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M ® BOOK 7 PASS Additional bills as tabulated by the County Account were presented and upon motion made, seconded,. and duly adopted, they were approved for payment. In reviewing the bills, the County Auditor, Mr. E. M. Underwood, called the Board's attention to the election board statements and an inquiry was made as to Clerk for registering the voters. Upon motion of Commissioner Perry White, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Wicker, it was RESOLVED by a unanimous vote that the Deputy Register of Deeds was to serve as the Registrar for the registering of voters. Also, in reviewing bills, it was noted that charges had been made for examination of members of the Rescue Squad, and upon motion made, seconded and adopted, it was RESOLVED to advise the Rescue Squad to provide for a periodic group physical examination. Mr. Bob Brickhouse and Mr. Hal Siler, appeared before the Board and gave a report on the County's application for the location of the State Zoo- logical Garden in our area. Mr. Brickhouse presented the criteria presented by the Site Selection and after these were reviewed, Commissioner Gordon Wicker moved that the Board resolve that it would agree that if the State Zoo- logical Garden were located in the vicinity of Lee County, that we would zone an area of at least one mile surrounding the park to protect it from outside encroachment, abnormal noise, smog and undue polution of all kinds. Commissioner William H. Cooper seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, it was unanimously adopted as follows. AYE: Cooper, White, F. Wicker, G. Wicker, J. Dotterer NAY: None Mr. Robert Harris appeared before the Board and discussed pending bond issue for utility extension. K. R. Hoyle, County Attorney, gave a report on the meeting held with respect to the County establishing a Recreation System. The plan proposed by the City Attorney would necessitate special legislation, and therefore, no formal action was taken to call for a recreational tax vote at this time. It was reported that the reorganization of the Law and Order Committees would necessitate a transfer of Lee County to its new district within the next six months and that the next meeting of the Committee wouldbe on September 15, 1970. Upon motion made, seconded and duly adopted, Mr. L. L. Beckham was appointed the alternate with Franklin D. Wicker as the County Representative on this Comm- ittee. The Chairman called the Board's attention to a resolution which had been adopted by the Board of Commissioners for Onslow County requesting the State Board of Social Services to take over and assume the entire Social Services obligations and that in the event such assumption should be made in stages that the Medicaid be the first one assumed. After discussion of the Resolution, Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker moved that the Board of Commissioners of Lee County endorse said Resolution and Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion. Upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner William H. Cooper moved that the County purchase a quarter page ad for the purpose of promoting Lee County as a site for industrial development in the forthcoming special edition of the Sanford Herald. Commiss- ioner Franklin D. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted.