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0 0 BOOK 21 PAGE 549 funding earlier so they would have had "seed" money for the project. Commissioner Paschal asked to be excused from voting since he is a member of the Centennial Committee. Chairman Brown excused Mr. Paschal from voting on the matter. Upon a vote of the motion, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, and Reives No: Shook Abstained: Paschal The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted by a four to one vote. The Board considered the current vacancy from District 2 on the Board due to the resignation of former Commissioner Amy Stevens. The Lee County Republican Party Executive Committee had recommended the name of Mr. Kirk Smith as a replacement for this vacancy. Commissioner Reives moved to postpone consideration of appointing someone to fill the vacancy on the Board until the June 4, 2007 meeting. Commissioner Shook stated she saw no need to postpone the vote. She further stated the Republican Party Executive Committee made a recommendation and she would like to see the matter discussed and debated today; not fair for the Clerk of Court to have to make the decision. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, and Reives Nay: Shook The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted by a five to one vote. Ms. Laura McClettie from the Department of Commerce US Census Bureau had provided the required paperwork to appear before the Board. Ms. McClettie discussed with the Board the upcoming dress rehearsal for the US Census. Ms. McClettie stated that Lee County is one of the rare areas that will undergo what is considered a "dress rehearsal" for the 2010 census. Sanford is part of a nine-county region surrounding Fayetteville that will participate in the pre-census in 2008. An area located in California is the only other region in the upcoming rehearsal. Ms. McClettie stated that over a period of several weeks next year, local workers will be collecting information from residents and gathering housing statistics that will help prepare the area for the 2010 census, which is the basis for the annual distribution of billions of dollars in federal tax money to state and local governments. No action was taken. Commissioner Paschal left the meeting to attend a funeral at this time but did return to the meeting during the closed session. The Board considered recommendations from the Planning Board. Assistant Community Development Director Marshall Downey told the Board the Planning Board approved the following recommendations: Text amendment to Section 5.1 of the Unified Development Ordinance that would allow for accessory structures with the issuance of a Special Use Permit to be located on a parcel without a principle structure within the RA Residential Agricultural and RR Restricted Residential zoning districts;