C021296BCLOSED SESSION MINUTES
February 12, 1996 (Item B)
At 6:00 p.m. the Board went into closed session to discuss matters relating
to the location of business, pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4). Commissioners
Kemp, Frye, Comer, Davis, and Holmes were present. Also present were Frank
Willis, County Manager; Alice Dawson, Clerk to the Board; Alan Pugh, County
Attorney; Walter Sprouse, Executive Director of the Randolph County Economic
Development Corporation; john Stanley, Liberty Mayor; and Dr. Ed Butler, Liberty
Town Council member; and Hiram Marziano, engineer for Liberty.
Mayor Stanley stated that the cost for the Times Fiber Communications
project has increased from original projections because insufficient water
pressure from Liberty will require them to build a water tower. He said the
Town Council wants the tower to be of sufficient height to work in conjunction
with their existing water system. Also, water lines for the project have been
changed to 8" lines. These changes have added $298,785 to the project.
Mayor Stanley requested that the County Commissioners split this additional
$298,785 in the following manner: Liberty will pay $150,000 of the increase;
the County will pay the remaining $148,785 of the increase. under this new
cost-sharing agreement, the County's share will be a total of $278,785, and
Liberty's share will be $430,000.
on motion of Frye, seconded by Holmes, the Board unanimously agreed to
commit $278,785 to the Town of Liberty to help provide the necessary water and
wastewater facilities if Times Fiber Communications, Inc. commits to build an
industrial facility at the proposed Liberty area site on SR 1006.
Mr. Willis pointed out that after Times Fiber Communications publicly
announces their decision to locate here, the County Commissioners must vote on
this allocation in open session to make it legal and binding.
At 6:30 p.m. the Board returned to regular session.
Phil Kemp, Chairman
Martha Comer
Harold Holmes
Darrell L. Frye
Robert Davis
Alice D. Dawson, Clerk to the Board