By Mark Wineka
Salisbury Post
Salisbury City Council will receive Tuesday the official annexation report for the N.C. 150 area.
The report is one part of an annexation schedule the city will be following in coming weeks.
Representatives of the Centralina Council of Governments will present the report, which outlines how Salisbury would provide services such as garbage collection, fire and police protection and water-sewer services to the proposed annexation area.
A public informational hearing has been scheduled for March 27, and a public hearing will be held April 8.
Council could adopt an annexation ordinance as early as April 18 to make it effective for June 30.
The proposed involuntary annexation would take in an estimated 1,699 people and add 2,075 acres to the city.
The area includes the residential subdivisions of Woodbridge Run, Summerfield, Glen Heather, Windmill Ridge, Homestead Hills, Hidden Hut and Neel Estates and an area around the Rowan County Airport.
Council meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 217 S. Main St.
In other agenda items Tuesday, council will:
– Consider a site plan for a new Biscuitville restaurant at Westland Shopping Center.
– Consider an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for landscape improvements at East Innes Street and Interstate 85.
– Consider ordinances that would establish all-way stop conditions at the intersections of Church and Fisher streets and Church and Bank streets. The all-way stop signs in recent months have been used on a test basis. The intersections previously had traffic signals.
– Receive a report related to the traffic signal at Council and Depot streets.
– Consider adopting a policy for doing background checks on city volunteers.
– Receive a presentation from staff on a proposed rate increase from Time Warner Cable.
– Receive a presentation from staff and consider adopting the city of Salisbury’s Mentor Partnership Leave Program.
– Consider an agreement between Salisbury and T&F Developers for the Faith Road Water Main Project.
– Consider approving $580,000 for the Faith Road Water Main project.
– Consider an amendment to the memorandum of understanding related to the East Spencer water-sewer system.
– Consider awarding a $29,500 contract to Martin Starnes & Associates for doing the city’s audit in 2008.
– Hear a report from Mayor Susan Kluttz on the N.C. Metropolitan Coalition’s gang prevention efforts.
– Recognize the city’s Finance Department for receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award and the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
– Recognize Future Hispanic Leaders, “Lideres del Futuro.”
– Consider a $23,700 budget amendment to reflect a Rural Economic Development Center grant toward capital improvements to enhance public, educational and government channel programming.
Council meetings are streamed live at www.salisburync.gov/council/webcast.html and broadcast later on Time Warner Cable’s ACCESS 16.
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Contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263 or mwineka@salisburypost.com.