October 27, 2003 - 8:00 AM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Special)
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10 490 MEETING OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS October 27 , 2003 The Johnston County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Monday , October 27 , 2003 , at 8 00 am in the Commissioners ’ Meeting Room , Johnston County Courthouse , Smithfield , NC with the following members present Present James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman , Cookie Pope , Vice - Chairman , Thomas M Moore , Allen L Mims , Jr , Wade M Stewart , W Ray Woodall , and Jeffrey P Carver Absent None Also Present Rick J Hester , County Manager , Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the Board , and Mark Payne , County Attorney The Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business was transacted 1 Call for Public Hearing on the Proposed Economic Development and Training District - Research Training Zone RTZ Chairman Langdon noted the Board has received requests from Bayer Healthcare , Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical , Fresenius Kabi , Oak Knoll Limited and RET Properties , as well as the Johnston County Airport Authority to create an economic development and training district as allowed by recent State legislation A report on the proposed district has been filed with the Clerk and must remain open for inspection for four weeks before a hearing can be held It has been suggested the Board schedule a public hearing on this matter th for November 24 , either here in the Commissioners Meeting Room or at another location , depending on the wishes of the Board Board members discussed the possibility of holding the hearing in the Clayton area since most of the industries involved are in that area of the County Commissioner Wade M Stewart stated , in his opinion , this is a County hearing and should be held in the Courthouse in the regular meeting room Upon a motion by Commissioner Thomas M Moore , seconded by Commissioner Cookie Pope and carried by unanimous vote , the Board scheduled a public hearing for November 24 , 2003 at 6 00 pm in the Commissioners ’ Meeting Room , Johnston County Courthouse , Smithfield , NC on the proposed economic development and training district , commonly referred to as the Research Training Zone RTZ There being no further business , Commissioner Cookie Pope moved the Board adjourn Commissioner Thomas M Moore seconded the motion , which carried by unanimous vote __________________________________________ James H Langdon , Jr , Chairman _____________________________ Joyce H Ennis , Clerk to the BoardPage