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® BOOK 8'.343 I/II/I, r\1 1Q\ ~.=A45^A'8999 f%fh A C"7' B flnliC W9 AOff 6`9/'AA F-4 ~.PA is Ktv9 A Also a..m i-e eso®~l/~a.i VrrrcV / b//tl 6~ /HSV/~dtH ilP9 a.,r a,. ar/n//-Pea r Office of Superintendent 325 Halifax Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 W. J. WINFREE SUPERINTENDENT March 18, 1974 File: 3.31-553 Mr. Gordon A. Wicker, Chairman Lee County Board of Commissioners 554 Oakwood Avenue Sanford, North Carolina 27330 Dear Mr. Wicker: I. acknowledge receipt and thank you for the return of the original of my letter February 12, 1974, which was executed by you on behalf of the County Board of Commissioners, whereby Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company grants the Commissioners the right to proceed with cleaning and fixing up the station building at Sanford, N. C., for the Centennial celebration. Mr. Charles M. McBryde furnished you with a copy of his letter to me dated Februarv 13; 1974, ..ithdravr`a7 Iiis recuast on behalf of The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc., for use of the passenger station building. In the circumstances. the matter was again referred to my Management for r1-js to the Rail- do an effort `h .,::^.at a.. a.. to a_-s~st e County Board of Commissioners to continue utilizing the building for a senior citizens center. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company is willing to lease the building and the parcel of land to the Lee County Board of Commissioners, said parcel of land.and building being, outlined in red on actached copy of drawing No. 2527, last revised January 25, 1974, on an "as is" basis, i.e., the County will accept the building in its present condition, agree to maintain the structure at its expense in a manner satisfactory to the xailroad Cosrpaay"s Division Engineer and install appropriate barricades at locations designated by the Division Engineer, without payment of rental, conditi.nned upon Lee County reimbursing Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company for taxes levied on the land and building, estimated at $923.99 per annum on the basis of State assessment. Of course, if the County Board of. Commissioners accepts such an arrangement, it is our desire to cover lease of the land and building by a formal agreement, terminable on thirty days' written notice by either party, effective April 1, 1974, and, of course, reimbursement of taxes will corimence on April 1, 1974.