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0 E 'O PIGF 882 Chairman Hincks asked that the Board approve the endorsement of a letter to the NCDOT Enhancement Unit for an application for the Endor Iron Furnace restoration project. He told the Board that no matching fiords would be required from the County for this project. Commissioner Paschal moved to approve the endorsement of a letter to the NCDOT Enhancement Unit for the Endor Iron Furnace project, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams. 1-lincks. Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a request from the Board of Education for additional funds for grease traps. Dr. Barry Aycock, Superintendent of the Board of Education, told the Board that in December 2003 the Commissioners approved $81.600 to install grease traps at East Lee Middle School, West Lee Middle School, and Lee County High School, due to a mandate required by the State of North Carolina. Dr. Aycock told the Board that bids had been received twice and both times the bids increased higher than the $81,600 allocated by the Commissioners. A cost of $177,948 has been negotiated from Kelly Pluming of Wilmington to install the grease traps. He asked that the Board appropriate an additional $96,348 so the July 1, 2004, deadline can be met and all cafeterias can operate next school year. Commissioner Stevens moved to approve an additional $96,348 to the Board of Education to install grease traps at the above-mentioned schools. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Stevens Nav: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Dr. Aycock also asked that the Board transfer the $81,600 appropriated in December 2003 for grease traps to capital outlay expenses rather than current expense as previously requested. Commissioner Lemmond moved to approve the appropriation of $81,600 for grease traps to capital outlay expenses rather than current expense. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams; Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal. Reives, and Stevens Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the abatement of a late list penalty for ECS Financial Services (for Garic Inc.) Tax Administrator Kep Kepley told the Board that ECS Financial Services had requested that the late list penalty of $1,037.00 be forgiven. Mr. Kepley told the Board that he denied the request because the listing was postmarked after 3