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0 0 . book 12 ?:GE 613 Cumnock area about the Cumnock water system becoming a part of the County system. It was decided to advise the people in Cumnock that no taps were presently available and nothing could be worked out until the Water Study the Board had authorized is completed and arrangements are worked out with the City of Sanford. Chairman Cox reported to the Board that he had attended a meeting of the Board of Education and discussed with them how the County could acquire the Linden Avenue property from the School Board. Chairman Cox indicated the School Board had suggested that the County acquire property adjacent to the High School site and exchange it with the School Board. The Board received a memo from Bobby Johnson concerning the sale of surplus vehicles. Mr. Johnson had placed a limit on the price he would accept for some vehicles and in several instances the prices received were slightly below those limits. In view of the small amount of money involved, the condition of the vehicles, and the cost of reselling them, Mr. Johnson had accepted the bids and was making a report of it to the County. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the action of Mr. Johnson in accepting the bids and confirming the sales be ratified and approved. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. seconded the motion and upon a vote the results were: AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox NAY: None The Chairman ruled the resolution had been unanimously approved. Chairman Cox reported to the Board that Mr. Paul Craig on behalf of himself and his associates had suggested a tract of land on Deep River near Cumnock be developed by the County as an industrial park. Commissioner William C. Stafford, Jr. moved that the Board refer Mr. Craig's offer to the Lee County Industrial Park for consideration. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded. the motion and upon a vote the results were: AYE: Dossenbach, Matthews, Stafford, Wicker and Cox NAY: None The Chairman ruled the resolution had been unanimously adopted. The Board discussed a communication from Ms. Pam Adams of the Department of Aging concerning the Senior Citizens project but no formal action was taken. The Board discussed the report on court case filings in County population which had been received from the Administrative Office of the Courts. In the course of this discussion the matter of conditions at the