Iredell County commissioners accept unpaid-tax report, set hearings and move to closed session

At a pre‑agenda meeting in February 2025, the Iredell County Board of Commissioners accepted a statutorily required report of unpaid property taxes, set an advertising date for tax liens in March, scheduled two public hearings for 6 p.m., approved a set of routine administrative items by consent and voted to enter closed session.

The tax report was presented by Bill Furches, who said the listing shows about $7,000,000 in unpaid real‑estate taxes across county jurisdictions. "I will tell you that our end of month collections for January were 96.05 percent," Furches said, adding that last year’s January rate was 95.9 percent. "Year to date, we've collected for all jurisdiction $321,600,000 which is $16,000,000 more than we did last year." He told the board delinquent tax bills will be mailed in February and asked the board to set a date for advertising tax liens.

The board accepted the report and agreed to set an advertising date in March; the transcript did not specify the exact day in March. The board directed staff to publish notice in the Mooresville Tribune and the Statesville Record & Landmark, as is customary for lien advertising.

Also approved by consent were: a resolution amending the map review officers list presented by Matthew Todd of Planning and Development; a request to call a public hearing in February on proposed amendments to Chapters 7.5 and 10.5 of the Iredell County Code of Ordinances (the board set the hearing for 6 p.m.); and approval of minutes from the Dec. 17, 2024 and Jan. 7, 2025 board meetings.

The board also scheduled two public hearings for the regular 6 p.m. session: a rezoning request at the corner of LaRue Circle and Old Mountain Road (Matthew Todd was available to brief the board) and a presentation on an economic development project identified as "Nano," which county staff members Boser and Goodson were scheduled to present.

County staff announced ongoing recruitment for multiple advisory boards and commissions. The county manager said vacancies include six appointments to the Adult Care Home Advisory Committee, one appointment to the Iredell County Transportation Advisory Board, six appointments to the Nursing Home Advisory Committee, one extraterritorial‑jurisdiction seat on the Troutman Board of Adjustment, and five appointments to the Board of Equalization and Review. Staff reported that reappointment applications have been received only for the Board of Equalization and Review to date; applications for the other boards were not specified.

Before adjourning to closed session, the county manager reminded commissioners about an upcoming retreat and described two items to be discussed in closed session under North Carolina law. Commissioner Haupp moved and Vice Chair Nieder seconded a motion to enter closed session after a five‑minute recess for economic development under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(4) and for property acquisition under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(5). The board voted in favor and recessed into closed session.

Notes: The transcript refers to the county and several proper names inconsistently. This article uses corrected local names (Iredell County; Mooresville Tribune; Statesville Record & Landmark) to match local usage. The transcript did not provide the exact March advertising date or full details of the rezoning application or the Nano project; those items were scheduled for the 6 p.m. public hearings and will be considered then.