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® 0004 boos 16 PnE 624 WHEREAS, quality education and an excellent highway system are key elements in economic progress; and WHEREAS, North Carolina's public schools are overcrowded and often dangerously outdated, and highways are badly congested, and in need of widening or paving to ensure safety; and WHEREAS, with the approval of highway bonds, construction of many strategic highway projects across North Carolina can be accelerated, thereby reducing land and construction costs caused by inflation; and WHEREAS, the highway bonds will expedite the paving of thousands of miles of unpaved roads and the completion of key links between rural and urban areas, creating greater opportunity to bring jobs to rural North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the proposed school bonds will provide more equity between urban and rural school districts throughout the state; and WHEREAS, the school bonds will decrease the reliance on property taxes to fund school construction; and WHEREAS, use of the highway and school bond funds will not require tax increases; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners supports the passage of the State Highway and School Construction Bonds on the ballot on November 5, 1996, and the members of this organization will work to secure their passage. Commissioner Matthews seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Groce, Matthews, Moretz and Reives Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered an ordinance to grant a franchise for non-emergency ambulance service to American Medical Response, Inc. County Attorney K. R. Hoyle told the Board American Medical Response, Inc. had made an application for a franchise from Lee County to operate a non-emergency and convalescent ambulance service in Lee County. This ordinance will require votes at two consecutive meetings before it can be adopted. After some discussion Commissioner Groce moved to approve the first reading of an ordinance to grant a franchise for non-emergency ambulance service to American 4