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0 F,fd The Chairman read a letter advising the Board that the former Triangle Commission on.Criminal Justice had merged with the Triangle J Council'. of Goverment. As a_ result of the merger, the by=laws had been changed and each unit of Government is entitled to appoint a representative to the Board. The Board designated Commissioner-Franklin D; Wicker to'serve as its representative on the Board of Triangle Committee on Criminal Justice. The Clerk read the. report on the Secondary Road Construction Fund .allocation for the 1976-1977 fiscal'year and it provides that Lee County will receive $69,'500. 00 for secondary road construction allocation which will enable something less than two miles to be paved.. The Board took note of the establishment of the construction of the fence at the, Jonesboro Library and -expressed its appreciation to Mr-.'.!Hugh- B:rewe'r; " Superintendent' of Buildings and4 Grounds, for the fine job. 'Commissioner Cooper .reported that a. ceremony had been planned fo'r the; afternoon of July 4th when they would ring the Courthouse.'bell in keeping with the' Bi- Y Gentennial Celebration., } a 's Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Director of Community Development and Mr. Jim Coats, Director'of Social. Services, appeared before the. Board. Mr. Buchanan explained.that the sum of $1, 702, 00 had been spent in November with the Triangle: Housing Development Corporation and because of the failure.of the State agencies to act.promptly on these programs, it would be necessary to transfer $1, 702, 00 from the $8, 000, 00, which was deposited with Social Services for matching funds in order to pay this item. Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the sum of $1,702'. 00 be transferred from the-$S, 000.-00 of Community. Development money which was put up for matching'.fund grants,to the Rehabilitation contract with.the Triangle Housing Development Corporation. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote, Messrs, Cooper,. Potterer, Hancock, Franklin D. Wicker and Gordon A,' Wicker, all voted for it. Upon motion of Commissioner Hal L,' Hancock, duly seconded by Commissioner Dotterer, and unanimously adopted, upon a vote, Williams and Works was authorized to advertise for bids for the Northview sewer project., The agreement between the Town of Broadway and County of Lee on the-Community Development project known as the Broadway Water line was-pre- sented to the Board. Upon motiontof,Comniissioner Dotterer,'seconded by Comm- issioner Franklin D. Wicker„ which motion was unanimously adopted, the contract was approved.and,the Chairman and Clerk were authorized to execute the contract on behalf of the:County. Director Elwin Buchanan presented for consideration of the:Board a resolution concerning the amendment o~ the County. Budget to include Community ott rer Development Grant Funds, Commis sionerimoved.the adoption of the following .resolution: -WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS' OF LEE COUNTY has determined it to be'.to the best interest of the citizens of Lee County and has filed a.formal application with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).to. fund several activities planned in the Community. Development Program; and