1970 - 10-19-70 Adj. Reg. Meeting

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77 BOOK PACE * Commissioner Perry White seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. The Chairman then called the Board's attention to the program for solid waste disposal and reported that the Farmer's Home Administration had funds which were available for the purchase of equipment or property.but not for operational expense. Upon motion of Commissioner Franklkin D. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Perry White and unanimously adopted, upon a vote, it was RESOLVED to authorize the Chairman and Clerk to make application for a Farmer's Home Administration grant for solid waste disposal in Lee County. Commissioner Perry White made the observation that the construction of industrial complexes in the County would bring the question of zoning before the Board and Should be considered. Chairman Dotterer reported that the County Planning Board is coming before the Board of Commissioners at its next meeting to discuss this problem. There was a discussion about a letter for refund of. penalties collected from Roxanne Mills, but no formal action was taken, and the County Attorney was asked to report on the status of penalties under the law. Mr. Robert Bracken, Engineer, for the City of Sanford, appeared before the Board and requested the Board to execute easements allowing improve- ments along Nash Street near the Sanford City School property and the old County Home property. Upon motion of Commissioner William H. Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, it was unanimously RESOLVED to authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the necessary easements to accomplish this project. Dr. James Hulin, appeared before the Board and discussed transfer of the County to the Mid-Central Comprehensive Health Planning Region. In view of the applications for assistance which the County had heretofore filed it was decided to wait until February before taking formal action, although Dr. Hulin and Comm- issioner White were advised and authorized to maintain close contact with the new region since under the Governor's Executive Order this is the region to which Lee County would have to look for future planning. Mrs. Pearl L. McDuffie, and a group of citizens from Lemon Springs appeared before the Board and requested assistance in repairing the music room at Greenwood School. After discussion and consideration, upon motion of Commissioner William H. Cooper, seconded by Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, and unanimously approved, upon a roll call vote, it was RESOLVED that the request for improvement to the music room at the Greenwood School be referred to the Lee County School Board and if the project is approved by said Board, then the School Board is authorized to use the sum of $1, 500. 00 from funds previously made available for an option to purchase real estate which funds are no longer needed by the School Board for that purchase, no option having been attained nor any present land acquisition program being under consideration. The vote was as follows: AYE: William H. Cooper, Gordon A. Wicker, Franklin D. Wicker and John E. Dotterer NO: Perry White Commissioner White asked that the minutes reflect that he voted "no" not because he did not consider it a worthy project; but that the request should have been first made to the Board of Education and brought by them to the Board of Commissioners.