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John E. Dotte .r~*, ~6ohn E. Do terer 12 3 Commissioner n E. Dotterer was declare reelected as Chairman of the Board for a one-year term. The Chairman directed that a vote be held for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Board. The results of the balloting were as follows: Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. Bertha L. Matthews Gordon A. Wicker Nominee John R. Dossenbach, Jr. John R. Dossenbach, Jr. Bertha L. Matthews John E. Dotterer John R. Dossenbach, Jr. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. was declared elected Vice-Chairman of the Board for a one-year term. Mrs. Norma Bullard, County Tax Supervisor, gave an update on the Property Revaluation Program. Things are going more smoothly at this time. Informal review hearings are being conducted daily and several sessions have been scheduled at night. Mrs. Bullard introduced Tom McCormick of Elliott Ross and Associates who reported that as of Friday, December 4, 1987, informal hearings have been held on 2,208 parcels of real estate owned by 930 property owners. This represents 8.88 of all the property in Lee County, and is in line with the anticipated response of 108. Mr. McCormick stated that the informal hearings would be completed during the month of December, and field rechecking would be done in January, 1988. Mr. McCormick stated that the project should be completed by February 1, 1988 and be ready to turn over to the Board of Equalization and Review. Also, Mr. McCormick reported that each of the hearing offices were explaining the Land-Use Program to those to whom it applies. Persons who qualify for the Land-Use Values should apply when they list their taxes in January, 1988. Ms. Pam Valente, Director, Department for the Aging, made a presentation on the process of developing a new Senior Citizens Center. Mrs. Lenore Yow and Mr. Harvey Faulk were present as representatives of the Board for the Aging. A Steering Committee has been formed to work on this project and will follow a nine-step developmental process. Ms. Valente commented it would probably take 1-1/2 years to go through this process. The Steering Committee has enlisted the assistance of David Polston, Specialized Planner for Senior Centers, and Mr. Polston will be working with the Steering Committee during 1988. Ms. Valente stated that a new Senior Citizens Center had been recently built in Garner at the estimated value of $365,000 and that approximately $170,000 in labor and materials had been donated by indi- viduals and businesses in the community. It is estimated that Lee County will need a building that would contain between 7,000 and 10,000 square feet. Ms. Valente mentioned that they were looking at methods of funding, and that if the