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BK:00024 PG:0964 <br />• Budget Amendment # 06/04/12/16 (copy attached). <br />Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />Aye: Hayes, Oldham, Parks, Paschal, Reives, Shook, and Womack <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Pursuant to N.C. General Statute 153A -52.1, Chairman Shook opened the floor for Public <br />Comments. The following signed up to speak and were allowed 3 minutes for comments: <br />1. Dr. Bud Marchant and Dr. Jeff Moss — spoke in reference to the Caterpillar Youth <br />Apprenticeship Program kick -off scheduled for 6 p.m., June 5, 2012, <br />2. Mr. Kirk Smith, 3108 Avents Ferry Road, Sanford — thanked the County Manager <br />and Commissioners for holding the budget, and <br />3. Mr. Frank Del Palazzo, 425 Rolling Hill Road, Sanford — addressed open <br />government and transparency; need to hold all meetings at 6 p.m. instead of 3:00 <br />and 4:00 to allow citizens the opportunity to attend <br />At this time, the Board held a public hearing in reference to the proposed fire district tax rates for <br />the volunteer fire departments for FY 2012 -13. At the May 21, 2012 regular meeting of the Board of <br />Commissioners, Donald Andrews, Chairman of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board presented the fire <br />department budgets and the following proposed fire district tax rates for the upcoming year: <br />Chairman Shook opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time. <br />No one present spoke for or against the proposed fire district tax rates as presented. <br />Chairman Shook closed the public hearing. <br />The Board considered a Resolution for construction of a new baseball /softball building on <br />Tramway Road Park. Parks and Recreation Director John Payne stated that Southern Lee High School <br />has developed plans and secured funding from their Booster Club and private sources to construct a <br />building on county park property for their boys and girls softball teams. Mr. Payne stated the structure <br />would be consistent in style and materials with existing park structures and provide lockers, showers, <br />laundry, and equipment storage. The one story structure will contain approximately 2000 sq. feet and <br />will be located to the left side of the main entrance to the ball field complex. A site plan and floor plan <br />was presented for review, along with a letter of support from Head Baseball Coach David Miller. Coach <br />FY 2011 -12 <br />FY 2012 -13 <br />FIRE DISTRICT <br />RATE <br />RATE <br />Cape Fear <br />$ <br />0.092 <br />$ <br />0.092 <br />Carolina Trace <br />$ <br />0.067 <br />$ <br />0.075 <br />Clearwater <br />$ <br />0.186 <br />$ <br />0.186 <br />Deep River <br />$ <br />0.104 <br />$ <br />0.113 <br />Lemon Springs <br />$ <br />0.086 <br />$ <br />0.091 <br />Northview <br />$ <br />0.081 <br />$ <br />0.081 <br />Tramway <br />$ <br />0.078 <br />$ <br />0.079 <br />West Pocket <br />$ <br />0.124 <br />$ <br />0.129 <br />Chairman Shook opened the public hearing that had been advertised for this date and time. <br />No one present spoke for or against the proposed fire district tax rates as presented. <br />Chairman Shook closed the public hearing. <br />The Board considered a Resolution for construction of a new baseball /softball building on <br />Tramway Road Park. Parks and Recreation Director John Payne stated that Southern Lee High School <br />has developed plans and secured funding from their Booster Club and private sources to construct a <br />building on county park property for their boys and girls softball teams. Mr. Payne stated the structure <br />would be consistent in style and materials with existing park structures and provide lockers, showers, <br />laundry, and equipment storage. The one story structure will contain approximately 2000 sq. feet and <br />will be located to the left side of the main entrance to the ball field complex. A site plan and floor plan <br />was presented for review, along with a letter of support from Head Baseball Coach David Miller. Coach <br />