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X55 The Board next considered the release submitted by AMISUB of North Carolina, Inc. , under the terms of which they would pay the County $80, 000. 00, and be released from any demands concerning the condition of the old hospital building. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews moved that the Chairman and Clerk be authorized and directed to execute the release for and on behalf of the County. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr., seconded the motion. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond made a motion that the release be amended to delete the first sentence in the fourth paragraph. This motion did not receive a second and the Chairman ruled that the motion died for lack of a second. The Board then proceeded to vote on the main motion and Comm- issioners Dossenbach, Matthews, Wicker and Dotterer voted for it and Comm- issioner Almond voted against it. The Chair ruled that the motion carried by a majority vote. The Parks and Recreation Commission submitted a budget amendment request with respect to an SBA Grant. The amendment reflected an additional $11, 824. 00 received for a total grant allocation of $49, 282. 00. The budget request, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, was approved upon motion of Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner Jerry M. Almond, which motion was unanimously adopted upon a vote. A Fiscal Agency Agreement between Lee County, First- Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Company, was submitted to the Board. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the new contract with Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Company for it to. serve as the County's paying agent, be approved. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Max Matthews appeared before the Board on behalf of the Lemon Springs Fire Department and discussed the site presently held by the Fire Department under a deed from the County which has a reverter clause. Mr. Matthews was advised that so long as the site was used for fire department purposes, the decision as to what to do with the structures on the site were to be made by the fire department. Commissioner Jerry M. Almond moved that the County contract with Lemon Springs Rural Fire Department to provide fire protection in the Lemon Springs Fire District. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. , seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. , moved that the former Sanford Elementary School be designated as the Lee County Arts Center and further that it be resolved that it is the County's intention to renovate and use this facility for art programs and activities, now and in the future. Commissioner Bertha L. Matthews seconded the motion and the matter was discussed by the Board. During the discussion, Commissioner Jerry M. Almond offered a substitute motion which would submit the matter of the use of this structure to a countywide referendum. Mr. Brewer, County Maintenance Supervisor, appeared before the Board and spoke on the limited inspection that he had made. Mr. Ron