1983 - 11-21-83 Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

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N.alJ1W noK 11 PA,c 311 The County Manager was requested to ask the highway authorities to inspect the intersection of Highway 42 and Secondary Road 1332, known as "Franklin Drive" with a view towards clearing the approaches to said intersection for better vision for drivers, Mr, Elbert Price appeared before the Board on behalf of Central Carolina Technical College and requested that the college be permitted to withdraw its request for construction of a shed type building in the pasture on County property on Wicker Street. Mr. Price stated that the college wanted to withdraw the petition because they did not want to offend anyone and he asked the Board's support and consideration when they located a suitable site. Mr. Ernest Atkinson, Assistant Superintendent, appeared before the Board and presented compilation of the bids received for the work to be done at the Floyd Knight school and requested the Board to appropriate the sum of $442, 302.00 for the project. The matter was discussed at length during which Mr, Atkinson , in response to Commissioner Wicker's question, indicated the school authorities had received approximately $10, 000.00 from the sale of tobacco acreage which could be used on said project. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the Board authorize the project and appropriate the sum of $432, 302, 00 from the Capital Reserve Fund to the Schools for such project. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews seconded the motion and upon a vote, Comm- issioners Almond, Matthews and Dotterer voted for the motion and Commissioner Wicker voted against it. The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted by a majority vote. The County Manager presented a Water System Construction Project budget, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Following the County Manager's explanation of the Budget Ordinance, Mr. Elwin Buchanan reviewed the plans for the water system. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the ordinance for the water system construction project be approved. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Ms. Mary Ellen Bowen, Coordinator of the Downtown Revitalization Project, appeared before the Board and reviewed the activities being supervised by her for the revitalization of the Downtown Sanford area. The Board next reviewed the departmental reports and correspondence. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker stated that he had had complaints that St. Clair School needed paint and asked that the school authorities be so notified.