10-15-2024 Meeting Minutes BOCOctober 15, 2024
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS October 15, 2024
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Gordon Powell Katherine M. Cathey, County Manager
C. Derrick Sims Michele Solomon, Clerk to the Board
Kyle W. Puryear T.C. Morphis, Jr., County Attorney
Charlie Palmer
Jason Thomas
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in
special session on Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Boardroom
215 in the Person County Office Building located at 304 S. Morgan Street, Roxboro, NC.
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order.
PUBLIC HEARING:
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY FOR ECOMOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NC
GENERAL STATUTE 158-7.1
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to open the duly
advertised public hearing for Consideration of Approval Authorizing the Sale of Real
Property for Economic Development in accordance with NC General Statute 158-7.1.
County Manager Katherine Cathey stated that during the Board’s special meeting
on September 27, 2024, the Board called for a Public Hearing to be held on October 15,
2024. She stated that at the conclusion of that meeting, on September 27, 2024, the Clerk to
the Board emailed a notice of the public hearing and the special meeting notice to the
Sunshine list, and posted it on the county website. She stated that the meeting was added to
the online meeting calendar. She stated that the public hearing ad was published in the
October 3, 2024 edition of the Courier-Times. She stated that an amended notice for this
special meeting went out on Friday, which added a closed session for economic
development purposes. She stated that this public hearing has been adequately noticed per
NC General Statute. She stated that the purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments
related to the County’s plan to consider conveyance of its interest in certain real property
by private negotiation for purposes of industrial or commercial development in accordance
with NC General Statute 158-7.1. She stated the real property to be conveyed is
Governmental Tract B, as set forth in Plat Book 16, Page 381, in the Register of Deeds for
Person County, North Carolina. She stated that parcel contains 25.24 acres. She stated that
the Tax Map and Parcel Number is A58 86, which is owned by Person County, and
commonly referred to as the North Park site. She stated that based on the recent appraisal,
the market value for the property is approximately $500K.
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Cathey stated the appraisal takes in to account the current tax value, as well as work
that the County has done with funding from the Golden Leaf Foundation for clearing and
grading of the site. She stated it also factors in work that still remains to be done on the site
to get it site ready. She stated that conveying this real property for economic development
would be for the purpose of stimulating the local economy, increasing the tax base and
revenues, creating employment opportunities in the County and promoting the welfare of
the County and its citizens.
There were no individuals that appeared before the Board to speak in favor of or in
opposition to Consideration of Approval Authorizing the Sale of Real Property for
Economic Development in accordance with NC General Statute 158-7.1.
A motion was made by Vice-Chairman Sims and carried 5-0 to close the public
hearing for Consideration of Approval Authorizing the Sale of Real Property for Economic
Development in accordance with NC General Statute 158-7.1.
CONSIDERATION TO GRANT OR DENY CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR ECOMOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NC GENERAL STATUTE 158-7.1
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to Approve
Authorizing the Sale of Real Property for Economic Development in accordance with NC
General Statute 158-7.1, as it relates to Person County Tax Map and Parcel Number A58
86, owned by Person County.
A motion was made by Commissioner Thomas and carried 5-0 to enter into
Closed Session at 9:06 a.m. per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) to discuss matters
relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the county related
to economic development with the following individuals allowed to attend: County
Manager Katherine Cathey, Clerk to the Board Michele Solomon, County Attorney T.C.
Morphis, Jr., and Economic Development Director Brandy Lynch.
A motion was made by Vice-Chairman Sims and carried 5-0 to return to open
session at 9:46 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Palmer and carried 5-0 to adjourn the
meeting at 9:47 a.m.
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Michele Solomon Gordon Powell
Clerk to the Board Chairman