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~.1 ~lX4 n ' Commissioner GordonA Wicker repor'ted'to the Board that`represen-. tatives,.of the.City and-Chamber of;Coinmerce-attended the meeting of `Department.of'Trarisportatiori officials in Car't_hage this+afterinoon and,presented the requests -for highway,` improvements, Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne reported he 'had received several calls concerning the,bridge.improvements on the LowerlVloncure Road which is SR 1002., . Cominissioiier Gordon A: Wicker §tated'he would request the highway authorities to:expedite'the project. Chairman William H;. Cooper reported that the roof at the New Hope ` Building had been inspected because of leaks and the, report indicated that repairs would not be e'ffective._and the roof needed to` be.replaced,,The-matter was discussed by the Board and then. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker mgyed that the Be and advertise for bids to';reroof the building, Commissioner Clyde J. _Rhyne seconded the motion' and upon a vote,` it was. unanimously adopted The Chairman reported that providion had.been made in'the budget.:' 'fo`r the acquisition 'of=an ambulance and that matching funds were, available, -Comm- issioner C1yde,J, Rhyne moved that the Clerk and Finance Officer be authorized "to prepare ;and.file an application:to secure matching funds for the purchase of a' -new ambulance:. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a. vote' it`was unanimously adopted The Chairman had `the`Clerk.read a.letter he had re'ceived.from ' Superintendent Kenneth H, Brinson of the. Lee: County Board of Education, setting .;.forth the..conditions under which Board'of Education would convey the,'atheletic field at Lee County Senior`H' to the.Couniy. "Commissioner Rhyne explained that the deadline for filing. the application*was August 15th and,therefore'the matter was dropped because there was insufficient.time.!to prepare an application, -,`;Also,- from 'the informationr,prev ouslyfurnished the conditions. imposed by the'.Board of Educr ation woul'd'have caused the 'application,to be.disapproved,. The Chairman reported he had received a letter from the North Carolina,Associatioii+of County Coxrinissioners thanking,the'County for the prompt' payment.'of its dues:.. Commissioner Clyde J., Rhyne reported that the Board had received . a letter'- rom Mi:. Amos-Reed, .N C._Commissioner of Corrections; concerning a contract about use of the local jail "facilities, Commissioner Rhyne requested that . coiiside,rat on of this$'matter be-deferred;'until'the next meeting to allow him to study the matter,, The Chairman asked him to report his recommendations at the next' meeting.' Chairman Cooper distributed a`list of the.pre`sent CETA workers for`revierk by the Board, Commissioner Franklin D Wicker Joined the meeting and participated in,the further deliberations of the Board. . The Chairman reported'that'the`Mental`Health~,A fl or`ity-liad.requested authority .to use the County "garage •for-mino£r~ repairs and to'purchase gas for 'vehicles used in Lee County only:. Commissioner FranklinyD. +Wicker'moved that permission be granted for the Mental Health Authority.to.use'the.garage; for,minorjepairs;and' _to purchase,gas for Vehicles,used only in Lee County: Commissioner,Clyde.J - Rhyne. seconded -the motion and upon a`vote it was unanimodsly adopted. Mr, Edward Fleis, of-WLlhams'arid Works,'';Inc. appeared before -.the Board and requested the Board' to execute.a change order, to cover the service - of inspecting the welds on the elevated storage- tank-at the Clawson L. Williams Industrial Park.' After discussion, Commissi'oner`Gordon A,'Nicker moved that