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LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow SPECIAL EMERGENCY CALLED MEETING OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS EMERGENCY SERVICES OFFICE 204 W. COURTLAND DRIVE SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 OCTOBER 9, 2016 The special emergency called meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened at 1 p.m. at the Emergency Services Office, 204 W. Courtland Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners present were Amy M. Dalrymple, Dr. Ricky D. Frazier, Dr. Andre Knecht, Larry "Doc" Oldham, Robert T. Reives, and Timothy S. Sloan. Commissioner Kirk D. Smith was absent. Staff present included County Manager John Crumpton, County Attorney Whitney Parrish, and Clerk to the Board Gaynell Lee. Chair Dalrymple called the meeting to order. County Manager John Crumpton and Emergency Services Director Shane Seagroves gave updates from Hurricane Matthew that pounded Lee County on Saturday, October 8th. The following reports were given: • Shelter opened at San Lee Middle School where approximately 50 citizens spent the night, • Kiwanis Park and San Lee Park closed due to flooding, mud and downed trees, • Schools will be closed Monday, October 10th due to power outages, • 16,000 Duke Energy customers without power as of the meeting time, • 4,000 Central Electric without power as of the meeting time, • All Lee County offices will be open on schedule for Monday, October 10th • Some water leaking at the Lee County Government Center but office will open on schedule October 10tH • Board of Elections office has roof leaking issues being addressed, • City water system lost system pressure on Saturday but was resolved around midnight. A reverse 919 call will go out to all customers for a boil water issue for the next 24 hours as a safety precaution, • Various traffic lights around town are not working and lights at Tramway intersection are out, • 11 '/2 inches of rain recorded at San Lee Park, with erosion issues and downed trees on the trails, • Dalrymple Park building is closed due to power outage, • Environmental Health is working with Rest Homes/Nursing Homes and restaurants on the boil water issue, and • Duke Energy, Central Electric and DOT will be contacted about power outages, road clearing and the lights at Tramway.