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Celt bt....:5;12"); MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS _October 7, 1957 • The Board of Commissioners of Lee County met in regular monthly session in the Commissioners' room at- the courthouse on Monday, October 7, 1957, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. , with the following members of the Board present for dispatch of business: Commissioners Evander C. Winstead, Clyde J. Atkins, Percy Measamer, Sion H. Kelly and J. M. Cheshire Chairman Percy Measamer presided and the following business was transacted. • W. D. Gregson, Veterans Service Officer, presented monthly report of the activities of his office. The Board then discussed in general terms the question of con- tributing with the City of Sanford toward the purchase of a fire truck. The discussion was principally concerned with the type and kind of truck which would be purchased if an agreement was entered into with the City of Sanford for the purchase of said truck. No formal action was taken on this matter. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 3 , 1957, and minutes of the special meeting of September 30 , _1957, were read and approved. Miss Monica Brown, County Home Demonstration Agent, presented a report on her activities for the month ofSeptember, 1957. K. S. Harmon, County Farm Agent, presented a report of the activities of his office for the month of September, 1957. J. J. Lentz, Superintendent of County Schools and J. B. Cameron, Chairman of -Lee County Board of Education, came before the Board and requested that they be deeded a part of the County Home property so that the same could be used for the purpose of carrying on FFA projects in the County Schools. No formal action was taken pending a ..con- ference with the city school authorities. Mr. E. P. Clark, caretaker of the courthouse, reported on the condition of all County owned buildings. J. R. Ingram, Vice Chairman and Harvey Faulk, member of the Sanford City Board of Education, and J. B. Lipscomb, agriculture teacher for the Sanford Central High School, came before the Board to request that it be leased a part of the County Home property for the purpose of carrying out agricultural projects. There then followed a general discussion of the needs of the city schools and of the county schools with respect to lands on which to carry out projects under the vocational agricultural projects. Commissioner then moved that the property owned by the County on the north side of the pumping station road and south of the County school garage be leased to the Lee County Board of Education for a period of 20 years at a yearly rental of $1.00 per year. This motion was seconded by CommissioneE Kelly and the same was unanimously adopted by the Board with the proviso that the lease contain a provision that the property be used for useful purposes and projects and that the projects be kept up. Supaglo p t "G!A'rd'Faw .!folI448: -$0320-