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<br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session
<br />at the Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, September 8, 1980, at
<br />6:00 P.M.
<br /> Present - Chairman: Troy R. Cook
<br /> Commissioners: Ralph C. Bonds
<br /> Marcelle Milloway
<br /> James W. Lentz
<br /> J. Ray Allen
<br /> The minutes of 'August 11, 1980 were corrected to read as follows.
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<br />Local ministers speaking in opposition to the sale of beer and wine in
<br />the county included Reverends Gene Woodall, Farrell Shimpock, Marshall
<br />Brooks, and Coy Privette.
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<br /> There being no further additions or corrections to the minutes, the minutes
<br />of August 11, 13, and 26, 1980 were approved as written.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board agreed to set up a fund with a maximum of $8,000.00
<br />for this fiscal year for a Road Improvement and Assessment Program to assist with
<br />participation costs in the paving of subdivision streets and appropriated $8,000.00
<br />from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund for this program.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Allen and unanimously
<br />carried, the Board authorized the construction of a concrete drain basin with curb
<br />by W. E. Cochran and Son, Inc., at the retaining wall at the rear of the County
<br />parking facility to correct a drainage problem. The Board appropriated $3,850.00
<br />from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund for payment of construction costs.
<br /> Chairman Cook stated that this was the day and hour scheduled for a public
<br />hearing for road name changes and asked if anyone were present who wished to speak
<br />for or against these road name changes.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and unanimously
<br />carried, the Board approved the following road name changes.
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<br />Unnamed Road to Jamaica Road
<br />Unnamed Road to Columbus Street
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board set a public hearing for 10:00 A.M. on October 13,
<br />1980 for the road name change of Unnamed Road to Benfield Drive.
<br /> Mr. Wayne Cline, Vice President of the North Carolina Rifle and Pistol
<br />Association, was present to speak in opposition to the resolution approved by
<br />the Board on August 11, 1980 requesting that anyone hunting deer in Cabar~us
<br />County not use high-powered rifles. He asked for clarification of the term
<br />"high-powered rifles". Messrs. J. P. Burrage and John Baker also spoke against
<br />the resolution.
<br /> Area farmers speaking in favor of restricting the use of high-powered rifles
<br />for hunting deer in Cabarrus County included Messrs. Bill Bonny, Lipe Barrier,
<br />Mike Harkey, Bill Smith, Howard Boger, and Johnny Hammill.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Bonds, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously
<br />carried, the Board amended the minutes of August 11, 1980 to read as follows.
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<br />The Board will request the General Assembly to enact a local bill restricting
<br />the use of high-powered rifles for hunting deer in Cabarrus County when the
<br />legislature convenes in January, 1981.
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<br /> Mr. John Boger, County Attorney, suggested that anyone having trade publications
<br />or other information regarding the technical ways of defining high-powered rifles
<br />submit this material to the County Manager for the Board's consideration.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board appointed Mr. Johnny Ray Grisdale to the Parkwood
<br />Sanitary District Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term of the late
<br />Mr. H. So Austin. This term will expire in November, 1981.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the abandonment of approximately 120 feet
<br />of unpaved section of Jennie Linn Drive by the North Carolina Department of
<br />Transportation. This abandonment by the State is for map correction only.
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Allen, seconded by Commissioner Bonds and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the acceptance of a grant award in the
<br />amount of $12,000.00 from the State of North Carolina for a Land Records Manage-
<br />ment Program to be conducted by the Planning Department and amended the Planning
<br />Department budget in the amount of $12,000.00 to accept the revenue from the State.
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