GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999

SENATE BILL 1193
RATIFIED BILL

AN ACT TO RESOLVE A BOUNDARY OVERLAP BETWEEN THE RONDA AND ROARING RIVER VOLUNTEER FIRE TAX DISTRICTS IN WILKES COUNTY AND TO VALIDATE CERTAIN ACTIONS, AND TO EXPAND THE GLENDALE SPRINGS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IN ASHE COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.(a)  The newly agreed boundary line for the Roaring River Fire Tax District in the area from the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and North Ridge Road south to Old U.S. Highway 421 shall be as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of S.R. 1924 (Poplar Springs Road) and S.R. 2015 (North Ridge Road), thence in a southeasterly direction with S.R. 2015 to the intersection of S.R. 2015 and N.C. Highway 268, including all property with primary access from S.R. 2015 between this and the preceding point; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line to a  point on S.R. 2321 (Old 60) .2 miles west of Gray's Creek Bridge; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line to the intersection of S.R. 2318 (Mathis Mill Road), S.R. 2319 (South Plum Ridge Road), and S.R. 2320 (North Plum Ridge Road); thence in a southerly direction with S.R. 2319 to the intersection of S.R. 2319 and U.S. Highway 421, including all property adjacent to or accessed from S.R. 2319 between this and the preceding point; thence in an easterly direction following the centerline of U.S. Highway 421 to the intersection of U.S. 421 and S.R. 2346 (Old U.S. Highway 421); thence in a westerly direction with S.R. 2346 to a point 1.1 miles west of said intersection, including all property on both sides of S.R. 2346 adjacent to or accessed from S.R. 2346.  The foregoing description for said boundary line shall not be affected or altered in any way by the widening, relocation, or four-laning of U.S. Highway 421.
Section 1.(b)  The newly agreed boundary line for the Ronda Fire Tax District in the area from the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and North Ridge Road south to Old U.S. Highway 421 shall be as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of S.R. 1924 (Poplar Springs Road) and S.R. 2015 (North Ridge Road), thence in a southeasterly direction with S.R. 2015 to the intersection of S.R. 2015 and N.C. Highway 268, excluding all property with primary access from S.R. 2015 between this and the preceding point; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line to a point on S.R. 2321 (Old 60) .2 miles west of Gray's Creek Bridge; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line to the intersection of S.R. 2318 (Mathis Mill Road), S.R. 2319 (South Plum Ridge Road), and S.R. 2320 (North Plum Ridge Road); thence in a southerly direction with S.R. 2319 to the intersection of S.R. 2319 and U.S. Highway 421, excluding all property adjacent to or accessed from S.R. 2319 between this and the preceding point; thence in an easterly direction following the centerline of U.S. Highway 421 to the intersection of U.S. 421 and S.R. 2346 (Old U.S. Highway 421); thence in a westerly direction with S.R. 2346 to a point 1.1 miles west of said intersection, excluding all property on both sides of S.R. 2346 adjacent to or accessed from S.R. 2346.  The foregoing description for said boundary line shall not be affected or altered in any way by the widening, relocation, or four-laning of U.S. Highway 421.
Section 2.  Subject to the new boundary line as provided in this act, the 1985 extensions of the Ronda and Roaring River Fire Tax districts in Wilkes County are valid and lawful.  All collections of fire tax revenues by Wilkes County since 1985 in the areas subject to the extensions are valid and lawful, without regard to which fire tax district (and corresponding fire tax rate) those revenues were collected from, and without regard to which volunteer fire department those revenues were allocated to.
Section 3.  The boundaries of the Glendale Springs Fire Protection District established under Article 3A of Chapter 69 of the General Statutes are as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of NC 88 and Low Gap Road running west to where NC 88 intersects with Ebenezer Road, labeled as point 2 on the exhibit.  From there the line goes south - southeast along Ebenezer and taking an overland route to the east of and encompassing all of Roe Hunt Road to a point on the Blue Ridge Parkway labeled as point 3 on the exhibit.  From there the line runs southwest - south along the county boundary line to a point east of the Blue Ridge Parkway labeled as point 4 on the exhibit.  From there the line runs in a westerly direction along the county boundary line to a point on the Blue Ridge Parkway just west of its intersection with Park Vista Road, labeled as point 5 on the exhibit.  From there the boundary line travels northwesterly for a short distance, encompassing both sides of Park Vista Road, before turning northward in an overland line to the intersection of Canoe Gap and Idlewild Road, labeled as point 6 on the exhibit.  The boundary line continues northward to the intersection of Canoe Gap Road and Hartsog Ford Road, labeled as point 7 on the exhibit.  From there the line runs slightly northeast to a point where the river bridge crosses NC 163, labeled as point 8 on the exhibit.  From there the boundary line takes a meandering path along the east side of the New River to a point where the river runs beside Boggs Road, labeled as point 9 on the exhibit.  From there the boundary line runs slightly northeast to a point where Cox Road runs beside the New River, labeled as point 10 on the exhibit.  From there, the line runs along the New River to a point where NC 16 intersects with NC 88, labeled as point 11 on the exhibit.  From there, the line runs along NC 88, encompassing the southern portion of the road, until it intersects with Low Gap, labeled as point 1. 
Section 4.  Section 3 becomes effective June 30, 2000.  The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 4th day of July, 2000.

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	Marc Basnight
	President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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				oe HackneySpeaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives