Mooresville Redevelopment Commission approves routine items, awards mowing contract and hears community updates

The Mooresville Redevelopment Commission on April 2 disposed of routine business, approved several items on the consent side of the agenda and heard community announcements.

The commission approved the March 5 executive and public meeting minutes and accepted the financial report after staff presented it and invited questions. Chelsea presented the statutory April 15 annual report summarizing last year's expenditures and activities; commissioners approved the April 15 report by voice vote.

For grounds maintenance of town‑owned parcels in the Morville Business Park, staff presented three quotes: Parks Outdoor at $900 per occurrence (six mowings, with additional mowings by prior agreement), Mike Harden at $1,850 per occurrence, and no response from Hilltop Farms. The commission awarded the mowing contract to Parks Outdoor by voice vote.

A motion to approve claims in the meeting packet was made and approved by voice vote; the numeric amount as read in the transcript was not clearly formatted and should be verified against the official claims listing in the meeting packet.

During "good of the order," Commissioner Greg said the county expects to open a recycling center on Route 67 within about a month; he named Scotty Manley as the director and said there will be set hours and no fee. Commission members also promoted a "coffee with the county" event on Saturday and noted the next commission meeting is scheduled for May 7 at 6 p.m.

All votes on routine items were recorded in the transcript as voice votes with the chair asking "All in favor?" followed by "Motion passes." The transcript does not contain a roll‑call tally for each vote; the meeting packet should be consulted for official vote records and amounts.