April 29, 1987 - 7:00 PM - County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes (Recessed)

April 29, 1987The Johnston County Board of Commissioners reconvened in regular sessionWednesday, April 29, 1987, 7 oclock pm, Commissioners Room, Johnston CountyCourthouse, Smithfield, North Carolina, with the following members presentNorman C Denning, Chairman, Frank B Holding, Vice Chairman, James WCash, Howard Benton and John M Booker, DVMMembers Absent NoneAlso present Richard B Self, County Manager, and Eleanor N Creech, Clerk tothe BoardThe Chairman called the meeting to order and the following business wastransactedUpon a motion by Commissioner Howard Benton, duly seconded by CommissionerJames W Cash and carried by unanimous vote, it was moved the board sit as a Boardof Equalization and ReviewJohnnie Stott, Tax Administrator addressed the board and introduced the firstcitizen to appear before the Board of RBOARD Or EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW HEARINGS1 Freeman Heath I ngrams Township, house and lot valued 60,480;REASON Value out of line; Mr Heath stated the house is 13 years old; builthimself; used lumber from an old house; basement not finished; borrowed 17,500; on 1acre lot; the 17,500 included well and septic tank; 1452 sq ft 7 rooms; 1200 feetunfinished; he feels 27,500 would be fair value;The Board of E R agreed to review this request and asked the CountyAppraiser to look at this property2 Percy L Driver Oneals and Wilders Twps; 114 acres 6,840; house and lot on2 acres 50, 210;REASON value too high; house 22 years old; 6 rooms; 1592 sq ft heatedspace; same roof on house as when built; 2 acres at approximately 9,800; Mr Driversays he is disabled and lives off Social Security; request the board consider loweringhis valuation;The Board of E R agreed to review this request3 George Glenn Price Beulah Township; 5203 acres 40,560; house and lot on 4acres 32,250;REASON above market value; agrees with farm vague if valued according to thefarm land schedules; house 37 years old, no front yard; lots are wet; dont think itwould perk for building now; has surface water and iron in well; bad roof; 1376 sqft, asbestos shingles; thinks value should be approximately 20,000 to 22,000; kwoodland - very wet, wasteland, valued too high;The Board of E R agreed to review this request89April 29, 1987 - ontinuedThe Board of E R agreed to consider this request6 Carvis A McLamb wife Meadow Township; 1450 acres 11,280; 1114 acres7,160; REASON above market value; not good farm land; sandy; it was explained toMr McLamb that the farm use value would apply to his farm land values and reducethe value he would pay taxes on from approximately 39,260 to 25880;7 J W Lee and Wife, Norma W Lee Bentonville Township; house and lot22,430; 833 acres 6,900; REASON value too much; says just too high; house 39 yearsold, rents for 100 a month;- 968 sq ft heated; frame house; on the farm land, theboard explained the farm use value would reduce the value that he would pay taxes on;The Board agreed to consider this request and asked Mr Lee to apply for thefarm use value8 Lola Williford Boon Hill Township, house and two lots; 67,460; REASONvalue too high; house 10 years old; cost 32,000 to build; siding, 12 mile off road;easement access to property 4,000 on lot where house is; said this property valued at46,610 last year; asked the board to reduce value;The Board of E R agreed to consider this request9 Hilda M Tadlock Raynor Banner ,Township; value 4,560; REASON out ofline; 496 acres, no road frontage, located backside of farm; part woodland; bottomland; thinks value should be approximately 3,000;The Board of E R agreed to consider this request10 Sarah W Lee Meadow Township; houses - value 98,290; REASON value toohigh; 1 house extremely deteri on ated; no one lives in house; used for storage barn;Ms Lee says worth no more than 500 - 1,000; 2 tenant house; liveable condition;rents for 100 a month; no central heat; no paneling; no sub - flooring; porch decayed;worth about 4,000 - 4,500; now valued at 8,480; 3 Dwelling 53,470; not toconcerned about, this value; close; maybe 50,000 would be more equitable;4 James BarefootMeadow Township;value12,230; 6 acres cleared; 10511 Thomas Youngwoodland; REASON no timber and wet land;locatedon Johnston and Sampson County18,800; house lot - 39,300; Elevation Township; lot - 6,000; house lotline; no buildings; l dings; of the6 acres, 3 acres wetmostof the time; the woodland is wet;1 about 110 mile off Highway55;built 1967; needs roof;thinks value should be 35,000;The Board of E R agreed to reviewthis request; asked Chairman Denning tolook at this property000;35 Clarissa WorleyMs Worley did notappear,but had spoke to the Chairmanthinks valueregarding her value , Boon Hill Township; 49acres at12,760; REASON Location; 1318,800acres wasteland; 29 acreswoodland; 692 cleared;itwas suggested that 10 more acreswoodland; the board advised Mr Young to apply for the farm useshould be wasteland;value and itwould reducethe taxable value from 18, 800 to approximately 13,500;The Board of E R agreed to consider this request6 Carvis A McLamb wife Meadow Township; 1450 acres 11,280; 1114 acres7,160; REASON above market value; not good farm land; sandy; it was explained toMr McLamb that the farm use value would apply to his farm land values and reducethe value he would pay taxes on from approximately 39,260 to 25880;7 J W Lee and Wife, Norma W Lee Bentonville Township; house and lot22,430; 833 acres 6,900; REASON value too much; says just too high; house 39 yearsold, rents for 100 a month;- 968 sq ft heated; frame house; on the farm land, theboard explained the farm use value would reduce the value that he would pay taxes on;The Board agreed to consider this request and asked Mr Lee to apply for thefarm use value8 Lola Williford Boon Hill Township, house and two lots; 67,460; REASONvalue too high; house 10 years old; cost 32,000 to build; siding, 12 mile off road;easement access to property 4,000 on lot where house is; said this property valued at46,610 last year; asked the board to reduce value;The Board of E R agreed to consider this request9 Hilda M Tadlock Raynor Banner ,Township; value 4,560; REASON out ofline; 496 acres, no road frontage, located backside of farm; part woodland; bottomland; thinks value should be approximately 3,000;The Board of E R agreed to consider this request10 Sarah W Lee Meadow Township; houses - value 98,290; REASON value toohigh; 1 house extremely deteri on ated; no one lives in house; used for storage barn;Ms Lee says worth no more than 500 - 1,000; 2 tenant house; liveable condition;rents for 100 a month; no central heat; no paneling; no sub - flooring; porch decayed;worth about 4,000 - 4,500; now valued at 8,480; 3 Dwelling 53,470; not toconcerned about, this value; close; maybe 50,000 would be more equitable;TheBoard of E R agreed to consider this request11 Thomas Young wife Betty Frances Young Meadow Township; 3 acres - 5,450;14 acres -18,800; house lot - 39,300; Elevation Township; lot - 6,000; house lot- 25,- 850 ; REASON toohigh;1 3 9,630 changed to 39,300 by appraisal firm - house and lot 557 acres;built 1967; needs roof;thinks value should be 35,000;225,850 -1 acre; block building, 800 sq ft rental property; thinks valueshould be ,20,000;36,000; 1acre Highway 50; 90 ft road frontage; trees and wet land; 14under water;thinks valueshould be 3,000;411}18,800- 14 acres farm land; N C Natural Gas line easement onproperty; 2acres wetwoodland; the board advised Mr Young to apply for the farm usevalue and itwould reducethe taxable value from 18, 800 to approximately 13,500;55,450 -3 acres and old house; value too high; thinks value should be4, 000;TheiBoard of E R agreed to consider this requestallApril 29, 1987 ContinuedRay T Braswell - Selma Township Commissioner John M Booker was asked bythe board to investigate this property and report to the board He reported MrBraswell does have a water problem; lots are not suitable for building; he recommendedvalues of about 1,000 for the lot valued at 5,000; the house and lot behind theservice station valued at 31,560; he has no access to property except across servicestation property; he recommends 25,000 for house and lot; lot 17 acres valued at61800; he recommends 5,000;The Board of E R instructed the Tax Administrator to work toward thesevalues for Ray T Braswell, Selma TownshipE Wayne Stewart Ingrams Township, Mr Stewart did not appear, howeverthe Chairman and Commissioner Cash had looked at this property; house and lot valued14,260; REASON more than market value; bought for 3,750; 700 sq ft 2 bedrooms;thinks value should be around 7,000;The Board of E R instructed the Tax Administrator to work toward this valuefor E Wayne StewartThere being no further business to come before the Board of Equalization andReview at this time, and upon motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly secondedby Commissioner John M Booker and carried by unanimous vote, it was moved the Boardof Equalizationand Review recess until Monday, May 4, 1987, at 2 oclock pm; it was further movedthat regular session be resumedCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which carried by unanimous vote2 Sewer Tap -on Request - Private CitizenThe County Manager advised the board the county has a request from a privatecitizen on the Buffaloe Road to tap -on to the county sewer line at no cost to thecounty This individual would have to pay the cost of the tap -on and would have tocoordinate with Ragsdale Consultants for engineering servicesThe board instructed the County Manager to get more details on the request;such as which town is likely to annex this area, and report back to the board3 Telephone ContractCommissioner James W Cash moved the county enter into an agreement with theCenter for Urban Affairs and Community Services of North Carolina State University toprovide for the purchase of training, demonstration, and research assistance throughthe TACIT ProgramCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which carried by unanimous voteThis agreement Sponsored Training, Demonstration, and Research AssistanceAgreement on file with the Clerk to the Board and County ManagerThe County of Johnston will purchase specific assistance from the Center as setforth in the Agreement This agreement shall commence on the 15th day of June, 1987and terminate upon the completion of all tasks listed in agreement4 Roof on Courthouse - Report and RecommendationThe County Manager reported the roof on the courthouse needs patching andreplacing when the annex is being roofed The joint work and waterproofing needsimmediate attention, estimated cost 43,412; the Courthouse may need sandblasting priorto completion of the annex so the color wi I l tie togetherAfter discussion, the board instructed the County Manager to work out acomplete plan for the courthouse roof repairs and come back to the board with specificrecommendations;1I,REGULAR SESSION1 Water Line - Pine Level;The County Manageradvised the boardthat streets hadsank in places in PineLevelalong the water lineroute andhad tobe cut outand replaced The contractorwillbear half of the costThe Townof PineLevel isaskingthe county for 700 tooffsetthe rest of the _expenseto repavethe streets over thewaterlineAfter discussion, CommissionerFrank B Holdingmovedto grant the Town ofPineLevel 700 to offset costto repaveover thecounty waterlinein these areasCommissioner James W Cash seconded the motion which carried by unanimous vote2 Sewer Tap -on Request - Private CitizenThe County Manager advised the board the county has a request from a privatecitizen on the Buffaloe Road to tap -on to the county sewer line at no cost to thecounty This individual would have to pay the cost of the tap -on and would have tocoordinate with Ragsdale Consultants for engineering servicesThe board instructed the County Manager to get more details on the request;such as which town is likely to annex this area, and report back to the board3 Telephone ContractCommissioner James W Cash moved the county enter into an agreement with theCenter for Urban Affairs and Community Services of North Carolina State University toprovide for the purchase of training, demonstration, and research assistance throughthe TACIT ProgramCommissioner Howard Benton seconded the motion which carried by unanimous voteThis agreement Sponsored Training, Demonstration, and Research AssistanceAgreement on file with the Clerk to the Board and County ManagerThe County of Johnston will purchase specific assistance from the Center as setforth in the Agreement This agreement shall commence on the 15th day of June, 1987and terminate upon the completion of all tasks listed in agreement4 Roof on Courthouse - Report and RecommendationThe County Manager reported the roof on the courthouse needs patching andreplacing when the annex is being roofed The joint work and waterproofing needsimmediate attention, estimated cost 43,412; the Courthouse may need sandblasting priorto completion of the annex so the color wi I l tie togetherAfter discussion, the board instructed the County Manager to work out acomplete plan for the courthouse roof repairs and come back to the board with specificrecommendations;1I,91April 29, 1987 Continued5 Sheriffs Department - Vehicles for Drug SurveillanceCommissioner James W Cash moved the County Manager be authorized to negotiateand purchase two 2 -door used cars for the Sheriffs Department for drug surveillanceworkCommissioner Frank B Holding seconded the motion which carried by unanimousvote6 Public Hearing - Greytown Community Development Block Grant ApplicationThe board set a Public Hearing date of May 11, 1987, 7 oclock pm, forcitizen participation on the Greytown Community Development Block Grant ApplicationThe Public Hearing to be held at the Johnston County Courthouse, Market Street,Smithfield, North CarolinaUpon a motion by Commissioner Frank B Holding, duly seconded by CommissionerJohn M Booker and carried by unanimous vote, the board adjourned regular session,,, , Eleanor N CreechClerk to the Board