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58O UPON MOTION of Commissioner Milloway, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the Board by resolution named the unnamed road Beacon Drive. Mr. Thomas W. Dayvault, Chairman of the Cabarrus-Rowan Park Commission, informed the Board that the National Park Service had approved a $100,000.00 grant application for the North Kannapolis Community Park Project, which was named "Bakers Creek Park" by the Cabarrus-Rowan Park Commission on May 17, 1984. He reported that no additional appropriations were necessary to provide the $50,000.00 matching local funds as Cabarrus County had previously appropriated $48,750.00 towards the project while the Rowan County Board of Commissioners had appropriated $20,000.00 for the project. Mr. Dayvault asked the Board to accept the grant and to enter into the agreement with the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development in order for the Cabarrus-Rowan Park Commission to begin construction. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board approved the acceptance of the $50,000.00 from the National Pa~k Service for the Bakers Creek Park to be matched by funds heretofore appropriated by Cabarrus County and Rowan County. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Nash and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Proclamation and granted a permit to the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department for a pyrotechnics display on June 23, 1984, at Frank Liske Park under the supervision of Mr. Harold Sifford of Zambelli Brothers Fireworks Company. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, individual and organized forms of recreation and the creative use of free time have gained growing importance in the lives of all Americans as they find more and more time freed for personal pursuits, and WHEREAS, recreation encompasses myriad activities that result in satisfaction and family unity; and WHEREAS, recreation is not confined to the young and those with great physical prowess, but can be pursued by persons of all ages in programs of arts and crafts, tourism, cultural endeavors and nature studies; and WHEREAS, the "Life. Be in it." program and "Superday 84", unlike others of their genre, promote a zestful approach to life in general through the encouragement of a broad range of inexpensive recreational activities that do not demand special instructions or special equipment; and WHEREAS, the "Life.. Be In It." program and Superday 84", in their most far-reaching benefits, can help combat the problems of Juvenile delinquency, disabling old age and general depression by subtly high- lighting new avenues of interest to every individual in the community; NOW, THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim the day of June 23, 1984, as: "SUPERDAY 84" in Cabarrus County and urge all citizens to relish the wonders of nature around them. Chairman Lentz announced that Mrs. Sue Casper, Chairman of the Keep Cabarrus Beautiful Committee, had requested a joint meeting for the State Clean Community Coordinator with the Board of Commissioners and officials from the City of Concord, the Town of Mt. Pleasant, and the Town of Harrisburg. This meeting will be scheduled at a date after July 11, 1984. Mr. John R. Boger, Jr., County Attorney, reported he had met with the Tax Supervisor and representatives of Young Stone Company concerning several tax matters of that company. The major dispute involved the tax listing for 1979 which Young Stone Company maintains was mailed to the Tax Office. According to Mr. Boger, the Tax Supervisor's Office had no