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r BOOR 8 mi 173 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE - BOARD,,- OF=COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LEE, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, March 7, 1977 The regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, North Carolina, convened in the Commissioners Room on the second floor of the County Office Building, 200 Wicker Street,. Sanford, North Carolina, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., on Monday; March 7; 1977. Those present when the meeting opened were Commissioners William H. Cooper, Clyde J.. Rhyne, and Gordon A. Wicker. Commissioners John E. Dotterer"and Franklin D. Wicker were absent when the meeting opened but joined the meeting during the discussion on the first item of business. Chairman William H. Cooper presided and the following business was transacted: Dr.. Lucy Rose, Associate Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, gave the invocation. Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne presented a petition asking that the loop road in Country Estates Subdivision be added to the state maintained secondary roads system. Chairman Cooper reported a Mr. Duty had not signed the petition and stated he would not sign until he was shown where the road would go on his property. During the discussion of this matter, Commissioners John E. Dotterer and Franklin D. Wicker joined the meeting.'; After discussion, Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved that the petition be approved and the appropriate reso- lution be adopted subject to the obtaining of Mr. Duty's signature on the petition, Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. The monthly bills as listed by the County Finance Officer were dis- tributed and discussed. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker brought up for discussion the possibility of catering the meals at the jail and it was decided to ask the Sheriff "make a study as to what the costs are in feeding a prisoner under the present arrangement. The Board also discussed the'suggestion made by Governor Hunt of keeping some misdemeanant in.County jails. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker moved•that the bills be,approved for.payment. Commissioner Dotterer seconded the motion and upon a vote, it was unanimously adopted. Commissioner Franklin. D. Wicker reported that he had received complaints concerning the movies being shown at the drive in movie on U.. S. 421, east of Sanford. Commissioner Rhyne reported he.had already discussed this matter with the Assistant District Attorney. , Commissioner Dotterer reported that the City of Sanford had installed .a sidewalk on the County property on Carthage Street near the. hospital and he `moved that $619. 44'be 'appropriated from the Emergency and Contingency Fund for the payment of the bill for such work,, Commissioner Clyde J. Rhyne seconded the motion and upon a roll.-call-vote, Messrs. Dotterer, Rhyne, F. Wicker, G. Wicker, and Cooper all voted for it and no one voted against it.