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BOOK Pr,CE 878 002 4 The Board considered approval of the agenda. County Manager William Cowan asked that a closed session be added to the agenda prior to discussion of the contract for the purchase and sale of property known as the Heins Alltel Building. Commissioner Dossenbach asked that Commissioners' Elect Cox and Moretz be allowed to attend the closed session. Commissioner Stafford moved to approve the agenda as printed and the request for Commissioners' Elect Cox and Moretz to attend the closed session. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dossenbach, Garner, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered recending a revised resolution declaring priority of transportation projects listed in the Transportation Improvement Program for 1994-2000. City Engineer Larry Thomas was present and asked the Board to recend a resolution approved at the last meeting. The Board had previously approved a resolution submitted by the City of Sanford listing continued interest of US # 1 between Sanford and Raleigh to be four-laned as the number one priority, with the number two priority being the 421 bypass around Sanford. Mr. Thomas asked the Board to reconsider the resolution passed at the last meeting declaring the Department of Transportation priority projects. He stated these priorities have been discussed with Highway Commissioner Mary Hayes Holmes on two occasions and she has suggested that the US #1 project between Sanford and Raleigh be deleted because there was not much she could do for Sanford and Lee County concerning this project. This project has been given the go-ahead to be completed. Mr. Thomas stated this project has already been listed on the Department of Transportation program. Mr. Thomas said Mrs. Holmes suggested consideration be given to highway 421 because the time was right and this project should be the number one priority for Sanford and Lee County at this time. other medium-size projects should also be considered such as sidewalks for this district and plantings/landscaping at various intersections. Mrs. Holmes stressed the importance of the governmental units submitting the same resolution showing the same priority list. After much discussion commissioner Dossenbach moved to delete US #1 between Sanford and Raleigh to be four-laned as the number one priority and approve the resolution as submitted at the last meeting showing the highway 421 bypass around Sanford as the number one priority. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dossenbach, Garner, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. 2