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0 0 <br />BOOK 17 PaCF 626 <br />Road intersections. The Department of Transportation will fund the project and design <br />the actual planting, however someone would have to be responsible for maintaining the <br />areas once the planting has occurred. The Chamber was asking for a commitment from <br />the County before the project can move forward. Mr. Cowan told the Board that <br />County Attorney K. R. Hoyle had researched the matter, and based on General Stature <br />136-97 counties are relieved "of all responsibility or liability for the upkeep or <br />maintenance of any of the roads... constituting the State highway system...". North <br />Carolina General Statute 139-98 prohibits the levy of taxes or the issue or sale of bonds <br />for the maintenance, improvement, reconstruction or construction of any public road. <br />Mr. Cowan further told the Board that Mr. Hoyle had contacted Mr. Joseph Farrell at <br />the Institute of Government, who stated that lie did not know of any authority for a <br />county to engage in such activity and recommended against Lee County entering into <br />an agreement. The recommendation of the County Attorney and County Manager was <br />to decline the request of the Chamber. Commissioner Adams moved to accept the <br />recommendation of the County Manager and County Attorney. After further <br />discussion, Chairman Hincks amended the motion to decline the request and forward a <br />letter to the Chamber outlining the statutes and recommendation from the Institute of <br />Government. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />Aye: Adams, Garner, Hincks, Matthews, Paschal, and Sauls <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />The Board considered foreclosure procedures for 1997 delinquent taxes. Tax <br />Administrator Roger Kelley asked the Board for approval to begin the tax foreclosure <br />process on all 1997 delinquent real estate taxes, as outlined in General Statute 105-375. <br />Commissioner Paschal moved to approve the request. Upon a vote, the results were as <br />follows: <br />Aye: Adams, Garner, Hincks, Matthews, Paschal, and Sauls <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />The Board considered proposals for auditing services. Finance Director Lisa <br />Minter told the Board that she had received the following proposals: <br />Firm Name <br />Dixon-Odom PLLC <br />Estimate <br />Estimate <br />Estimate <br />Estimate <br />Fiscal Year Ending Amount <br />June 30, 1999 $ <br />33,000 <br />June 30, 2000 <br />34,300 <br />June 30, 2001 <br />35,800 <br />June 30, 2002 <br />37,300 <br />June 30, 2003 <br />38,800 <br />003 <br />3 <br />