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555 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board agreed by resolution to let the following contracts for Phase I, Stage 1 construction of Frank Liske Park - General Contract to Cabarrus Construction Company in the amount of $439,772.00, Electrical Contract to Howard Electric Company in the amount of $25,066.00, and Plumbing Contract to Powers Plumbing in the amount of $15,031.00 - and stated that all work change orders would be subject to the County Manager's approval. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to earmark funds in the amount of $44,779.00 from the Commissioners' Contingency Fund for construction contracts for the Frank Liske Park. Mr. T. L. Patterson and Mr. Dave Roberts of the North Carolina Department of T~ansportation presented the preliminary secondary road program proposal for Cabarrus County for the fiscal year 1981-82. Mr. Roberts stated the final presentation of the secondary road program for Cabarrus County would be presented at a public hearing during the next regular Board meeting. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board recommended that the proposed 1981-82 Cabarrus County Secondary Construction Plan'~be presented at a public hearing at the Board's next regular meeting on July 20, 1981. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Chairman of the Board, the County Manager, and the County Planning Director to compose a letter to the Secretary of Transportation concerning the condition of Poplar Tent Road and requesting that Poplar Tent Road be added to the primary road system. Chairman Bonds asked if anyone were present who wished to speak regarding the proposed participative paving project for Hardwood Lane. Mr. Charles McGinnis, County Manager, reported that he had received a request to postpone action on the participative paving project for Hardwood Lane for a period of thirty '(30) days as residents of the street did not have the required funds at this time. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board postponed the public hearing scheduled on this date for the participative paving project of Hardwood Lane until August 3, 1981, at 10:00 A.M. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board directed that the resolntion establishing the Participative Paving Program be amended to state that all money required from residents for the paving project must be "in hand" by the County before any money is spent for legal advertisement of the project. The Board agreed that it would not recognize a participative paving request until all money for the property owner's share of the project has been received. Mr. Ronald Overcash requested the Board to call for an election for sale of malt beverages and fortified wine in Cabarrus County. Other persons speaking in favor of a beer and wine referendum included Messrs. W. Co Kiser, Jr., Marshall James Lee, and Carl Overcash. ~ Reverend Farrell Shimpock of Oak Ridge Baptist Church expressed concern that the sale of beer and wine in the County would lead to the destruction of the County's young people. Reverend Charles Stafford objected to the Board's calling for a beer and wine referendum, stating that persons desiring referendum should submit petitions with necessary number of signatures to call for an election. He stated the Board would be putting a "stamp of approval" on the sale of beer and wine if it called for a referendum. Mr. Don Efird stated opposition to the sale of beer and wine, noting that no profit would be generated to the taxpayers by the sale of beer and wine in the County. Other individuals speaking against the sale of beer and wine as well as action by the Board tO call for a beer and wine referendum included Mmes. Ann French and Atha Hendrix, Reverend Charles M. Efird, and Messrs. Narry Beaver, J. W. Phillips, James Gardner, and Robert Christy. Commissioner Payne made motion, seconded by Commissioner Lentz, to let the people of the County decide whether or not beer and wine,re to be sold in Cabarrus County and to call for a beer and wine referendum in conjunction with another referendum. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board amended previous motion to state that a beer and wine referendum would be called in conjnn~ion with another referendum or the next County-wide election.