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241 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the County Courthouse in Concord, North Carolina, on Monday, June 3, 1985, at 9:30 A.M. Present - Chairman: James W. Lentz Commissioners: Kenneth F. Payne William G. Hamby, Jr. Archie Y. Barnhardt Marcelle M. Upright The invocation was given by Reverend George E. Campbell, Jr., of McKinnon Presbyterian Church in Concord, North Carolina. Commissioner Barnhardt corrected the minutes of May 21, 1985, to show that he voted for and Commissioner Payne voted against the following resolution. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Hamby with Commissioners Hamby, Barnhardt, and Upright and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Payne voting against, the Board approved the allocation to the Concord/Cabarrus County Chamber of Commerce and the Kannapolis Chamber of Commerce in the total amount of $20,000.00 with $10,000.00 to go to each Chamber with the stipulation that the money is for industrial development purposes only. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Commissioner Upright and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of May 20, 1985, as written and the minutes of May 21, 1985, as corrected. Mr. Benton Payne of the North Carolina Department of Transportation made the final presentation of the proposed 1985-86 Secondary Construction Program for Cabarrus County. Mr. Ken Cox, resident of Mills Circle, objected to the 1985-86 Secondary Construction Program as recommended by the North Carolina Deparment of Transportation. Stating the residents of Mills Circle had made numerous attempts since 1972 to have that road paved, Mr. Cox requested that the Board replace the widening of Crisco Road (Priority No. 1) with the paving of Mills Circle (Priority No. 50). He outlined the following reasons for the paving of Mills Circle. 1) 2) 3) 4) Use of the street is a necessity for the residents of the 12 homes and 3 businesses located on Mills Circle street as well as for the residents of Ponderosa Lane. Location of a community ballfield on the street. Safety hazard for cars and school buses stopping on the gravel on the steep incline located at the south end of the street. Use of the street as a short-cut by trucks traveling from 1-85 to Highway 73 and 49. Mr. T. L. Patterson, District Engineer, stated that new methods of rating streets would enhance the chances of Mills Circle being included in the Secondary Construction Program for 1986-87. He also advised the Board that Mills Circle was not eligible for the Property Owners Participation Program as the street was added to the state system as a rural road. Mr. Frank McCray, member of the North Carolina Board of Transportation, spoke in support of the 1985-86 Secondary Construction Program as recommended by the State. Mr. Ken Kiser introduced Mr. Jake Alexander, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Mr. Alexander reviewed the condition of Mills Circle and its classification as a rural road. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhardt, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Barnhardt and Upright and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners Hamby and Payne voting against, the Board approved the Secondary Construction Program as recommended by the State with the exception of Crisco Road and moved to call for a public hearing to change Crisco Road and pave Mills Circle. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Payne with Chairman Lentz and .Commissionem Payne and Hamby voting for and Commissioners Upright and Barnhardt voting against, the Board voted to rescind the vote on the last action. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Lentz with Commissioners Payne and Hamby and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioners Upright and Barnhardt voting against, the Board approved the adoption of the State recommendation on the paving allocations according to the priority list. The Cabarrus County 1985-86 Secondary Construction Program as adopted is as follows.