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y~ow 11 PACE 505 Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the Board hold a public hearing on the expenditure of funds for the secondary Road Program for Lee County. Commissioner John E. Dotterer seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unani- mously adopted. The Chairman declared the public hearing open and invited all interested persons to come forward and present their views. The local engineer reviewed the status of the work done on the program approved last year. The district engineer reviewed the proposed work program for the coming year. After the engineers concluded their presentations, the audience was offered the opportunity to give their comments. After everyone had an opportunity to speak, Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the public hearing be closed. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner John E. Dotterer then int£oduced and moved the adoption of the program of work as prepared by the Highway Division and set out in the resolution presented by them, a copy of which is attached to the minutes and by this reference made a part hereof, be adopted. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. Mrs. Don Steinert appeared before the Board as.the representative of a group who were upset that the tennis program had been reduced by the Parks and Recreation Commission because of reductions in their budget. Others who spoke in support of the tennis program, were Mr. Raymond Womble, Mrs. Carol Godfrey, and Mr. James E. Heins. Then followed a discussion between members of the Board and also Mr. Don McLaughlin, Director, and Mrs. Judi Marsh, a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner John E. Dotterer moved that the Board appropriate the sum of $20, 000. 00, from the Con- tingency Fund to the Parks and Recreation Commission. There was no second and the Chair ruled that the motion died for lack of a second. No formal action was taken. Mr. Elwin Buchanan, Grants Administrator, appeared before the Board and reviewed the written report on the projects supervised by his office. He submitted to the Board for its consideration a project budget for the taxi-way at the Airport (FAP #3-37-006503), Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the project budget, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof, be approved and adopted. Commissioner John E. Dotterer seconded the motion, and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. The Board next considered the appointments for various County Boards, Commissions and Agencies. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the following persons be appointed to be a member of the governing body of the agency named and for the term indicated, to expire on June 30th of the approp- riate year, or until their successors are appointed and qualify: