1. Current Information / Projections for Moore County
Presented by:
Tim Lea
Moore County Commissioner
September 2011

2. Overview of Presentation
County Financial Information
Update on Capital Projects
Public Safety / Detention Center
Government Administration Building
Courts Facility
Moore County Public Schools
Update on Other Projects
Water Projects
Heart of North Carolina MegaSite

3. County Financials Existing Debt Service Capital Improvement Projects &
Projected Costs
Revenues and Expenditures
Tax Collection Rate

4. Existing Debt Service (Annually)
*In , the County refinanced Moore County Schools debt that shows as a principal payment for auditing purposes. 4

5. General Government Debt on June 30, 2007
General Government Debt Balance
Principal as of June 30, 2007
Interest as of June 30, 2007
Total as of June 30, 2007
Interest Rate
Original Principal
MCS GO Debt Series 2003
$ ,165,216
$ ,036,086
$ ,201,303
3-5%
$ 6,000,000
MCS GO Debt Series 1998
$ ,224,000
$ ,618,892
$ ,842,892 %
$ 19,000,000
SCC GO Debt Series 2003
$ ,734,784
$ ,866,414
$ ,601,197
$ 5,500,000
SCC GO Debt Series 1998
$ ,176,000
$ ,142,808
$ ,318,808
Jail Expansion
$ ,215,000
$ ,675
$ ,344,675 %
$ 4,690,000
Airport Hangars
$ ,322 $
$ ,555 %
$ ,000
Airport T-Hangers
$ ,252
$ ,901
$ ,153
5.87%
$ ,000
Middle School Financing 1996
$ ,744,804
$ ,926
$ ,991,730
3.91%
$ 8,500,000
Middle School Financing 1997
$ ,558,999
$ ,173
$ ,879,172
$ 9,900,000
DSS Carriage Oak Building Renovations
$ ,312,667
$ ,930
$ ,773,597 %
$ 3,800,000
Animal Shelter
$ ,800
$ ,007
$ ,807
3.93%
$ ,000
Roll-off Trucks
$ ,433
$ ,573
$ ,006
3.80%
$ ,128
Total General Govt. Debt Service
$ ,736,277
$ ,871,618
$ ,607,895 5

6. Utilities Debt on June 30, 2007 Utility Debt Balance
Principal as of June 30, 2007
Interest as of June 30, 2007
Total as of June 30, 2007
Interest Rate
Original Principal
East Moore Water District Phase 1
$ ,736,500
$ ,713,983
$ ,450,483
4.50%
$ 1,797,000
Seven Lakes Water
$ ,427
$ ,646
$ ,073
4.57%
$ 1,550,000
Pinehurst Water
$ ,541,314
$ ,137
$ ,946,451 %
$ 5,900,000
Cannon Park Water Tower
$ ,867
$ ,578
$ ,445
4.58%
$ ,000
Public Utilities Office
$ ,467
$ ,477
$ ,944
3.79%
$ ,000
Total Utility Fund Debt
$ ,575,575
$ ,330,821
$ ,906,396 6

7. Total Debt on June 30, 2007 General Government $47,607,895
Utilities $ 7,906,306
Total $55,514,201

8. Existing General Government Debt
General Government Debt Balance
Principal as of June 30, 2011
Interest as of June 30, 2011
Total as of June 30, 2011
Interest Rate
Original Principal
MCS GO Debt Series 2003
$ ,330,434
$ ,246,695
$ ,577,129
3-5%
$ 6,000,000
MCS GO Debt Series 2008
$ ,200,000
$ ,270,740
$ ,470,740 %
$ 32,000,000
MCS GO Debt Series 2009
$ ,052,889
$ ,342,760
$ ,395,650 %
$ 22,000,000
MCS Refunding Debt Series 2009
$ ,881,200
$ ,738
$ ,589,938
2-3%
$ 10,678,000
SCC GO Debt Series 2003
$ ,969,566
$ ,142,805
$ ,112,371
$ 5,500,000
SCC GO Debt Series 2008
$ ,550,000
$ ,317,685
$ ,867,685
$ 8,000,000
SCC GO Debt Series 2009
$ ,177,111
$ ,185,027
$ ,362,138
$ 7,500,000
SCC Refunding Debt Series 2009
$ ,488,800
$ ,812
$ ,712,612
$ 3,372,000
Public Safety Complex/Detention
$ ,830,000
$ ,196,838
$ ,026,838
2.5-5%
$ 29,830,000
Roll-off Trucks 2011
$ ,376
$ ,718
$ ,094
2.17%
$ ,376
IT Equipment
$ ,808 $
$ ,082
2.72-6%
$ ,126
Total General Govt. Debt Service
$ ,749,184
$ ,649,092
$ ,398,276 8

9. Existing Utilities Debt
Utility Debt Balance
Principal as of June 30, 2011
Interest as of June 30, 2011
Total as of June 30, 2011
Interest Rate
Original Principal
East Moore Water District Phase 1
$ ,642,500
$ ,407,533
$ ,050,033
4.50%
$ 1,797,000
East Moore Water District Phase 2
$ ,576,000
$ ,728,308
$ ,304,308 %
$ 7,661,000
Pinehurst Area Utility Projects
$ ,590,000
$ ,594,406
$ ,184,406
2.5-5%
$ 8,590,000
Pinehurst Water
$ ,070,762
$ ,253
$ ,136,014 %
$ 5,900,000
Cannon Park Water Tower
$ ,438
$ ,382
$ ,821
4.58%
$ ,000
WPCP Revolving Loan*
$ ,000,000
$ ,007,100
$ ,007,100
2.22%
$ 20,000,000
EMWD Phase 3*
$ ,760,000
$ ,064,088
$ ,824,088
3.25%
$ 3,760,000
Total Utility Fund Debt
$ ,054,700
$ ,932,069
$ ,986,769
*Debt Issued Fiscal Year 9

10. Total Existing Debt On June 30, 2011 On August 1, 2011
General Government $158,398,276
Utilities $ 33,155,582
Total $191,553,858
On August 1, 2011
General Government $158,398,276
Utilities* $ 63,986,769
Total $222,385,045
*Includes WPCP Upgrade and EMWD Phase 3

11. Debt Service Balances *Debt Issued Fiscal Year 2011-12
Principal
Interest
Total
As of 6/30/00
$ ,511,231
$ ,543,860
$ ,055,091
As of 6/30/01
$ ,000,459
$ ,641,035
$ ,641,494
As of 6/30/02
$ ,306,612
$ ,507,491
$ ,814,103
As of 6/30/03
$ ,905,185
$ ,611,693
$ ,516,878
As of 6/30/04
$ ,648,427
$ ,653,293
$ ,301,720
As of 6/30/05
$ ,181,906
$ ,638,889
$ ,820,795
As of 6/30/06
$ ,302,095
$ ,338,148
$ ,640,243
As of 6/30/07
$ ,311,852
$ ,202,439
$ ,514,291
As of 6/30/08
$ ,448,199
$ ,140,669
$ ,588,868
As of 6/30/09
$ ,112,105
$ ,276,568
$ ,388,673
As of 6/30/10
$ ,204,055
$ ,947,502
$ ,151,557
As of 6/30/11
$ ,043,884
$ ,509,973
$ ,553,857
WPCP Upgrade*
$ ,000,000
$ ,007,100
$ ,007,100
EMWD Phase III**
$ ,760,000
$ ,064,088
$ ,824,088
Current Estimate
$ ,803,884
$ ,581,161
$ ,385,045
*Debt Issued Fiscal Year
**Debt to be issued at close of project

12. Debt Service Balances

13. Debt Balance Comparison
Total Debt
On June 30, $ 55,514,291
August, $222,385,045
Difference $166,870,754
$195 million of the County’s $222 million debt service obligations are attributed to the following projects:
GO Bonds for MCS and SCC in 2008 & 2009 ($95 Million Remaining)
Public Safety Complex/Detention Center ($41 Million Remaining)
Pinehurst Utility Projects ($13 Million Remaining)
East Moore Water District Phases 2 and 3 ($22 Million Remaining)
Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade ($24 Million Remaining)

14. Capital Reserve Fund Running Balance
Date
Capital Reserve Fund Debits/Credits
Actual
Running balance
8/14/2008
Transfer from GF
$1,895,910
5/20/2009
$6,718,062
$8,613,972
6/3/2009
Transfer to Capital Reserve Fund
-$1,981,200
$6,632,772
6/30/2009
Interest Earned
$10,278
$6,643,050
8/5/2009
$3,202,389
$9,845,439
Transfer from WPCP
$1,327,568
$11,173,007
2/22/2010
Transfer to IT - ERP Project
-$1,634,445
$9,538,562
Transfer to GF for School Bond Debt
-$2,730,840
$6,807,722
6/30/2010
$11,035
$6,818,757
9/30/2010
$1,616,478
$8,435,235
10/11/2010
Transfer to GF
-$2,000,000
$6,435,235
1/31/2011
Transfer from GF to Cap Reserve 15% over
$6,629,011
$13,064,246
County Facility Expansion A/E Fees
$1,403,364
$14,467,610
-$181,666
$14,285,944
Transfer to Capital Reserve Debt
-$6,248,783
$8,037,161
Transfer to Capital Reserve Enterprise
-$2,944,046
$5,093,115
5/31/2011
$4,000,000
$9,093,115
6/9/2011
Transfer to GF to Pay off Debts
-$1,374,529
$7,718,586

15. Capital Reserve Fund Balances
Governmental Projects - $7,718,586
Debt Service - $4,448,783
Includes a $1,800,000 decrease to pay for debt service in FY
Enterprise Funds - $4,560,524
Includes $1,616,478 increase budgeted in FY 15

16. General Fund Revenues Budgeted for Fiscal Year 201216

17. General Fund Expenditures Budgeted for Fiscal Year 201217

18. Total Expenditures
Includes all expenses, including internal service funds, where the County was its own customer.
*Estimated
**Budgeted

19. TAX VALUE AND COLLECTION DATA
YEAR
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
INITIAL VALUE
$4,883,710,385
$5,059,453,701
$5,306,291,819
$5,584,765,367
$7,621,293,650
$7,779,578,744
$8,180,884,836
$8,524,636,576
$11,188,555,482
$11,473,833,391
$11,668,028,506
$11,696,128,000
$11,852,093,247
RATE/$100
0.49
0.53
0.545
0.475
0.455
0.445
0.479
0.465
.465
COUNTY GENERAL COLLECTED
$23,810,243
$26,997,890
$28,690,476
$30,225,195
$36,018,760
$36,892,447
$37,025,099
$38,442,260
$49,573,897
$54,564,249
$53,938,563
$54,236,496
$53,423,438 Projected for 6/30/12

20. TAX VALUE AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) COLLECTION DATA
YEAR
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
INITIAL VALUE
$4,883,710,385
$5,059,453,701
$5,306,291,819
$5,584,765,367
$7,621,293,650
$7,779,578,744
$8,180,884,836
$8,524,636,576
$11,188,555,482
$11,421,020,996
$11,668,028,506
$11,696,128,000
$11,852,093,247
RATE/$100
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.025
0.02
ALS COLLECTED
$2,428,325
$2,555,974
$2,633,835
$2,768,613
$3,039,999
$3,103,273
$3,246,937
$3,376,115
$3,367,067
$2,867,348
$2,333,975
$2,202,481
$2,297,780 Projected 6/30/12

21. TAX VALUE AND FIRE COLLECTION DATA
YEAR
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
INITIAL VALUE
$4,883,710,385
$5,059,453,701
$5,306,291,819
$5,584,765,367
$7,621,293,650
$7,779,578,744
$8,180,884,836
$8,524,636,576
$11,188,555,482
$11,421,020,996
$11,668,028,506
$11,690,128,000
$11,852,093,247
FIRE DISTRICT COLLECTED
$1,879,665
$1,960,374
$2,049,473
$2,204,028
$2,336,556
$2,363,852
$2,571,182
$2,736,384
$3,367,531
$3,467,176
$3,393,104
$2,865,223
$3,128,294 Projected 6/30/12

22. FIRE DISTRICT TAX VALUE AND COLLECTION DATA
ABERDEEN
CARTHAGE
CRAINS CRK
CRESTLINE
CYPRESS POINTE
EAGLE SPRGS
EASTWOOD
HIGHFALLS
PINEBLUFF
PINEHURST
ROBBINS
7 LAKES
S. PINES
WEST END
WESTMOORE
WHISPERING PINES
INITIAL VALUE
$51,060,000
$352,500,000
$102,890,000
$88,930,000
$782,787,000
$213,030,000
$212,970,000
$151,550,000
$199,500,000
$175,000,000
$261,005,000
$657,900,000
$532,500,000
$424,300,000
$174,895,000
$126,623,000
RATE
.093
.067
.111
.085
.079
.078
.070
.066
.089
.084
.061
.040
.059
.071
.058
PROJECTED COLLECTIONS
$46,774
$232,632
$112,495
$74,457
$609,126
$163,671
$146,843
$98,523
$174,892
$144,795
$156,825
$259,213
$466,816
$246,582
$122,313
$72,340
TOTAL: $3,128,294

23. TAX VALUE AND COLLECTION DATA
IMPACT OF REVALUATION ON VALUES
2002
2003
YEAR
REAL VALUE
% INC
TOTAL VALUE
$4,509,241,865
$6,568,126,065
$5,584,765,367
$7,621,293,650
45.6%
36.4%
2006
2007
$7,320,824,701
$9,963,358,595
$8,524,636,576
$11,188,555,482
36.1%
31.2%
ESTIMATED PROJECTIONS FOR
TOTAL VALUE
RATE
TOTAL REVENUE PROJECTION
$11,852,093,247
0.465/$100
$53,423,438

24. Tax Collection Rate

25. Moore County Tax Rate Comparison

26. Tax Rate Information
Value of 1 penny on the tax rate is estimated to be $1,148,891
This is based on the value, collection rate, discount offered and taken, and interest for late payment
79 of the 100 NC counties have a higher tax rate than Moore County

27. Tax Rate Comparison Surrounding Counties

28. Tax Rate Comparison Surrounding Counties
County
Tax Rate
Total Value
Scotland
$0.9900
$1,997,342,057
Cumberland
$0.7400
$21,334,340,980
Richmond
$0.8100
$2,950,861,321
Lee
$0.7500
$4,700,000,000
Harnett
$0.7250
$7,204,708,437
Hoke
$0.7300
$2,719,327,527
Montgomery
$0.6700
$2,292,620,620
Chatham
$0.6219
$8,800,000,000
Randolph
$0.5860
$10,100,000,000
Moore
$0.4650
$11,852,093,247

29. Capital Projects Under Consideration

30. Current Public Safety / Detention Center
July 21, 2010 Bid Opening
$27,224,000 (D.H. Griffin Construction)
Limited Obligation Bond Financing
Principal - $29,830,000
Interest - $12,006,413
Total - $41,836,413
147,000 Square Feet
Detention Center (192 beds)
E-911 Center
Public Safety/Fire Marshal
Sheriff’s Department

31. Government Administration Building
5/17/10 – Board voted to not place this building on the Grimm property
5/17/10 – Board voted to not bid the government building at this time
Latest Cost Estimate - $11,730,228
Includes $497,700 of design fees already paid
Does not include site work

32. Courts Facility
3/15/10 - Received a comprehensive space needs assessment from Solutions for Local Government
Estimated Construction Cost: $21,886,200
116,700 gross square feet and 150 parking spots

33. Other Future Major Capital Requests
Moore County Schools
Modernization Projects $14,800,000
New High School ,000,000
New Middle School ,000,000
2 New Elementary Schools – 26,000,000
Elementary Addition ,000,000
West End Elementary Sewer ,000,000
Total $99,800,000
The preceding information is listed in the County’s future Capital Improvement Project (CIP) and is not approved or funded

34. Current Water System Capital Improvement Projects
Radio Read Meters ,288,000
SCADA Upgrades ,000
2 New Wells in Pinehurst (3A, 6A) 370,700
East Moore Water District Phase ,871,816
__________________________________________________
TOTAL $5,693,516

35. Current Sewer System Capital Improvement Projects
Old Town Sewer Rehab $5,450,000
2 Lift Station Permanent Generators ,000
ATEX Sewer Line and Lift Station ,390
Vass (Little River Regional Lift Station) 2,274,898
__________________________________________________TOTAL $8,435,288

36. Addor Water Pollution Control Plant Expansion
Adds an additional 3.3 million gallons per day (mgd) capacity for a total capacity of 10 mgd
Rehabilitates and modernizes the existing facility
Construction contract awarded July 19
Current Budget – $25,442,000
$4,560,524 available in Capital Reserves
$1.1 million in design costs already paid
$20 million planned loan at a 2.22% interest

37. Current Purchase Water Capacities
Southern Pines 1,000,000 GPD
Aberdeen ,000 GPD
Chatham ,000 GPD
Harnett 2,000,000 GPD
Current pipe capacity is 1,120,000 GPD
Robbins ,000 GPD
_____________
Total Current Water Cap. 4,000,000 GPD

38. Additional Water Purchase Contracts Under Consideration
Chatham County
Harnett County
Lee County
Montgomery County
Randolph County (Asheboro)
Robbins
Scotland County (Laurinburg)

39. Existing Water Sources
Flow (MGD)
Note
Harnett County
2.000
They are expanding their plant
Pinehurst Wells
3.354
Running 24 hours per day
Southern Pines
1.000
Hydraulically limited now, but with Midland Road waterline will be able to meet
Aberdeen
0.600
Hydraulically can provide 1.0 MGD
Seven Lakes Wells
0.120
Subtotal
7.074

40. Existing Water Sources
Flow (MGD)
Note
Robbins
0.05
Robbins purchases from Montgomery County
Chatham County
0.025
Purchased from Siler City
Total
7.149

41. Existing Population & Average Day Water Demand
Water Connections
Average Day Demand (MGD)
EMWD
(Phases 1 & 2)
3,248
1,366
0.237
Vass
834
432
0.088
Hyland Hills/Niagara
335
129
0.027
Pinehurst
14,000
7,669
1.8
Seven Lakes
6,365
2,540
0.43
Subtotal
24,782
12,136
2.582

42. Existing Population & Average Day Water Demand
Water Connections
Average Day Demand
MCPU Robbins 56 20
0.009
High Falls 11 4
0.003
The Carolina 25 9
0.008
Addor
116 47
0.025
Total
24,990
12,216
2.627

43. Maximum Day Water Demand
Maximum Day Demand (MGD)
EMWD
0.308
Vass
0.114
Hyland Hills/Niagara
0.035
Pinehurst
3.954
Seven Lakes
0.881
Subtotal
5.292
Max day demand is approximately two times average day demand.

44. Maximum Day Water Demand
Maximum Day Demand
(MGD)
MCPU Robbins
0.012
High Falls
0.004
The Carolina
0.011
Addor
0.033
Total
5.352

45. Heart of North Carolina MegaPark
A joint Project of Moore and Montgomery Counties

46. Heart of NC MegaPark Vision
Long-term regional economic impact
Strategic central location
Large land tract
Landowners’ support
Joint collaboration between counties
Eco-friendly development
Quality of life amenities

47. Heart of NC MegaPark Regional Economic Impact
60 Minute Drive Time
2010 Population – 646,251
2010 Civilian Labor Force – 317,875
Source: Site to Do Business,

48. Heart of NC MegaPark Strategic Central Location
Easy access to East Coast markets 
Geographic Center of North Carolina

49. Heart of NC MegaPark Distances to Selected Cities
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Rockingham
Greensboro
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Pinehurst/Southern Pines

50. Moore
Montgomery
US 220
NC 24/27
Heart of NC MegaPark

51. NC 24/27
US 220
Montgomery
Moore

52. Heart of NC MegaPark Access
Highways (Truck Travel Time)
Greensboro = 50 min.
Port of Charleston = 4 hrs.
Raleigh = 90 min.
Port of Morehead City = 4 hrs.
Charlotte = 90 min.
Norfolk VA Port = 4 hrs. 50 min.
Fayetteville = 90 min.
Atlanta = 5 ½ hrs.
Port of Wilmington = 3 hrs.
Rail - Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway
Connects to CSX and Norfolk Southern
Airports
Montgomery County Airport = 3 miles
Moore County Airport = 33 miles
Piedmont Triad International = 55 miles
Raleigh Durham International = 88 miles
Charlotte Douglas International = 80 miles

53. Heart of NC MegaPark Large Land Track
Over 3,000 acres with some frontage on Interstate 73/74
Utilities:
Electricity - Progress Energy and Randolph EMC
Water - Montgomery County
Sewer - Town of Biscoe or on-site system
Natural Gas - access within a mile radius
Other Amenities:
Fiber Optics - CenturyLink
HUBZone compliant
Air Quality- Attainment area

54. Heart of NC MegaPark Incentives
Tier 1 = Maximum state incentives
Tier 1 status applies to entire site
$12,500 tax credit per new job
7% tax credit for investment in personal property

55. Heart of NC MegaPark Eco-Friendly Development
Green & sustainable
Protect wetlands & wildlife habitats
Preserve natural aesthetics
Restrictive covenants
Target industries supporting environmental sustainability

56. Heart of NC MegaPark Quality of Life Amenities
Pinehurst/Southern Pines lifestyle
Uwharrie National Forest
Lake Tillery & Badin Lake
North Carolina Zoo
Healthcare
Community Colleges

57. Heart of NC MegaPark Moore County’s Involvement
8/16/10 – Board approved resolution of support for an industrial mega site project in collaboration with Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation and the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Major property owners providing seed money – no County dollars involved

58. Heart of NC MegaPark Seed Funding
Landowners:
Jordan Lumber Company $ 3,000
Bobby Myrick 3,000
Gus Shad 1,000
Progress Energy ,000
Randolph Electric 7,500
NC Electric Membership Corp. 7,500
Moore County Partners in Progress 50,000
Montgomery County EDC ,000
First Bank ,000
Total Income as of 09/07/ $277,000

59. Heart of NC MegaPark Joint County Collaboration
Resolution of Support
Moore County
Montgomery County
Board of Directors
Composed of members from both counties

60. Heart of NC MegaPark Board Members
Tim Lea – Chairman (Moore County Commissioner)
Jim Matheny – Vice Chair (Montgomery Co. Commissioner)
Lance Metzler – Secretary (Montgomery Co. Manager)
Cary McSwain – Treasurer (Moore Co. Manager)
Ray Ogden / Pat Corso – Co-Executive Director (Moore Co. Economic Developer)
Judy Stevens – Co-Executive Director (Montgomery Co. Economic Developer)
Bob Jordan – Principal Landowner (Jordan Lumber Co.)
Jay Carter, CEO – Dr. J.H. Carter III & Associates, Inc.
Chuck Frock, President/CEO - FirstHealth of the Carolinas
John May, Partner - Robbins May & Rich LLP
Rob Menzies, Pres. - Aberdeen Carolina & Western RR
Jerry Ocheltree, President/CEO - First Bank
Randy Brodd, Reg. Mgr. – Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Ginger Booker (Ex Officio), Interim Executive Director - Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Kirby Bowers (Ex Officio), Executive Director - Triangle J Council of Governments

61. Heart of NC MegaPark Infrastructure Subcommittee Members
Jim Matheny – Subcommittee Chair
Tim Lea
Lance Metzler
Cary McSwain
Ray Ogden / Pat Corso
Judy Stevens
Water & Sewer
Brant Sikes – Montgomery County Public Works
Brooks Lockhart – Town of Biscoe
Fred Hobbs & Bill Lester – Hobbs Upchurch & Assoc.
Tim Lowder & Bob Froneberger – W.K. Dickson & Co.
Environmental
Jay Carter - Dr. J.H. Carter III & Associates
Power
David McNeill – Progress Energy
Natural Gas
Bob McCune – Piedmont Natural Gas
Roads
Travis Morgan – NC Department of Transportation
Rail
Russ Smitley – Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
Telecommunications
Ken Topper – CenturyLink

62. Heart of NC MegaPark Other Potential Partners
Randolph County
Three County Project Potential
Asheboro
Water Provider
Grant Opportunities:
NC Rural Center Economic Innovations Grant
Golden Leaf Foundation
USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant
Economic Development Administration
Community Development Block Grant

63. Heart of NC MegaPark Funding Initiatives
Landowners’ support
Randolph EMC / NC Electric Cooperatives
Progress Energy
Rural Center Economic Innovations Grant
Golden LEAF Foundation
USDA REDLG Programs
Rural Center Economic Infrastructure Grant
Economic Development Administration
NCDOC: Community Block Development Grant & Industrial Development Fund

64. Heart of NC MegaPark Current Status
Resolution of Support from both counties - Completed
Form Board of Directors - Completed
Establish new 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation – Completed
Develop Letters of Intent with landowners – Underway
Execute Interlocal Agreement between counties – To do
Develop Master Plan for entire site - To do
Infrastructure Plan – Committee formed
Establish NC DOC Site Certification – Under consideration
Develop Marketing Strategy - To do

65. Robert Timothy “Tim” Lea Biography
Resides in District IV
Represents all Moore County Residents
Elected: November 2004
Reelected: November 2008
Sworn in: December 2008 (second term)
Term Expiration: December 2012
Contact Information:
Mail: P.O. Box 1233, Pinehurst, NC 28370
Phone: (910)

66. Robert Timothy “Tim” Lea Biography
Serving second term on the Moore County Board of Commissioners
Tim served as Chairman from December 2009 through November 2010
Native of Moore County, a product of the Moore County Schools, a graduate of Sandhills Community College and attended East Carolina University.
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Healthcare Systems Consulting, Inc. He has had a wide range of business experience and believes in managing by consensus building.
Served his country as a United States Marine and was honorably discharged.
He and his wife, Laine, have two children, a son Blake and daughter Brittany. They live on the farm where Tim grew up and raise Black Angus Cattle.
Members of the Culdee Presbyterian Church in Eastwood where he has served as President of the Men’s Club, Deacon, Chairman of the Pulpit Nominating Committee and Elder.

67. Robert Timothy “Tim” Lea Biography
Extensively involved in local community service projects and civic organizations since 1993 and has served in many leadership capacities including
Chairman of the Moore County Planning Board
Chairman of the County Land Use Plan Steering Committee
Chairman of the Moore County Schools Community Superintendent Search Committee
President of The Public Education Foundation of Moore County, Inc.
Co-chairman of the Moore County Schools Community Technology Committee
Vice Chairman of the Sandhills Community College Board of Trustees.
Member of the Sandhills Community College Foundation Board of Directors
Member of the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees Executive Board
Member of the Moore County Board of Health
Member of the Moore County Chamber of Commerce

68. Robert Timothy “Tim” Lea Biography
In his capacity as County Commissioner, Tim Lea currently serves as:
Secretary/Treasurer of the Triangle J Council of Governments Board
Chairman of the Heart of North Carolina MegaPark Board.
Member of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership Board
Member of the Moore County Partners in Progress Executive Board
Member of Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Aging Advisory Council.

69. QUESTIONS?
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