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EGuK` O' PAGE493 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR LEE' COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, June 2, 1975 The `regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the County`of Lee, met in the Commissioners Room on the second floor of the County Office Building,, 201 Wicker Street, Sanford, North Carolina, at 9:30 o'clock a, M. , on Monday, June,2,' 1975: Commissioners' William H. Cooper, John E. Dotterer, Hal f. Hancock and Gordon A. Wicker, were present. Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker was absent when the meeting opened. - R Chairman Gordon A. Wicker presided and the following business was transacted: The invocation was given by the Reverend Fred Pleasants, Pastor of the Hillview Penecostal Free Will Baptist Church. The minutes of the meeting held on May 19, 1975, were considered and approved and upon motion of Commissioner John E. Dotterer, seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper, which motion was unanimously adopted. ' There was,a. general discussion concerning roads and the lack of funds for maintenance work in Lee County. Mr. Tom Haislip, Agricultural Extension Chairman, appeared before the Board and presented a written report on the activities of his Department and discussed the Budget Request on behalf of the Extension Department and the proposed renovation of the Courthouse Annex Building.' Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker joined the meeting and participated in the further deliberations of the Board. The Board next considered requests for refunds of taxes which were presented by the Tax Supervisor. First, was the written request'on behalf of Carolina Trace Corporationfor refund of. taxes in the. amount of $161. 66, on Condominium No. 41A,.which was double listed both to the Carolina Trace Corporatic and to Charles. Casper, the true owner. Both parties have paid the taxes assessed on thtis property. Upon motion of Commissioner Franklin D. Wicker, seconded by Commissioner William H. Cooper, it was resolved to relieve Carolina Trace from any liability on the listing of said property and to authorize and direct the County Tax Collector to refund to said corporation the amount of $161.. 66. Upon a roll call vote, Messrs. Cooper, Dotterer, Hancock,. F'., Wicker and G. Wicker all voted for it and no one voted,against it. The second request was from The Sanford Daily Herald. for relief in whole or.in.part for tax liability on inventories of -news print which had not been listed for taxes in the years 1970 through 1975. The Tax Supervisor had ascertained the amount of news print on hand at the