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puppies/litters up to four months old. Concerns were expressed regarding <br />consideration for foster animal and short term care situations. County Manager John <br />Crumpton provided that as far as costs are concerned, enforcing the revised <br />ordinance will come down to time. The County Manager suggested that the City <br />discuss the proposed ordinance with the Sheriff. Councilman Gaskins mentioned <br />having a spay/neuter law due to overburdening of facilities along with a need to <br />table the final vote on the ordinance to allow time to take other situations into <br />consideration. Dr. Crumpton stated from a euthanasia standpoint, Lee County has <br />one of the lowest rates in the state partly due to staff's outreach. He further <br />mentioned that while there are some counties/municipalities that have license fees <br />to help pay for spay/neuter, some may feel a need to have a clinic if a law is put into <br />effect. Dr. Crumpton stated that as the City and County grow, the issue will need to <br />be addressed. <br />IV. Temple Park <br />County Manager John Crumpton stated that in about 40 days the County will have <br />bid out the proposed improvements for Temple Park. <br />V. East Sanford Redevelopment <br />Mayor Chet Mann provided that in an effort to work towards revitalization of East <br />Sanford, DFI has performed an economic development study of East Sanford. <br />Planning and Community Development Director Marshall Downey provided a <br />presentation of the findings. Findings noted that over 50% of properties are <br />distressed, the median home value is lower than the rest of the city, and the <br />neighborhood population is growing at three times the rate of the City. Nearly one in <br />four houses are severely cost burdened with extremely low income renters, nearly <br />eight in ten single seniors are facing some degree of housing cost burden, and with <br />regard to workforce housing, there is five times more demand than there is supply. <br />In order to work toward redevelopment of this area, a specific geographic area can <br />be targeted for redevelopment by a local government as authorized by NCGS 160A <br />Article 22. The renovations to Temple Park, which is located nearby, will be a great <br />opportunity for community engagement. The first step is a workshop that will include <br />some elected officials. There are also plans for street improvements including <br />working with the Department of Transportation on restriping. <br />VI. Bond Referendum Discussion/CCCC Library and Lee Early College/Sports Complex <br />Commissioner Dalrymple stated a preference for moving forward with the bond <br />referendum process for the Sports Complex. Due to the age and limited facility of <br />the present County library, the Community College's accreditation issues related to <br />their library due to the increase in square footage needed in relation to enrollment <br />and the need for an adequate facility to accommodate Lee Early College, she felt <br />these projects needed to be directly addressed. <br />VII. DOT/CSX Commuter Line <br />Mayor Mann, Commissioner Reives, and Strategic Services Director Don <br />Kovasckitz attended a meeting organized by Julie White with the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation where they learned that CSX in interested in selling <br />the S rail. The State is interested in working with public private partnerships to <br />purchase and develop the railway to provide freight and passenger rail. The State is <br />looking at conducting a feasibility study to evaluate the proposal. <br />Page 214 <br />