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627 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, December 21, 1981, at 7:00 P.M. Present - Chairman: Ralph C. Bonds Commissioners: J. Rarold Nash Troy R. Cook James Wo Lentz Kenneth F. ?ayne The invocation was given by Reverend H. Richard Collins of the Young Street Baptist Church. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the minutes of December 7 and December 9, 1981, were approved as written. Mr. Wayne Hatley appeared in opposition to the construction of a dirt race track in the area of Highway 601 and Joyner Road. He presented opposing petitions from area residents and landowners as well as from area churches. Mr. Hatley stated that the proposed race track would create the negative effects of noise, dust, and traffic congestion in the surrounding community. Other persons speaking in opposition to the proposed race track included Mmeso Linda Fisher, Ann Stacy, and Carleen Hartsell and Messrs. J. A. Bost, George Barnard, and Oscar Coley. Basic objections to the race track included the devaluation of land by the location of the race track in the community and the destruction of the quiet residential area by the noise created by the race track. Mr. Bobby Lefler, representative of the proposed race track, presented petitions signed by persons in favor of the facility. He informed the Board that there would be a buffer area built around the proposed race track to decrease the level of noise and that necessary steps would be taken by Mr. Henry Furr, developer of the proposed facility, to decrease the amount of dust in the area. Other individuals speaking in favor of the proposed race track included Mr. R. W. Barbee and Mrs. Yvonne Furr. Chairman Bonds thanked the citizens for expressing their interest regarding the proposed race track but stated there was no action that the Board of Commissioners could take on this matter at this time. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Cook and unanimously carried, the Board appointed the following persons to the Domiciliary Home Community Advisory Committee. Sarah Walker - 2 year term Bill Covington - 3 year term Opal Clayton - 1 year term Mary Bridges - 3 year term Letha Barrier - 2 year term Ms. Deborah J. Clarke, Chairperson of the Cabarrus County Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Task Force, reviewed the proposal to expand the present Cabarrus County Wilderness Adventure Program and to create a new program which would offer psychological testing and evaluation to children by the staff of the Piedmont Area Mental Health Center. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of an application by the Cabarrus County Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Task Force to amend the original Program Agreement for the Cabarrhs County Wilderness Program as follows with local funds to be provided by in-kind services. Original Budget Amount Percentage New Budget Amount Percentage Total Budget $2,604.00 100% $8,972.00 100% CBA Funds $1,996.00 77% $6,796.00 76% Local Funds $ 608.00 23% $2,176.00 24% UPON MOTIGN of Commissioner Nash, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board approved the submission of a grant application by the Cabarrus County Community Based Alternatives (CBA) Task Force for CBA funding in the amount of $2,366.00 and local.funds in the amount of $592.00 for the Cabarrus County Court Psychological Services Project. Ail local funding will be provided in the form of in-kind services by the Piedmont Area Mental Health Center.