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800F 8 PACE216 The monthly bills were considered and discussed and upon motion of Commissioner F. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Cooper, it was RESOLVED to approve said bills for payment. Mrs. Marietta Watson appeared before the Board on behalf of the Lee County Recreation Commission and requested the appropriation of the tax collections in excess of the anticipated receipts for the following purposes, namely: ADDITIONAL MONIES FROM THE 1972-73 TAX LEVY Total amount budgeted Received additional List of priorites to be used for the $6, 700. 00 1. Improvements - Lake Watson 2. Construction of combination Little League- Softball field-Lee County School property at Broadway 3. The Carolina Power & Light Property at Carbonton Site improvements for picnic grounds 4. Ten-foot chain link fence around tennis courts at Greenwood school and construction of a temporary four-foot fence around the softball field $ 153, 000. 00 6,700. 00 2, 000. 00 1,200. 00 1, 200. 00 2,300.00 TOTAL $ 6, 700. 00 Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved that the Recreation Commission budget be increased by the amount of the over-collections and allocated for the purposes as set forth in the request.. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote, Messrs. Cooper, Hancock, Rogers, F. Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted against it. Chairman Wicker distributed a list of appointments which are due to be made by the Board by June 30, 1971. He requested each member to give consideration to these positions and be ready to make the appointments before the expiration of the terms. Mrs. Pattie Mae McGilvary, Register of Deeds, appeared before the Board and expressed her appreciation to the Board for her appointment and promised to operate the office in keeping with the high standards set by her pre- decessor. Mr. Sion H. Kelly, Clerk of Superior Court, appeared before the Board and requested that the Board make its appointment to the Jury Commission at the earliest available time and also make provision for a PACE student to assist in the work of that Commission. The Chairman declared the floor open for nomination for position on the Jury Commission. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the Board re-appointd O. A. Keller, Jr. , to the Jury Comm- e ission for the two-year term provid-,6y law. Commissioner Hal L. Hancock seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved that the Board proclaim the last Sunday in May 1973, to be Senior Citizens Day. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.