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266 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 5, 1983, at 9:30 A.M. Present- Chairman: J. Harold Nash Commissioners: Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle Milloway James W. Lentz Kenneth F. Payne The invocation was given by Reverend }~ry Boyd Click, Associate Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Concord. The Board excused Commissioners Milloway and Barnhardt from the meeting to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Senior Citizens Center in Kannapolis. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the minutes of March 21, 1983, were approved as written. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the addition of Extension of SR 1752, Rosewood Avenue, to the state road system for maintenance. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board scheduled a public hearing for 10:00 A.M. on Monday, May 2, 1983, for the road name change of Prison Camp Road to Dutch Road. Mr. Ray L. Ratchford, General Manager of Piedmont Block Company, requested relief from penalty for late payment of the County taxes for Johnson Concrete/ Piedmont Block Company. He explained that the company had failed to receive adequate notice by mail due to an incorrect address on the tax notice. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Lentz and unanimously carried, the Board denied the request of Mr. Ray L. Ratchford for the relief from the penalty for late payment of taxes for Johnson Concrete/ Piedmont Block Company. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Pat H. Marsh, Youthwork Counselor, as the Equal Employment Opportunity (E.E.O.) Officer for the Cabarrus County CETA Youthwork Program. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board approved the structure of the proposed Transit Feasibility Steering Committee as follows. One member Cabarrus County Commissioners One member Rowan County Commissioners One member Concord Board of Aldermen One member Landis Board of Aldermen One member China-Grove Board of Aldermen Mr. Sam Hawfield - Cannon Mills Representative Mr. David Perry - Commuter Bus Operator Mr. John Huffstetler - Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce Representative and owner Kannapolis Transit Mrs. Kathy Pilkington - Human Service Transportation Provider Mr. William White - Taxi Operator Ms. Hallie Knotts - Citizen Representative Ms. Joyce Baucom - Citizen Representative UPON MOTION of Commissioner Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Chairman Harold Nash to serve as the Cabarrus County Commissioner representative on the Transit Feasibility Steering Committee. Chairman Nash called a public hearing at 10:00 A.M. to obtain citizen views concerning the needs of Cabarrus County in regards to the Housing and Community Development Act. Mr. Thomas B. Robinson, Planning Director, reviewed the grant application procedures for funding under the community revitalization category of the Community Development Program. He stated the purpose of the public hearing was to discuss concepts of which activities should be included in the application submitted by Cabarrus County. Mr. Robinson reported that the Planning Department had identified the most pressing needs of the Shankletown area as housing rehabilitation and street improvements and had determined that the most pressing needs of the Silverhill Community included street and sewer improvements.