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a 0 ;6 upon the fire department reviewing the purchase with the Fire Advisory Board and obtaining approval from the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Andrews further stated the Northview Fire Department has worked hard to upgrade their trucks in an effort to address the demands in the industrial park. After much discussion, Commissioner Lemmond moved to approve the request from the Northview Fire Department to purchase a 2003 Pearce 100' aerial platform truck. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Smith Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a request from the Lee County Board of Education to use un-spent contingency funds. School Board member John Bonardi asked the Commissioners to designate extra funds from the SanLee Middle School to the debt of the school project and those debt funds (from the General Fund) be given to the school for new air conditioning at Lee County High School. The Lee County Board of Education, meeting on September 11, 2007, voted to request the Lee County Board of Commissioners to direct any unspent contingency funds resulting from substantial completion of the new middle school to public school capital projects as prioritized by the Lee County Board of Education, including air conditioning in the new gymnasium at Lee County High School. Mr. Bonardi request was different from what the Board of Education had originally requested from the Commissioners. In a letter to the Commissioners, from County Attorney K. R. Hoyle (who was absent from the meeting), stated this budget impact would violate . the terms of the County's present COPS financing and would probably affect the County's ability to obtain favorable financing the future. After consulting with bond counsel, Mr Hoyle recommended the request be denied because such action would be an event of default under the terms of the 2004 and 2006 COPS financing. After much discussion, Commissioner Lemmond moved to deny the request based on the County Attorney's recommendation- Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Smith Nay: None denied. The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously and the motion was The Board considered a request to close the County's C&D landfill as of June 30, 2008. County Manager John Crumpton informed the Finance Committee, at their August 13, 2007 meeting, the County had entered into a contract with Richardson Smith Gardner & Associates to perform engineering services related to the County's construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill. The first phase of the contract included an evaluation of future options for the C&D landfill. Mr. Crumpton stated that if the County continues the current operation of the C&D landfill, it is estimated the costs will exceed revenues by approximately $125,000 to $150,000 a year. The estimated cost of closure, based on a June 30, 2008 closure date, is $210.000. The Solid Waste Fund has approximately $850,000 in fund balance to use for closure costs and future monitoring costs. The Finance Committee, along with Mr. Crumpton, recommends the C&D landfill be closed June 30, 2008, and the County use Richardson Smith Gardner & Associates to assist with the closure process. It was noted that if the landfill is closed, construction and • demolition debris would be taken to the Waste Management site on Wilkins Drive or to a site across the Lee County-Chatham County line. After some discussion, Commissioner Shook 6