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62 Commissioner Payne requested a report from the Planning Department regarding the number of streets for which property owners had obtained their share of funds for paving under the property owners participation program and there were no State funds available for the work. Mr. Gary Steeley, Chief Animal Control Officer, presented the proposed Animal Control Ordinance amendment to define the "owner" of an animal as recommended by the Cabarrus County Animal Control Advisory Board. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Payne, Milloway, and Nash and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Barnhardt voting against, the Board approved on first reading the following amendment to the Cabarrus County Animal Control Ordinance. ARTICLE IV For the purpose of this Ordinance "owner" of an animal shall include any person, firm, corporation or association that feeds, provides shelter for or otherwide cares for said animal for a period of three or more days. Mr. Brady Black, spokesman for the Board of Directors of the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., presented the request that the Board consider making available an eight-acre parcel of land owned by Cabarrus County and located between the Cabarrus County Fairgrounds and the County School Bus Garage on Union Cemetery Road. He stated the purpose of the request is to allow the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., to develop a permanent farmers market for Cabarrus County and to receive funding from the State or other sources for construction of permanent facilities. Stating that local legislators have already promised partial funding for a permanent marketing facility in Cabarrus County, Mr. Black requested that the property be made available in a way that this State funding could be obtained. Mr. Black further asked that restrictions be placed on the property to ensure long.term development of a permanent marketing facility. Mr. Alvin M. Stanford, Agricultural Extension Chairman, spoke in support of the request by the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc. Mr. J. Archie Smith, member of the Board of Directors for the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., stated that the organization would be willing to share the property with the Cabarrus County Fair Association during the week of the fair in order to alleviate the parking problems in the area at that time. Mrs. Sue Casper, President of Keep Cabarrus County Beautiful, Inc., expressed concern regarding the maintenance of the fairgrounds property and the eight adjoining acres owned by the County. She asked that the Board take the appropriate measures to best utilize the property and insure year round maintenance. The motion by Commissioner Barnhardt and seconded by Commissioner Milloway to appoint an advisory committee to investigate the possibility of coming to an agreement with the Fair Association for use of the fairgrounds property for the purpose as requested by the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., was withdrawn after discussion. Mr. John R. Boger, Jr., County Attorney, reported that he would be meeting on Thursday with Mr. Clyde Propst of the Cabarrus County Fair Association as requested by the Board on August 20, 1984. In regards to the request by the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., Mr. Boger advised the Board of the following possible ways that the Board could allow the use of County property. (1) Lease for one year by motion of the Board. (2) Lease for one to ten years after a public hearing. (3) Sell by public auction, sealed bids, or negotiated offer, advertisement, and upset bids. The following motion by Chairman Lentz and seconded by Commissioner Payne failed with Commissioner Payne and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners Milloway, Barnhardt, and Nash voting against. That the Board takes this request from the Cabarrus County Farmers Market, Inc., and finds there is a need for that purpose, and with future negotiations the Board would keep that utmost in mind and possibly come up with suitable arrangements for all concerned.