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Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne seconded the'motion and'upon a
<br />vote, it was unanimously adopted.
<br />The Board next considered the request of Mr. William Gordon for
<br />paving a:road nearNorthview. The road did not.qualify,for improvement under
<br />the present criteria and therefore, _no action was taken.
<br />Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker.moved that the Division of High-
<br />ways of the Department of Transportation be requested to install, guard rails on the
<br />approaches to the bridge over Little River *on the Cox Mill Road. Commissioner
<br />Franklin D. Wicker seconded the-mot ion and upon ,a vote, it was unanimously
<br />adopted.
<br />Mr._James Pate;. of Williams & Works; Inc., .appeared before the
<br />Board and reviewed and explained a proposal for a technical Assistance Grant for
<br />''$33; 750, 00 from the, Economic Development- Administration for an industrial park
<br />feasibility and selection study. The Comity's contribution would be $11, 250, 00 of
<br />in kind services: Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the proposal be
<br />approyed and the Chairman be authorized and directed to'file it on behalf of the
<br />County. -Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote,
<br />it was unanimously adopted.
<br />Mr., James Pate reviewed the contract proposed 'by Landmark
<br />Engineers, Inc._ and suggested that it be amended to include an option in favor of.
<br />the County,to expand the services to include,tax snapping as proposed in the original
<br />bid taking,
<br />The bills as listed by the County Finance Officer were reviewed and
<br />discussed.. The bills were approved for,payment upon motion of Commissioner
<br />John E. Dotter.er,` seconded by'Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne, which motion was
<br />unanimously, adopted upon a vote.,
<br />The Chairman announced that the, time for opening the bids for the
<br />purchase ob'a pickup truck had'arrived. The bid of Wilford Harris,' Inc., was
<br />opened but. not considered because it did not have a bid bond. The,bid of Dowdy
<br />Ford,. Inc., was *brought in'but was not. opened because. it. arrived after the time.set
<br />out in the advertisement for bids. The bid of Womble- Chevrolet Co., Inc., .was
<br />found to be in order and. was for $4, 943.30. The bid'of Womble Chevrolet Co.,.
<br />Inc. was, accepted upon motion made,-seconded and unanimously adopted.
<br />Commissioner Rhyne repbrted:on,the condition.of the jail and.reported
<br />that horizontal -bars were needed on.the windows,and+-the securityefeatures.need to„be
<br />replacedon the doors. He also.reported that,security measuresneeded to be taken
<br />at the Courthouse. Commissioner Rhyne stated:he`would'report'back to the :Board
<br />when he had prices on the improvements. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker took
<br />exception to making.changes at the' jail and,stated that closer supervision was_
<br />needed. Chairman Cooper said the matter could' be.debated, when~Commissioner
<br />Rhyne reported his recommendations to the Board;
<br />Mr, Garland Fulton, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Lee _
<br />'County Hospital appeared before the.Board and proposed a bond issue of $12.5
<br />million be submitted to the voter's fora new hospital with the bond issue to be
<br />repaid:by revenues generated by,the hospital, . The matter was discussed at length,
<br />Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne moved that the Chairman and Clerk be authorized to
<br />initiate the procedures to make application for authority to issue bonds for the
<br />construction of anew hospital contingent upon approval of such project by the Capital
<br />HS.A. Commissioner John.E. Potterer seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote,
<br />Messrs. Dotterer, 'Rhyne,. F. Wicker, G. Wicker and Cooper voted for it and no one
<br />voted against it..
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