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Whereas, on 6 May 1946 the Board of Education of Cabarrus County passed a resolution reques- ting the Board of Coz~issioners for t he County of Cabarrus to issue school building bonds for barious building projects, amount which were the erection of a school building for colored childre~ at Rocky River at an estimated cost of $22,660 and the erection of a school building for colored children at Mt. Pleasant at an estimated cost of $16,820; and whereas, on 20 May 1946 the said Board of Co..~ssioners finally passed a bond order including said projects, ~hich action was approved by the qualified voters of Cabarrus County on 2 July 1946; And whereas, the exact location of the proposed building at Rocky River was never determined by this Board; and ~ince May 1946 the colored population in Cabarrus County has shifted to the ex- tent that at the present t~m~ there is no need fo r a school building at either Rocky River or Mt. Pleasant; And whereas, on 30 July 1948 the qualified voters of Cabarrus County authorized the issuing of school building bonds for numerous projects including the erection of a school building for colored children at Shankletown, which said building was erected and is now used;and whereas, the children who would have attended the proposed schools at Rocky River and Nt. Pleasant are now attending the Shankletown School; · And whereas, in the considered opinion and sound discretion of this Board the best interests of the colored school children of Cabarrus County will be served by the erection of an addition to the Shankle$own School rather than the erection of two small buildings at Rocky River and Mt. Pleasant, which opinion is concurred in by the planning authority of the State Board of Education: And whereas, the Board of Education of Cabarrus County does hereby find as a fact ths~ such original projects at Rocky River and Mt. Pleasant are no longer necessary by reason of changed conditions, a~d that the erection of an addition to the Shankletown Schoolwill completely eli- minate the necessity for the originally contemple~ed expenditures and will better'serve the edu- cational interests of the colored school children of Cabarrus County; Now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of Cabarrus County that said Board has determined and found as a fact that adequate school facilities for colored children are not now available in Cabarrus County to put into effect the constitutional requirements for t~e oper- ation of the constitutional six months' school term; that it is necessary in order to maintain the conStitutional six months' school term in Cabarrus County to enlarge the Shankle~o~n School and acquire necessary equipment; that the two original pro~ cts for colored children at Rocky River and Mt. Fleasant are no lenger necessary by reason of changed conditions; and that the Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus is hereby requested to take all necessary steps to re- allocate the sum of $39,480 of ~he proceeds ~f authorized school building bonds for the erections of an addition to the Shahkletown School, in lieu of the erection of buildings at Rocky River and Mt. Pleasant. RESOLUTION REALI~CATING $39,480 OF THE PROCEEDS OF SCHOOL NJILDING BONDS TO ERECT ADDITION TO SHANKLETOWN SCHOOL Whereas, the Board of Education of Cabarrus County has -certified to this Board a resolution passed by said Board of Education on , 1951, showing that it is necessary in order to maintain the constitutional six months~ school tern in the Cabarrus County Administrative Unit to enlarge the Shanklet~: School for colored school children and acquire necessary equip-