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H no,, 11 ?"5E 877 upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. 0 Mr. Buchanan reported that the Board approved the Change Order on October 12, which deleted certain engineering services to be performed by Miller & Associates; however, the Change Order did not provide for deletion of the amount of $12, 276. 00 as bid for installation of 1800 feet of 6 inch water line. This work was to be performed by Blue Construction Company and Mr. Buchanan asked the Board to take action to amend the Change Order to show such deletion by approving the contract amcendment between Miller & Associates, Blue Construction Company, and the County of Lee. Commissioner Raymond C. Cox, Jr, moved that the contract amendment be approved and Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Don McLaughlin, Director of Parks and Recreation Commission, appeared before the Board and requested authority to apply for a State Grant for construction of an Educational and Environmental School Park. After discussion of the project, Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the Recreation and Park Commission be authorized to apply for a State Grant in the amount of $50, 000. 00, for a total project of $100, 000. 00, in conjunction with the Lee County Board of Education, and that said Commission be authorized to prepare and file a. pre-application on or before November 15, with the approp- riate State agency. Commissioner Raymond C. Cox, Jr. seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. S. F. Westbrook, Tax Supervisor, appeared before the Board and presented for consideration, an agreement for technical assistance between the County and Elliott-Ross & Associates, Inc. , in consideration for preparing for re-valuation by January of 1987. Representatives of the firm were present and discussed the scope of the work with the Board. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond asked the Board to postpone consideration of this matter for two weeks and requested the County Manager to consult with Catawba County con- cerning the Company's performance of their duties in that County. The matter was deferred in keeping with Commissioner Almond's request. The County Manager reported that the County had received a grant.for the purchase of computer software to perform a re-appraisal. The software has not been needed and has not been purchased and use of grant funds has been deferred on a year to year basis since the receipt of the grant. The County has recently purchased a vacuum frame which would be eligible equipment under the grant and the State has requested that an amendment be prepared between the County and the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development which would amend the grant so that the vacuum frame could be purchased with the grant funds and this matter closed. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr, moved that amendment no. 2 to the contract between the