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BG~; Chairman Gordon A. Wicker appointed Commissioners William H,. Cooper and Hal L. Hancock as a, special committee to study the operations and needs -of the Board of Elections. Mr. Stacy O.' Budd and Mr. Douglas Wilkinson,,-,Sr.,. appeared before the Board on behalf of the Trustees of Central 'Carolina~ TechriVcal ' Institute and requested that the new National'Guard Armory not be $Iaced on the old County Home site unless it can be used"for,recreationalspurpc'ses'by.- the students at the institute. Chairman Gordon+A.' Wicker}read asletter`from Lt..Col: Elbert McPhaul,, Jr., Chief of the Engineering. and Facilities rBranch, Office of the Adjutant General, setting forth the conditions upon which the property on Nash Street could be used for an armory site. Mr. 'Kenneth Brinson,_ Superintendent. of the Sanford-Lee County , Board of Education, appeared and asked the Board to relocate the, armory. . The''Chairman noted that it was 11 o'clock a. in., and time for ' the public hearing on the projects,to be included in the application for Community Development projects for -nextyear. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved .that the public hearing be•opened.. Commissioner Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.., Chairman Wicker declared the hearing open and invited the public'to come forward and express their-views. Mr. Elwin Buchanan spoke first. , Then Messrs. Gonzalee'Johnson, Joel Caviness, and J. H. Blue, spoke. Mrs. R., B.. Guthrie, Gloria Bryant, Lillie`Mae'Tuck and Minnie Perkins spoke. "After all persons who wanted to speak had been heard, CommissionerFranklin D,. Wicker moved that the public hearing be closed. . Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded.tlie motion and upon a vote it was-unanimously adopted, Chairman Gordon A., Wicker announced.a second public hearing on the Community Development Projects for next year would be held at 7:00 o'clock p. m, on November T-I, 1975. Director Elwin Buchanan presented a progress report on the Community Development projects currently under way. The'plans and specifications for the water line between Sanford and Lemon Springs-were presented to and reviewed by the Board. Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the plans and specifications as presented to the Board be approved. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Paul Godfrey appeared before the Board concerning acquiring some land near the Landfill site The Landfill Committee was' requested to report-its recommendation to the Board. Nl'essrs. James Pate'and Robert Bracken of the firm'of Pate- Mullins & Associates appeared before the Board and reviewed the, report submitted by them concerning fire protection in the Clawson Williams Industrial Park. They presented a map showing a lot which Mr., C. L. Williams, Jr. , had offered as a site for the ground.water storage tank. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the Board accept a conveyance of the site from Mr. Williams and a grant.of the necessary easements for access. Commissioner John'E. Dotterer seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner John E. Dotterer "moved that the sum of $44, 000. 00 be appropriated from the Revenue Sharing Funds to purchase the proposed site on Nash Street from Bryant R. Johnson and-O, T. Sloan for an armory site. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a roll'.call ,