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Bt)OR PArr l21 • Proclamation to declare the week of February 22-28, 1998 as Severe Weather Awareness Week (copy attached) • Amended contract for Employment and Training Grant Program through Senior Services • One year renewal water maintenance contract with American Anglian Environmental Technologies • Resolution to Department of Transportation to locate the Department of Motor Vehicles office and State Highway Patrol Station at same location (copy attached) Commissioner Reives seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the abandonment of a portion of State Road 1419 (Brickyard Road) for Cherokee Sanford Group. Mr. Warren Paschal, Environmental Manager with Cherokee Sanford Group appeared before the Board and asked that a portion of Brickyard Road, with the exception of property located at the end of • Brickyard Road joining State Road 1418 (Post Office Road) be abandoned. Cherokee Sanford proposes to expand the 1600 Colon Road facility which will add approximately 50 new jobs to Lee County. The company owns property on both sides of Brickyard Road and the proposed new expansion will require utilization of the area occupied by the road. Mr. David Tarpey of t317 Brickyard Road told the Board the closing of that particular section of road would cause a great inconvenience for some residents. After some discussion, Commissioner Garner moved to delay action on the matter and hold a public hearing on March 16, 1998 and to notify all property owners of the public hearing by registered mail. Commissioner Mansfield seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Garner, Mansfield, Matthews, Moretz, Paschal and Reives Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered an amended fee collection policy for the Health Department. Health Director Phyllis Lowry told the Board the Lee County Board of Health adopted at their last meeting, an amended fee collection policy that would allow the Department to refuse services to certain clients based on their "ability to pay." Services would not be denied to clients based on their "inability to pay." Commissioner Garner moved to approve the amended fee collection policy as presented. 0 Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows 2