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0 Book V ME 672 Sloan Park. It appears that the property is a portion of the land conveyed to Lee County by Lee County Recreation, Inc. and is presently dedicated to be used exclusively for park and recreation purposes and to be known as O. T. Sloan Park. It also appears that land and water conservation funds were used in the development of the park and the approval of the Secretary of the Department of Interior will be required to convert the property to other than public outdoor recreational uses or else an act of Congress will be required to lift these restrictions. It also appears that the Department of Aging would want this property conveyed to a non-profit corporation to be used for funding purposes for the construction of the center, and the Board was advised that this would require special legislative authority. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews moved that the Board honor the request of the Department of Aging and make the property available for use as a center. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. seconded the motion. Commissioner William C. Stafford, Jr. moved that all necessary steps be accomplished to remove the restrictions imposed by the dedication as set forth in the deed and the release or conversion from the perpetual restrictions imposed by use of land and water conservation funds be completed and the necessary legislative authority be enacted by the General Assembly of North Carolina, and when all of these things have been accomplished, then appropriate County officers be authorized to convey the property to the designee of the Department of Aging. Both Commissioners Matthews and Commissioner Dossenbach accepted the amendment and the Chairman called for a vote on the motion as amended and the results were as follows: AYE:Dos senbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox NAY: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been unanimously adopted. Chairman Cox noted for the record that the basketball team at Lee Senior High School had won their conference tournament and the Board went on record commending the basketball team and their coach for their accomplishments. Chairman Cox announced to those in attendance that security for the meeting was provided by members of the Sheriff's Department who had been assigned for that purpose by Sheriff Billy Bryan, and that members of the Fire Department from the City of Sanford and Mr. Hayden Lutterloh, III were there to insure that the fire laws were observed with respect to the number in attendance for the meeting. The Board next heard from Mr. Peyton Cooper of AVTAX, Inc., who appeared on behalf of Trion, Inc. with respect to the 1988 personal property listing. Mr. Cooper was requesting a refund for certain property he says Trion had erroneously listed for taxation and on which - 2 -