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431 Mr. Edwin Phillips, representing the Cabarrus County Firemen's Association, presented a letter to the Board regarding Mr. Wo O. Richards, Director of Emergency Services. Ms. Linda Gazeley appeared before the Board to present a petition signed by seventy-five percent (75%) of all property owners in Spring Valley Subdivision agreeing to pay their share of costs for the paving of the streets in the sub- division. She requested that the County assist in securing the addition twenty-five percent (25%) of funds needed for this project by assessing the remaining property owners for their share of the paving costs. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Bonds, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board moved to table the matter of the request for assistance in the paving of streets in the Spring Valley Subdivision for thirty (30) days and make a decision at the next regular Board meeting. The Board instructed Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, to determine the number of counties participating in road improvement programs and how they handle the assessment of property and the collection of money for these programs. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the accepatance of a grant in the amount of $11,998.43 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the updating of the existing transit-oriented Transportation Development Plan. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board moved to amend the Cabarrus County Planning Department budget in the amount of $11,998.43 to accept revenue from the State of North Carolina for the updating of the existing transit-oriented Trans- portation Development Plan. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Allen and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Cabarrus County Planning Department to ~submit a grant application for $22,000.00 in conjunction with Rowan County to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to fund a Mass Transit Feasibility Study for the Concord-Kannapolis (Cabarrus) - Kannapolis (Rowan) - Landis - China Grove area and agreed to provide the County's local matching share of $1,100.00 with in-kind services. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following additions to the state road system. Scalybark Trail Bent Oak Trail High Ridge Lane Heritage Drive Pine Cape Drive Hickory Hill Drive to Meadow Drive to Unnamed Road to Duchess Drive Empire Drive Dare Drive UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board agreed by resolution to request bids for an architect to design the proposed County Service Garage. The following bids were received at 8:00 P.M. for the revaluation program for Cabarrus County. Company Trumble-McGuirk and Associates W. P. Ferriss, Inc. Bid Bond Cert. Check Total Bid X X $586,850.00 $585,000.00 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Allen with Commissioners Milloway and Allen and Chairman Cook voting for and Commissioners Lentz and Bonds voting against, the Board awarded the bid for the revaluation of Cabarrus County to the low bidder, W. P. Ferriss, Inc., in the amount of $585,000.00. Mr. Charles McGinnis reported that the North Carolina Commission for the Blind no longer wished to sponsor a concession stand in the basement area of the Cabarrus County Courthouse and that Mr. Phillip Nolan had requested permission to operate the stand. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board authorized Mr. Phillip Nolan to operate the The Board set a public hearing for 10:00 A.M. on August 11, 1980 for the following road name changes.