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the Road Commissioner to contact the necessary. State officials and to take any and all action necessary and appropriate to retain these facilities and equipment in Lee County. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mrs. Reggie Bowman, from the Council on Aging and Mr. Pearson H. Stewart, Director of the Triangle J Council of Government, appeared before the Board and advised them that a public hearing would be conducted in Sanford by representatives of the Federal Government on the transportation needs of the elderly. Only four such hearings will be held in the Country and the other hearings will be in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. The hearing will be held at Sanford Central High School Cafeteria, on March 1 st, 1975. Commissioner John E. Dotterer joined the meeting and parti- cipated in the further deliberation of the Board. i S . Mr. Darrell Mullins, Architect, of the firm of Pate-Mullins & Associates, appeared before the Board and received approval of,his diagram "B" for the improvements at the Seaboard Coast Line passenger station. Mr. Mullins also reported that he had invited representatives of the Weyerhaeuser; Company to meet with him but they declined to meet with him to discuss the proposed water line. Mr. Pearson H. Stewart, Director of the Triangle J Council of Governments, appeared before the Board and discussed the community development grant program under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Dev- elopment Act of 1974. The Chairman announced that the Tax Supervisor had requested an extension of the non-penalty period for listing of taxes. After discussion, Commissioner Dotterer'moved that the non-penalty period for listing taxes be extended until March 1, 1975, and the tax supervisor be authorized to extend the non-penalty period for businesses requesting an extension pursuant to the provisions of General Statute 105-307. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock reported that the Landfill personnel had started a program whereby each trash container would be numbered for identification. The Chairman reported he had received a letter from the Presi- dent of the Central Carolina Technical Institute converning the use of the old County home building. The contents of the letter were discussed and the Clerk was requested to write the National Guard and ascertain what the status of the Armory project is. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker reported on the positions filled under the Manpower Act. The, Chairman reported that the ambulance which was damaged beyond repair had been replaced by an identical unit and was already in service. The Chairman asked the Board what was its pleasure with res- pect to the request of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, to serve as bond paying agent. The Board requested the Finance Officer to contact the other banks in the County and see how many wanted to submit bids.