2118 Prince, John Hardee Pleasant, Mary D. 0 James Robinson, Archie F, Madie Evans, Percy Cutts Norris, J. David $ Mavle Ennis, Richard A. % Edith Childress; Gilbert Brown, Lenz - Cameron, King Solomon,Jr. Buie, Charles T. - Avery, W. H. F Annie Ruth Booth, Roy E. Arnold Motors, Inc. Arnold, Faye Stewart, Flora Smith, Edward'W. - Pleasant, Glenwood A. Chalmers, Virginia Lee 75CvD0010 Johnsonville Knight, Wm.'Albert. FT Arletha 75CvD0009'Grove Gilchrist, James 75CvD0008 Johnsonville Duke Neills Creek Stewart Creek Stewart Creek Duke Duke Johnsonville Grove Grove 10.00 74CvD2102 74CvD2101 74CvD2099 74CvD2098 74CvD2097 L. 75CvD0022 75CVD0021 75CvD0020 75CvD0019 75CvD0017 75CvD0016 7SCvDD0 +15 75CvD0014 75CvD0013 75CvD0012 75CvD0011 Stewart Creek 100.80 Grove 491.56 Duke 88.58 Lillington 140.41 Johnsonville 226.46 Johnsonville 118.87 Johnsonville 23.94 Grove 405.55 Stewart Creek 610.42 Stewart Creek 281.14 Grove 121.15 Grove 211.20 Grove 404.08 Averasboro 68.95 Black River 75.75 Grove .293.83 74Cvf2096: '-Grove 315.03' 266.94 104.45 78.35 280.37 Johnsonville 53.23 Lillington 1,256.25 Lillington 99.41 • Johnsonville Hector Creek Johnsonville Lillington Grove Johnsonville Johnsonville Grove Fowler, Wesley McLean, Abbie Lewis Ingram, Charity Smith, Booker T. & Gracie Pope and Mixon McNeill, Lewis Young, Iola Godwin, Mrs. J. H., Jr. Wilson,'Mary B. $ David Home Security Corp. Johnson, Larue Lanier, Coyte C: $Gladys Johnson,' General $ Callie McNeill, Addie Cameron, Velma Garner, James M. Smith, James W. Bryant, Jefferson G. McLean; Lewis $ Carrie McLean, Louis Wilson McLeod B. F. Jr. TOTAL OF TAX SUITS 74CvD2080 75CvD0058 75CvD0057 75CvD0056 75CvD0055 75CvD0054 75CvD0053 75CvD0051 75CvD0050 75CvD0049 75CvD0048' 75CvD0045 75CvD0044 75CvD0070 75CvD0069 75CvD0066 75CvD0065 75CvD0064 75CvD0062 75CvD0061 75CvD0060 258.88 124.29 157.06 188.84 449.50 109.56 656.88 32.51 63.22 184.70 66.13 163.84 13.43 70.29 89.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 452.83 10 00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 70.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Grove 72.28 Hectors Creek 161.25 Neills Creek 278.52 Stewart Creek 194.99 Upper Little River 156.22 Upper Lit. River 442.91 Grove 271.76 Johnsonville 16.33 Grove 100.37 UpperLit. River 120.11 Upper Lit. River 117.61 Upper Lit. River 12.36 $11,142.' 79 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10..00 10.00 10.00 10.00 $520.00 The following request for releases were presented by E. Marshall Woodall and Thomas AllenRelease Voucher # 3010 through 3032. Commissioner Cotton moved that the taxes levied on that value of the F. J. Swann heirs property above the value assessed for the 45 acres in existence be released; that the tax attorney be authorized to consent to an order in the tax suit pending against said property reducing the taxes, penalties, and interest represented by the amount of taxes releases. Commissioner Alphin seconded and it carried. County Manager M. H. Brock reported Landfill sites Manpower program Angier Rescue - Highway Safety P Grant Renovation of old ASC Office on the following items: Heating in Courthouse Erwin Fire $ Rescue Report ogram Certificates of Deposit Study of Heating system (CP&L and Air Comfort, Inc.) The Chairman informed the Board of a letter from Rose Funeral Home advising the Board ;that effective midnight March 14, 1975, Rose Funeral Home will no longer offer ambulance service. And also assuring the Board the Coats Rescue Squad is well- equipped and well- qualified to serve the Coats area. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Cotton moved to adjourn at 11:SS a.m.