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<br />Legal Advertisement Dates:
<br />February 28, 1979
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<br />VENDOR
<br />Faul & Crymes Sporting Goods
<br />McBride's Inc.
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<br />BID TABULATION
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<br />CERTIFIED
<br />CHECK TOTAL BID
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<br />X $5,893.85
<br />X $6,583.95
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board awarded the contract for athletic supplies to
<br />the low bidder, Faul & Crymes Sporting Goods, in the amount of $5,893.85.
<br /> Dr. Joe Fries, Superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools, and Dr. Don
<br />Williams, Assistant Superintendent of Cabarrus County SchoolS, were present
<br />to explain the pilot project which is currently being run at Hartsell School
<br />in the area of in-school suspension as an alternative concept to regular
<br />suspension of students who have behavior problems. Funding for this program
<br />could come from Community Based Alternative Grants or from Juvenile Justice
<br />and Deliquency Prevention Grants.
<br /> Mr.. Mack Funderburk spoke in favor of the development of the Detoxifica-
<br />tion Center in Cabarrus County. Mr. Funderburk is the Director of the Piedmont
<br />Area Mental Health Center.
<br /> Rev. Coy Privett, a resident of Cabarrus County, advocated the establish-
<br />ment of a Detoxification Center but favored using funds from profits from the
<br />ABC stores to purchase, renovate, and operate such~a facility.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board moved to table until the April meeting any
<br />decision regarding the purchase of the Youngblood Clinic Building for a
<br />Detoxification Center.
<br /> The following motion made by Commissioner Bonds, seconded by Commis-
<br />sioner Lentz with Commissioner Bonds voting for and Chairman Cook and Com-
<br />missioners Lentz and Allen voting against, was defeated: "to table any
<br />decision regarding the Airport until we see what the next act of Congress
<br />would be on funding."
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen
<br />with Chairman Cook and Commissioners Lentz and Allen voting for and Com-
<br />missioner Bonds voting against, the Board determined that the County does
<br />need an Airport.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz with
<br />Chairman Cook and Commissioners Lentz and Allen voting for and Commissioner
<br />Bonds voting against, the Board requested the Airport Authority to'meet,
<br />possibly with a consulting firm such as Talbert, Cox & Assoc., to review the
<br />remaining 17 sites and to report back to the Board in the near future as to
<br />their feeling regarding Authority membership.
<br /> Mrs. Marie Kluttz, a resident of Eva Drive, was present to request that
<br /> the' COmmiSsioners adoPt a stronger Animal Control Ordinance.
<br /> Mrs. Betsy Carpenter was again present to request additional personnel
<br /> for the Animal Shelter and to request the enactment of a Cat Ordinance.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of a grant application
<br /> for Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention Grant and to prepare a Commun-
<br /> ity Based Alternatives Grant.
<br /> Mr. Hugh Price, Soil Conservationist, represented the Watershed Improve-
<br /> ment Commission in requesting the Board's committment to support a 10-year,
<br /> $8.75 million flood control structures program in Cabarrus County.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen
<br /> and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to sponsor the Watershed Improve-
<br /> ment Commission's project.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Bonds, seconded by Chairman Cook and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to go into Executive Session to discuss
<br /> the purchase of property for the County landfill.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to terminate the Executive Session.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board authorized Mr. John Boger, County Attorney,
<br /> to make an offer to the owners of the present landfill site to purchase the
<br /> property at a price of $1,200.00 per acre not to exceed $180,000.00 with the
<br /> County providing surveying costs.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and
<br /> unanimously carried, the Board moved to adjourn.
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