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vary interested in providing supporn and there may also be such support in the AA groups in Concord. I have r~iterated ~n any conversation I have had the strong need for AA participation in thls particular service particularly in regards to follow-up contacts with residents of the Detox Center. I feel that there will be a great deal of benefit in consideration of hiring personnel who a~e not only experienced and qualified from the State Personnel standpoint but who have also been active in AA activities in some capacity if not AA members themselves. 3. It is imperative that all effort be made to clearly communicate that the Area Board is not asking the Board of County Commissioners to make a decision on whether or not there will be a Detox Center. I believe that some County Commissioners have the impression that they are being asked to make that decision. That decision has already been made by the Area Board and been sanctioned and approved and is part of the Southern Piedmont Health System AgencY plan of services for alcoholics. We are only asking the County Commissioners to purchase a facilit~ and in turn lease it to the Area Board who will op.erat~ the servic~,ith r~venue in the operating budget in the form of r~nt 8oin8 to the County Commissioners to assisqf--in 6he retirement of the debt. 4. Some.~people are concerned about the use of the federal tax dollar to support this service, i.e. some are recommending the need to use ABC revenue to support the Center. We are already using ABC revenue to support a number of our services for alcoholics mostly in prevention services and the use of this money makes support of the service by the tax dollar not necessary. The support of this service., by the federal grant appears as if it will be minimal since we have been assured by the state that we will get $56,000 and possibly as much as $109,000 in state money for this project. With what we are able to collect in fees and other sources we may not have to use the federal grant at all. It can be argued that some of the state money is collected from ABC revenues which go to the state. In short, however, we need to work hard to make sure that the issue of where the money comes from does not sidetrack what it is we are asking the County Commissioners to do for us. 5. Consideration might be given to ~ joint meeting with some members of the Board of County Commissioners such as Ms. Milloway and Mr. Allen and Mr. Lentz with some of our staff such as Tom Reece and Jim Ryan prior to the meeting with the County Commissioners to make sure that they fully understand the issues. For example Tom Reece has known Ms. Milloway snd Mr. Allen and has worked with them for a number of years. I feel that Jim Lentz's opinion on this matter should be sought and his suggestions followed. 6. In talking with some AA members there is no way that this proposed Center can be in conflict with Bethel Colony since BethelColony, a rehabilitation program in Lenore, desires persons admitted there to be sober prior to admission. It is also my understanding that most AA members would like to have a Detox Center in the immediate community with which they could more closely work. The AA member that I mentioned earlier suggests that an indication of AA members support of local detoxification approach might be documentation of the number of persons from Cabarrus County admitted to the 7th Street Center who were either referred by or transported there by AA members from Cabarrus County. Again, I regret not being able to attend this key meeting and wish each of you ]uck in our joint effort to see the Detox Center become a reality as soon as possible.