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193 A number of persons from the Fishertown Community were present for the meeting. Mr. Charles Mingo spoke in support of that community being selected as the designated area for the Community Revitalization grant application. He reported there were a number of dilapidated homes as well as a number of homes with sewage on top of the ground. Ms. Corine Cannon urged the Board to help those taxpayers in that community. Mr. Tony Russell reported that most of the residents had paid the water tap-on fees and that they were looking at the proposed funding as a way to improve their neighborhood. Mr. Jerry Wilson asked that the Board also consider the paving of streets in the community under the revitalization project. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the Planning Department to pursue the development of the Community Revitalization project grant application for the Fishertown Community under the Community Development Block Grant Program. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Upright, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board set the second public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Application for 10:00 A.M. on Monday, April 1, 1985, to consider the proposed Community Revitalization Project for the Fishertown Community. Mr. Alvin M. Stanford, County Extension Chairman, reviewed the proposed "Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners." UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following "Memorandum of Under- standing Between the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners." MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Between The N. C. Agricultural Extension Service N. C. State and A&T State Universities and The Board of County Commissioners The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service was established as a part of the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences of North Carolina State University by Federal and State legislation for the specific purpose of "extending" the educational service of the University to the people of the State on subjects relating to agriculture, home economics, 4-H and youth, and community and natural resource development. The laws creating Extension were specifically designed to ensure that the findings of research in these areas were communicated to the people. Under the Appropriations Act of 1972 funds were provided to the 1862 Land Grant Universities to enhance the extension outreach of the 1890 Universities, of which A & T State University is one. The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 stipulated that these funds would be appropriated directly to the 1890 Institutions and formalized the Extension program as an official part of the School of Agriculture at this institution. However, to provide effective coordination, administrative contacts will be handled by the county and district chairmen of North Carolina State University with appropriate attention given to A & T State University personnel. Legislation provided that Agricultural Extension work be a partnership among three levels of government--Federal, State and County. Extension Agents are officially appointed as members of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and charged with carrying out educational work of the department. Upon acceptance by the Board of County Commissioners, they are also designated as field faculty members of either North Carolina State University, with professional rank, or A & T State University. To assure that educational programs offered by Agricultural Extension at both land-grant institutions meet the needs of local clientele, it is important that both elected and appointed officials of each level of government understand their respective responsibilities and relationships in the conduct of this work.