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L~ _ BBU~ ~ tA6f~~~ Mr. Buchanan advised the Board the engineers had completed the plans for the Osgood-GKN Water line and had recommended that it be put out for bids in three sections as follows: Section A,.9, 800 linear feet of 16 inch water line; Section B-32, 100 linear feet of 12 inch water line; and Section C_8, 500 linear feet of 8 inch water line. The Board authorized the advertisement for bids in this fashion with bids to be received until June 18, 1979, at 8:00 o'clock p, m., upon motion of Commissioner Rhyne, which motion was duly seconded and unanimously adopted. Mr. Buchanan next reviewed with the Board the engineering changes in the Osgood-GKN water line, made at the request of officials of the City of Sanford. Commissioner Jack D. Funderburke joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations of the Board. Mr. Buchanan next had the Clerk read the draft of a letter addressed to Mr. Robert T. Hall, Assistant Secretary, Economic Development Administration expressing appreciation for participation of the Economic Development Administration in the growth and prosperity of Lee County. The Board approved the signing and mailing of the letter *for and on behalf of the County. Mr. Stacy Budd, a member of the Board of Trustees of Central Carolina Technical Institute appeared before the Board and requested that the Board give its approval to the change of name of the institution from Central Carolina Technical Institute to Central Carolina Technical College. Mr. Budd said the name institute caused confusion for students in transferring credits and hampered the school in obtaining grants. After discussion, Commissioner Rhyne moved that the Board give its approval and concurrence in the change in the name of the school to Central Carolina Technical College. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. It was brought to the Board's attention that the terms of Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, Reverend Jim Hampton, and Mr. Bob Carpenter on the Harnett-Lee Mental Health Board expire on June 30, 1979. Commisioner Nielsen moved that Reverend Richard Woodward, Mrs. Jeannine Boger, and Mr. Bob Carpenter, be appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Harnett-Lee Mental Health Clinic for a regular term to begin on July 1, 1979. Commissioner Funderburke seconded the motion and upon a vote it was unanimously adopted. Mr. Robert Dalrymple, Chairman, and Mr. Ken Brinson, Superin- tendent, appeared before the Board on behalf of the Lee County Board of Education. They presented and reviewed the budget request for the Board of Education for the coming fiscal year. Following the discussion of budgetary matters, Chairman Harmon took up with the school officials the failure to carry out and install the water and sedimentation control plans at the junior high school sites. There was an extended general discussion and the school officials explained the plans they had to control drainage at the school site. Mrs. Beatrice Fields, appeared before the Board and requested an intrafund transfer within the Ambulance Department in the General Fund. Comm- issioner Funderburke moved that the sum of $2, 000. 00 be transferred from the line item for insurance and bonds to the line item for maintenance-automobiles in the AmbulanceDepartment in the-General Fund. Commissioner Wicker seconded the motion and upon a roll call vote, Commissioners Funderburke, Nielsen, Rhyne, Wicker and Harmon voted for it and no one voted against it. The Board was advised that the Department of Transportation would hold a meeting on June 6, 1979, in Southern Pines, North Carolina, to hear requests from municipalities as to needed highway projects. C