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2oK 12 PAsF 830 Commissioner William C. Stafford, Jr. moved that the Board hold a public hearing on the Secondary Road Construction Program for 1989-90. Mr. William F. Rosser, Engineer, appeared on behalf of the Department of Transportation and reviewed the anticipated allocation and the recommended appropriation of those funds to the various projects. Following Mr. Rosser's review, members of the Commission directed questions to Mr. Rosser, and various members of the public who were in attendance were given an opportunity to talk both to the Board and to the representative of the Department of Transportation. Mr. Lewis Riddle, a Mr. Spivey, and Mr. Kryno Smith were all recognized and given an opportunity speak. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker asked about the status of Mr. Jerry Maddox, an engineer with the Highway Division in Lee County, and the Board sent its regards for Mr. Maddox's speedy recovery. Mr. Rosser also advised the Board that repairs would be made on Horner Boulevard and some of the work would be done at night to lessen the problem about the flow of traffic on that roadway . After all persons had been given an opportunity to speak, Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews moved that the public hearing be closed. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote the results were as follows: AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox NAY: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been unanimously adopted and the public hearing closed. The Board then observed a short recess. Following the recess, the Board considered the matter of the secondary road construction program and Commissioner William C. Stafford, Jr. moved the adoption of the following resolution: WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation anticipates a July 1989 allocation of $165,737 in Secondary Construction Funds for Lee County for the forthcoming construction season and a public hearing was held on July 10, 1989 in the Commissioners' Room in the Lee County Office Building concerning the expenditures of said funds: WHEREAS, it is proposed to retain $25,000 of the total allocation for small projects that may come up during the year such as road additions, property owner participation projects, volunteer fire department and rescue squad drives, project overruns, drainage, etc. WHEREAS, it is proposed to utilize $33,000 for Paved Secondary Road Improvement Projects as follows: PRIORITY 1 Widen SR 1423 two (2) feet each side from Gum Fork Creek north 1.30 miles - 1.30 miles. Estimated Cost - $33,000.00 - 4 -