April Minutes-2005
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
VILLAGE OF FOREST HILLS
Council Members Present: Jim Davis, Sue Burton, Richard Iobst, Joe Rossano
and Jim Wallace
Others Present: Jay Coward, Charlie Burton,
After offering a prayer, Mayor Davis called the meting to order at approximately
on
for a motion to approve the minutes of the
made/seconded and unanimous to approve the minutes as submitted (Iobst/Wallace).
Mayor Davis called for the following committee reports:
1. FINANCE: Jim Weir requested approval to make a bookkeeping adjustment in
order to balance the budget, which will involve a transfer from the fund balance of $21,000.
Motion was made a seconded and unanimously approved to approve the fund transfer
(Rossano/Wallace). Cash on hand is at $61,900 with $18,000 of this being Powell Bill funds.
A motion to accept the financial report was unanimously approved (Burton/Iobst).
2. LIAISON COMMITTEE: No report.
3. EDC: No report.
4. PLANNING: No report.
5. GREENWAY COMMITTEE: Jim Wallace reported that David Bates with the
Greenway Commission was scheduled to speak at this meeting but has had to reschedule, and
will speak at the May meeting.
Under Old Business:
Mayor Davis announced:
1. That the Litter Sweep date is
Saturday, April 30.
2. That the Multi-jurisdictional meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday, May 4 at
at Jackson County Commissioners’ chambers, and that this meeting is a biannual meeting where county managers and town leaders get together to inform each other what is happening.
Dick Iobst reported:
1. That he sent a letter to Dr. Matt Mahar regarding the sentiments of the residents
that live in the vicinity of his proposed medical clinic (
Council Meeting Minutes
Page Two
2. That he has granted a variance via letter to Mr. and Mrs. Todd Raleigh’s
request to split the property they are purchasing from Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson into one acre lots to establish a single-family dwelling on each lot.
Under Miscellaneous Business:
· Discussion ensued regarding police coverage of the Village. There is suspicious
activity going on around and below the Freezner’s road where a lot of cars go in and out, the
Mayor will report this to the Sheriff. Also there are complaints regarding the tenants at one
of the rentals owned by Mr. Bennett; Dick Iobst will send, via certified mail, a copy of the
ordinance to the landlord with the hope of resolving this problem. Procedures for reporting
disturbances were discussed with no firm procedure established. This item was tabled to
give Jim Davis time check out other avenues.
· Mayor Davis reported that there is a bill in the General Assembly that if passed
will restrict a town’s right to annex or to ETJ, he suggested that if anyone would like to read
about this bill that he has the information and would be happy to share it. He also asked
everyone to contact their state representative and senator to let them know that it is not a
good bill.
· The Mayor, for information purposes, read an article from the NCLM where the
NC Rural Economic Development released findings of a yearlong resource study that indicates
by the year 2030 the state will face $15 billion in water and sewer needs, and the study
indicates that one in four systems in the state will be tapped out in five years. Discussion
ensued regarding land laws, water shed laws, etc. and how to get the county government to
act.
· It is the Mayor’s understanding that the infrastructure (water and sewer) in
be expanded.
Dick Iobst, citing GS 143318.11 governing closed sessions, motioned to go into closed
session with the attorney for the purpose of discussing pending litigation between the Village
of
unanimously.
The regular session was reconvened at approximately
and unanimous to continue the closed session on
(Iobst/Burton).
Respectfully submitted by:
Ruth Roman, Town Clerk