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BOOK 7 PACE 512 The bills as listed by the County Accountant were considered and approved for payment on motion of Commissioner Rogers, seconded by Comm- issioner Cooper, which was unanimous lyadopted. The Chairman advised the Board that under G. S. 105-294, it was the Board's duty to select and adopt some uniform percentage of the amount at which property has been appraised as the value to be used in taxing property, which percentage is known as assessment ratio. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the Board adopt 6576 as the assessment ratio for Lee County. Commissioner Perry White seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimous- ly adopted. Chairman called to the Board's attention to the survey data and proposed management program for solid waste disposal which had been prepared by Sanitary Engineering Division, North Carolina State Board of Health. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the Chairman and Clerk to the Board be authorized and directed to make application for a grant from the Federal Government to implement the solid waste disposal program. Commissioner Gordon Wicker seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote it was unanimously adopted as follows: AYE: Cooper; Rogers", White, G.,Wicker and F. Wicker NAY: None The Chairman reported to the, Board that a'letter had been received from the Local Government Commission bearing the date of February 22, 1971, with respect to the $1, 000, 000 Water Bonds, $500,,000 Sanitary Sewer Bond and $100, 000 Airport Bonds, stating that pending consideration of the proposed bonds by the Commission at its next meeting, the County was authorized to proceed with a bond election not earlier than forty days from February 18, 1971, and that the introduction of the Bond Order was now in order. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the County withdraw its application for approval of $100,000 in Airport Bonds due to the fact that the proposed improvements to the present Airport would be in violation of the FFA criteria which have been changed since the original construction of the Airport and that this matter be re-considered after the City has relocated the Airport. Commissioner Perry White seconded the motion andupon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner William H. Cooper introduced the following bond order which was read at length: "BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $500, 000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF LEE. " WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee deems it advisable to make the improvements hereinafter described; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee as follows: Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of the County of Lee has ascertained and hereby determines that, in order to provide adequate sewage facilities for said County and its inhabitants, it will be necessary to construct the facilities hereinafter described and that it will be necessary to expend for such purpose not less than $500, 000, in addition to any funds which may be made available for such purpose from any other source. Z.