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BDDK ~7®f 396 ments on these roads. Mr. Eric Pittard spoke on behalf of Secondary Road No. 1197 and Secondary Road No. 1198 and Secondary Road No. 1224, which are in a subdivision near Tramway. Mr. Wally Tyler and Mr. Walter Kelly appeared and spoke on behalf of Secondary Road No. 1183, known as the Blakeley Road, and were advised that it was in priority position no. 3. Mr. Don Eagle appeared and spoke on behalf of paving in a subdivision near Northview and was advised that subdivision work is handled on a"first come first'serve"basis. Mr. John Byrd appeared and spoke on behalf of Secondary Road No. 1307 and was advised that its priority position was no. 16. Mr. Jimmy Matthews spoke on behalf of Secondary Road No. 1159 and requested that only a portion of the road be considered because considering the entire length of the road had caused it to drop in priority. This road's current priority is no. 6. A delegation from the Tempting Church Community appeared and when they were advised that improve- ments were scheduled for their road, they asked that Secondary Road No. 1203 be paved at the same time. Mr. Laws of Lemon Springs, appeared and requested improvements on Secondary Road No. 1203, known as the McCormick Road. There were no other persons to speak and the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker brought up for general discussion, the use of the $27,000.00 which had been allocated for widening and strengthening existing roads being used to pave Secondary Roads Nos. 1503 and 1504 in the Lee's Chapel Community. Highway Commissioner Hollers responded and said that the Department of Transportation considered the widening and strengthening of existing roads as a safety program. Commissioner Wicker then moved that $27, 000. 00 of the funds available be allocated to pave Secondary Roads Nos. 1503 and 1504. There was no second and the Chair ruled that the motion died for the lack of a second. There were no other motions at this time and the matter was taken under advisement for future action by the Board. Mr. Hezekiah Dobson, Jr., appeared before the Board and at that time, the resolution adopted by the Board at its February 5, 1979, meeting was read and a copy of the resolution presented to Mr. Dobson by the Chairman who expressed to Mr. Dobson the appreciation of the County for his years of service. The Board then proceeded to open bids for the water system improve- ments on the GKN water line, for construction of the foundation and water line and for the elevated tank in the Northview section. A bid tabulation sheet is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. The bids were taken by the engineers to study and to make their recommendations to the Board. Mrs. Beatrice C. Fields, Chairman of the County Personnel Board appeared before the Board and presented the Personnel Board's recommendation that a. 7% across the board increase be provided for all employees and that 1% of salaries be set aside for a 2% merit increase, which would only be given on the anniversary date of eligible employees. This matter was discussed by the Board but no formal action was taken. A resolution was presented for consideration by the Board which would have requested the State of North Carolina and the United States Department of Commerce to designate Orange, Wake, Durham, Johnston, Chatham and Lee Counties as an Economic Development District. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the Board not adopt the proposed resolution.. Commissioner Nielsen seconded the motion and upon a vote the motion was unanimously adopted. The Chairman reported that he had been requested to appoint an Energy Co-Ordinator and that he has re-appointed Mr. Billy Ray Cameron to serve as Energy Co-Ordinator for the County.