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Eou V PICE 625 002 • Proclamation to declare April 17-30, 1999 as "Litter Sweep" in Lee County • Resolution to declare the week of April 18-24, 1999 as "National Immunization Week" in Lee County • Proclamation to declare the week of April 18-24, 1999 as "County Government Week" • Franchise agreement between Lee County and the Sanford-Lee County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. • Purchase of LaserJet printer for the Cooperative Extension Office from PC Age at a cost of $2,674 • Budget amendment 04/05/99/17 (copy attached) Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Adams, Garner, Hincks, Matthews, Paschal, and Sauls Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Commissioner Paschal told the Board that he had met with Larry Kelly, Chief of the Deep River Volunteer Fire Department concerning a one-day aircraft fire training class. The training will be conducted for this department since they will be the first responders to the new airport should a plane crash. Mr. Joe Clendenin from the North Carolina Department of Transportation discussed with the Board improvements to the secondary road system near the new airport, including ROD Sullivan and Farrell Roads. Mr. Clendenin told the Board that some improvements have recently been completed on Farrell Road. He discussed various sources of money that are available for road construction and gave two suggestions for improvements to ROD Sullivan Road. After some discussion, the Board agreed to use money from the road construction fund to strengthen and repave ROD Sullivan Road, and use money from the secondary road construction fund for paving some of the thirty-five plus miles of unpaved roads in Lee County. Commissioner Matthews discussed with DOT representatives the need for caution lights for St. Andrews and Lemon Spring Roads, and Greenwood and Edwards Roads intersections. Mr. Clendenin told the Board that DOT has been in the process of obtaining right-of-ways in the St. Andrews area and turn lanes will be constructed in the near future at the St. Andrews and Lemon Springs roads intersection. He told the Board that he would request another traffic study for the Greenwood and Edwards Roads intersection. The Board considered a request for the County to maintain plantings within certain right-of-ways along highway US #1 north. County Manager William Cowan told the Board that he had received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce asking the County to maintain areas along US 91 at the Deep River Road, Farrell Road and Colon 2