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437 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, August 11, 1980, at 9:30 A.M. Present - Chairman: Troy R. Cook Commissioners: Ralph C. Bonds Marcelle Milloway James W. Lentz J. Ray Allen The invocation was given by the Reverend Tom Whidden of First Assembly. There being no additions or corrections to the minutes of July 14, 1980, they were approved as written. Mrs. Betsy Carpenter, President of the Cabarrus Animal Protection Association, was present to disCuss animal protection and control. Mr. Leon Overcash, Animal Control Officer, appeared before the Board to request clarification of the procedure for picking up and holding cats and to report on his study of the possibility of extending the holding period for dogs from three days to five days. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Milloway wi~h Commissioners Lentz, Milloway, and Allen voting for and Chairman Cook and Commissioner Bonds voting against, the Board by resolution directed that the Dog Warden pick up owner's cats which are boxed and ready to go when he arrives at the 'owner's request for a trial period of one month until the next regular Board meeting. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Chairman Cook and unanimously carried, the Board moved to take no action to change the present holding period for dogs at the County Animal Shelter. UPON MOTION of Chairman Cook, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board directed that Mr. Leon Overcash maintain the same policy as previously used for the disposition of cats at the Animal Shelter; that is, if Mr. Overcash cannot find a home for a cat, he may destroy the cat at his discretion. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the acquisition of two pagers for the Cabarrus County Animal Shelter and approved the appropriation of the money for these units from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund. These units are for use by the wardens during on-duty hours and for off-duty and weekend emergencies. Chairman Cook stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public hearing for road name changes and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak for or against these name changes. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, reported that there was a request that the unnamed road to be changed to Dare Drive be removed from the scheduled public hearing at this time due to the residents' request for another choice of road name. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following road name changes. Hickory Hill Drive to Meadow Drive to Duchess Drive Empire Drive UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing for 7:00 P.M. on September 8, 1980 for the following road name changes. Unnamed Road to Unnamed Road to Jamaica Road Columbus Street UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following additions to the state road system. Crystal Drive Sterling C. ircle UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board approved the abandonment of a portion of SR 2614, Dan Smith Road, by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and approved the addition of the realigned portion of SR 2614 to the secondary road system. This abandonmentS, and addition are for map correction only. UPON MOTION of Chairman Cook, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously carried, the Board deferred action on the Road Assessment and Improvement Program until the next regular meeting to allow time for the Board to study the information which had been received regarding road improvement programs in other counties.