1995-11-20 Water & Sewer
NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT BOOK 2
REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 20, 1995PAGE 265
ASSEMBLY
The District Board of Commissioners of the New Hanover County
Water & Sewer District met in Regular Session on Monday, November
20, 1995, at 11:56 A.M. in the Assembly Room of the New Hanover
County Courthouse, 24 North Third Street, Wilmington, North
Carolina.
Members present were: District Commissioners William A.
Caster; Robert G. Greer; William E. Sisson, Jr.; Vice-Chairman
Sandra Barone; Chairman E. L. Mathews, Jr.; County Manager, Allen
O'Neal; County Attorney, Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the Board,
Lucie F. Harrell.
Chairman Mathews called the meeting to order.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Mathews inquired as to whether anyone from the public
would like to present an item that was not listed on the Regular
Agenda. No items were presented.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: District Commissioner Sisson MOVED, SECONDED by District
Commissioner Caster to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting
held on November 6, 1995, as presented by the Clerk to the District
Board. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWER SYSTEM IN THE HIDDEN LAKES
MOBILE HOME PARK
County Engineer, Wyatt Blanchard, reported at the beginning of
the Sewer System the District Board, at that time, agreed that
mobile home parks should be treated the same as subdivisions. The
District has received a request from the owner of the Hidden Lakes
Mobile Home Park for the provision of sewer. Currently, a
developer is in the process of constructing a sewer line from the
Westwood Pump Station, parallel to Military Cut-Off Road up to the
Landfall Shopping Center area. The sewer line will pass through
the Hidden Lakes Mobile Home Park and serve most of the undeveloped
land between Landfall and Windemere. The owner has agreed to
provide the sewer easement if the District will construct the
internal sewer system at an approximate cost of $110,000. After
review, Staff recommends approval of the request with this project
to be included in the next contract bid within six months.
District Commissioner Sisson expressed concern for
constructing the sewer line in this area because it will open up
all undeveloped land between Landfall and Windemere. He commented
on the first phase of the City's annexation plan and reported the
mobile home park will be included in that phase, which makes it
difficult to spend this amount of money for sewer installation. He
strongly objected to subsidizing development with installation of
sewer in an area and expressed grave concern for not following the
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Master Plan which denies sewer to persons who have been paying for
the bond issue since its passage.
District Commissioner Greer reported it was difficult to
approve the request since the City would be annexing the area;
however, other mobile home parks had received sewer installation
under similar circumstances.
County Manager O'Neal noted that after annexation by the City,
the units using the sewer would still be District customers. He
advised that installation of the sewer line in this particular case
was consistent with the past procedures used for mobile home parks.
Motion: Vice-Chairman Barone MOVED, SECONDED by District
Commissioner Greer to authorize Staff to proceed with construction
of the sewer system in Hidden Lakes Mobile Home Park at an
estimated cost of $110,000 and to include this project in the next
contract bid within six months. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED AS
FOLLOWS:
Voting Aye: District Commissioner Caster
District Commissioner Greer
Vice-Chairman Barone
Chairman Mathews
Voting Nay: District Commissioner Sisson
APPROVAL FOR WAIVER OF SEWER IMPACT FEES ON NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
County Engineer, Wyatt Blanchard, reported the Superintendent
of Schools has requested waiver of sewer impact fees on new school
construction. Staff recommends approval of the waiver.
Motion: District Commissioner Greer MOVED, SECONDED by District
Commissioner Sisson to waive sewer impact fees for new school
construction. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion: District Commissioner Sisson MOVED, SECONDED by District
Commissioner Greer to adjourn. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Chairman Mathews adjourned the meeting at 12:13 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Lucie F. Harrell
Clerk to the Board