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eooK 9 fs~cE 754 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA V Monday, August 18th, 1980 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lee, State of North Carolina, convened in the Commissioners room on the second floor of the County Office Building, 200 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina, on Monday, August 18, 1980, at 7 o'clock p. m. Those present were Commissioners Jack D. Funderburke, Lila P. Nielsen, Clyde J. Rhyne and Gordon A. Wicker. Chairman K. S. Harmon was absent. The Vice-Chairman declared a quorum present and the meeting open for business. The Vice-Chairman,~,Clyde J. Rhyne, presided and the following business was transacted: The Reverend Richard Bolls, Pastor of Pocket Presbyterian Church opened the meeting with prayer. The minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, August 4, 1980, were considered and upon motion made, seconded and duly adopted, the minutes were approved and ordered recorded. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker reported on corres- pondence he had received pertaining to several road matters but there were no petitions for consideration by the Board at this meeting. Mr. Nathan Crissman, Tax Collector, appeared before the Board and presented a list of delinquent tax payers and informed the Board he had done the necess- ary work to institute the In Rem method of foreclosures, as allowed under G. S. 105-375. Mr. Crissman outlined the procedure to be followed and there was a general discussion between Mr. Crissman and the members of the Board. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker objected to the inclusion of 1979 taxes because of the depressed state of the economy at the present time. Commissioner Lila P. Nielsen moved that in lieu of following the procedure set out in G. S. 105-374, the Board of Commissioners of Lee County direct. the Tax Collector to file, no earlier than six months following the sale of tax liens, with the Clerk of Superior Court of Lee County, a certificate showing the following: The name of the tax payer listing real property on which the taxes are a lien, together with the amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and costs that-are a lien thereon; the year or years for which the taxes are due; and a description of the property sufficient to permit its identification by parole testimony and to follow the In Rem method of fore- closure as set forth in G. S. 105-375. Commissioner Jack D. Funderburke seconded the motion and upon a vote it was adlpted by a majority vote, in which Commissioners Funderburke, Nielsen and Rhyne voted for the motion and Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker voted against it. Mrs. Max Matthews, Chairman of the Planning Board, appeared before the Board and presented the recommendations of the Planning Board with respect to several subdivision plats. The project was considered and acted upon as follows: 1) The map of Woodbridge-The Farms Subdivision was approved subject to the owner posting a bond in the amount of $9, 000. 00. The motion for approval was made by Commissioner Nielsen, seconded by Commissioner Funderburke and unanimously adopted.