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B;;OK wO P.AGE 719 EE COUNTY 3 l rti Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION NOVEMBER 29, 2005 The joint meeting between the Lee County. Board of Commissioners and the Lee County Board of Education convened at 4:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room, Heins Education Building, 106 Gordon Street, Sanford, North Carolina, on said date. Commissioners present were W. Chad Adams, Robert H. Brown, Herbert A. Hincks, Jerry M. Lemmond, and Amy L. Stevens. Commissioners Nathan E. Paschal and Robert T. Reives were absent. County Manager David M. Smitherman, County Attorney K. R. Hoyle, and Clerk to the Board Gaynell M. Lee were also present. Board of Education Chairman Bill Tatum called the joint meeting to order. A power point presentation was presented on the Learn and Earn Early College project. A planning grant has been accepted and a committee is working on details for the project. The main topic of conservation centered on the need for a long over-due new middle school, along with renovation costs, and enrollment growth. It was stated that construction costs for a new middle school are new estimated at $24.6 million. Costs are accelerating at about $1 million a year due the inflation of concrete and steel. A need for the 1/2 cent sales tax was discussed to raise money to relieve some of the burden now placed on property owners. The schools Capital Improvement Program for 2006-2011 was discussed and student enrollment for grades K-12. County Manager David Smitherman was asked by Chairman Hincks to schedule a meeting between himself and representatives from Davenport & Company to discuss the County's ability to pay for the construction of a new middle school. It was suggested that County Manager David Smitherman and Superintendent Jim McCormick discuss the appointment of a Citizens Advisory Board to work on supporting a bond referendum for construction of a new middle school.