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bony T min° 0 Mr. Frank Lewis, representative of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners appeared before the Board and reminded the Board of the Association's annual convention to be held in Asheville the following week and invited all of the Commissioners to attend. Messrs. Wayne Crowson, Atlas Cox, Roy Utley and Wilbur L. Godwin, Aldermen of the City of Sanford, appeared before the Board and requested the Commissioners to initiate steps to institute a county-wide recreation system. The Commissioners directed the County Attorney to confer with the City Attorney per agreement to carry out the proposal to be submitted to the Board for its consideration at the earliest possible meeting. Dr. B. T. Brooks, Secretary of Lee County Board of Education appeared before the Board and requested a re-appropriation of the $6, 000.00 now being held for a school site option to the capital outlay budget for classroom construction. Upon motion of Commissioner Rogers, duly seconded by Commissioner Cooper, it was resolved to transfer the $6,000.00 appropriated for the school site option for classroom construction (fiscal code 681.3) within the capital outlay budget for the Lee County Board of Education. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote as follows: Aye: William H. Cooper J. Eugene Rogers Perry White Gordon A. Wicker Franklin D. Wicker Nay: None Dr. Brooks presented to the Chairman, thedeadfrom the Lee County Board of Education to Lee County for the New Hope school property. The Petition for the improvement of Secondary Road 1205, in the vicinity of Olivia, was presented to the Board for consideration. Commissioner Cooper moved the adoption of the following Resolution:' "WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County (f Lee has investigated the condition df the above described road which is now a part of the system of roads maintained by the State Highway Commission, and which is indicated in red on the attached map; ;and` "WHEREAS, after careful consideration of the services rendered by said road and the traffic demands of said county, it is deemed necessary that said road be improved in order to better serve the interests of the people of this county. "NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, and the Board of.County Commissioners hereby approved and request that the State Highway Commission make the following improvements in the above described road: Paved. " Commissioner Rogers seconded the motion, and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. J. Fletcher Rosser appeared before the Board and requested that additional appointments be made to the Good Neighbor Council. The matter was taken under advisement. The monthly bills as listed by the County Accountant were considered, and upon motion of Commissioner White, seconded by Commissioner Rogers, the payment of the bills as listed was unanimously approved. 2.