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WHEREAS,,the attached petition has been filed with the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Lee requesting that the above described road, the location of which has been indicated in red on the attached map, be added to the Secondary Road System; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is of the opinion that the above, described road should be added to the Secondary Road System, if the road meets minimum standards and criteria established by the State Highway Commission for the addition of roads to the System. . NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Lee that the State Highway Commission is hereby requested to review the above described road, and to take over the road for maintenance if it meets established standards and criteria. - Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Lt. Col. Elbert McPhaul of the North Carolina National Guard appeared before the Board about finalyzing proceedings on the local armory. Lt. Co. McPhaul and the members of the Board discussed the procedures for adding on to the armory to meet local needs for athletic contests and after a review of the procedures and the control which would be exercised over the facility, Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the Board abandon any project to expand the plans to add to the armory. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a vote it was adopted by a majority vote. Chairman Gordon A. Wicker voted "no" on the proposition and requested that the minutes reflect his vote. Mr. Wiley B. Teal, of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, the Division of Youth Services, appeared before the Board and discussed whether or not the Commissioners would be interested in joining with a ten county area for the establishment of a juvenile detention center.. Commissioner Dotterer moved that consideration of such action be deferred for two months during which period the Chairman would contact the Wake County authorities and see if arrangements could be made for detaining Lee County juveniles in their facility and Mr. Teal would contact the other counties in the region and determine their willingness to participate in such a project. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Fred Hughes appeared before the Board and advised them that he prepared historical maps and was considering the preparation of such a map on Lee County. and requested the County to purchase enough maps for free distribution to each school child and estimated the costs of the County's participation of the project would. cost $Z, 500. 00. The Board was of the opinion that this would not be a public purpose expenditure of funds and therefore declined to participate at this time. The Chairman presented for consideration by the Board, two resolutions from the Lee County Medical Society with respect to the Mental Health Program conducted in Lee County. The operative portions of the resolutions were as follows: