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February 24, 2003 Page 61
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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed
<br />session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center
<br />in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, February 24, 2003, at 6:00 p.m.
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<br /> Present - Chairman: Robert M. Freeman
<br /> Vice Chairman: Richard D. Suggs
<br /> Commissioners: Carolyn B. Carpenter
<br /> Robert W. Carruth
<br /> Coy C. Privette
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<br /> Also present were Mr. John D. Day, Interim County Manager; Mr. Fletcher
<br />L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; Ms. Pam Dubois, Finance Director; and Mrs.
<br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board.
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<br /> Chairman Freeman called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
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<br /> Commissioner Carruth gave the invocation.
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<br />Pharr Mill Road Park Pro~ect
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<br /> Mr. Steve Little, Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Director,
<br />presented an overview of the proposed Master Plan for Pharr Mill Road Park.
<br />Stating the 37.31-acre site 1s best suited for passive recreational
<br />opportunities, Mr. Little reviewed the proposed Park facilities that included
<br />picnic sites, walking/biking trails, boardwalk =rails, etc. He estimated the
<br />total Park budget at $1,404,560.00, with an estimated budget of $1 million
<br />for Phase I and $404,560.00 for Phase II. Mr. Little advised that funding
<br />for Phase I includes the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant request of
<br />$500,000.00 as authorized by the Board in January and matching funds of
<br />$500,000.00 that the Board agreed to allocate in order to finance the
<br />County's 50 percent share of the project.
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<br /> U~ON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth
<br />and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the Master Plan for the Pharr Mill
<br />Road Park project as presented by Steve Little, Parks and Recreation
<br />Director, and adopted the resolution set forth below authorizing Mr. Little
<br />to proceed with the submission of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant
<br />application as previously authorized by the Board on January 7, 2003, with
<br />the County to fund S0 percent of the $1,000,000.00 project cost if the grant
<br />is awarded to Cabarrus County.
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<br /> Resolution NO. 2003-06
<br /> RESOLUTION AU~iORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
<br /> PHARR MILL ROAD PkRK
<br /> BY THE
<br /> C3%BARRUS COU1TrY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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<br /> W~L~REAS, the Land and Watsr Conservation Fund Act of 1965 provides for
<br />the making of grants by the National Park Service, Departmsnt of the Interior
<br />of the United States government, to states and to local municipalities and
<br />counties in support of outdoor recreation projects, and such funds are
<br />available after approval of the appropriate state agency and the Department
<br />of Interior; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the State is required to lnsure that there will be no
<br />discrimination against any person of any race, color, sex, creed, or
<br />political affiliation; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County realizes that
<br />recreation facilities are not adequate to meet the minimum recreational needs
<br />of the citizens of Cabarrus County; and
<br /> WHEREAS, it is believed that said Board, with the A~sistance of the
<br />general public, is now in a position to lend full support to the development
<br />of Fharr Mill Road Park;
<br /> NOW, THEHEFORE, BE IT R~SOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
<br />COUN~"f OF CABARRUS, North Carolina:
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<br /> (1) That an application be made to the National Park Service, Department
<br /> of the Interior of the United States Government, through the State
<br /> of North Carolina, for a development grant of $500,000, which
<br /> represents 50 percent of all costs ($1,000,000), including
<br /> preparation, plans, and construction of recreational facilities to
<br /> be completed in fiscal year 2007.
<br /> (2) That the Parks and Recreation Department of the County of Cabarrus
<br /> be authorized and directed to file such application on behalf of the
<br /> County of Cabarrus, to provide additional information and furnish
<br /> such documents as may be required by the National Park Service and
<br /> the State of North Carolina, and to act as the authorized
<br /> corresponden~ of the County of Cabarrus.
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