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327 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board tabled consideration of the L.I.F.E. Center request until the first Board meeting in December to give the Board an opportunity to determine the availability of additional State funding for adult day care services. Sheriff Robert M. Canaday reviewed the need for expansion of the jail and presented his concept for the addition of a wing to the jail. He requested that the County hire an architect to begin the lengthy process of drawing plans for the new jail wing and submitting them to the State for verification of compliance with jail standards. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board appointed Commissioners Barnhardt and Hamby, County Manager Charles D. McGinnis, and Sheriff Robert Canaday to work as a committee to solicit proposals for an architect for the new jail wing, interview a minimum of three architects, and come back to the Board with a recommendation concerning the jail. Mr. Allen Hough complained that residents of the Flowes Store Fire District had taxation without representation as they were being denied the right to vote for officers of the department. He presented the following petition to the Board of Commissioners. We, the undersigned resident freeholders of the Flowes Store Fire Protection District, hereby petition the Board of County Commissioners of Cabarrus County to call a special election to abolish the special tax for fire protection for this area, as permitted in N.C. General Statutes 69-25.10, such election to be called and conducted as provided in N.C. General Statutes 69-25.2. The Board of Commissioners received the petition and directed that it be submitted to the Cabarrus County Board of Elections for validation to determine if the petition meets the requirements of General Statutes 69-25.10. The Board further directed that the petition be validated and returned to them in time for consideration at the Board meeting on November 18, 1985. Ms. Bonita Zebrosky, Ms. Andrea Palo, and another resident of the new section of the Freedom Acres Subdivision requested that water service be made available to them. The residents complained that water lines were not planned for their street although the developer had informed them when they purchased their homes that County water would be in within a short time. Ms. Palo further asked that if it were not possible for them to obtain water service at this time that the Board freeze the current water tap-on rate for them until such time water lines were installed down their street. The Board received the water service request as information only and no action was taken regarding this matter. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Hamby, seconded by Commissioner Barnhardt and unanimously carried, the Board granted permission to the Charlotte Motor Speedway for a fireworks display on Friday, October 25, 1985, from 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. in conjunction with McDevitt & Street's Fish Fry to be held at the Speedway on that date. Mr. Gary Partlow of Southern International Fireworks will be the pyrotechnic expert in charge of the displays. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, presented the revised Fire Protection Resolution which was a result of committee work by Commissioners Hamby and Barnhardt and representatives of various fire departments in the county. This proposed Resolution will be placed on the agenda for the Board meeting on November 4, 1985. Mr. Charles D. McGinnis, County Manager, presented the proposed Policies, Rules and Regulations for Use of District Water Distribution System. These regulations will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for the District at the meeting on November 4, 1985. Mr. Edwin Phillips, Chief of the Allen Volunteer Fire Deparment, advised the Board of a traffic hazard created by water freezing on the road during winter months when the department fills its trucks from the fire hydrant located at the intersection of Highway 601 and Flowes Store Road. He requested that the Board allow the department to tap on to the County water line and run a two-inch line into the back of the fire station to enable them to fill the trucks inside the building. This request will be considered at the meeting of the Water and Sewer District on November 4, 1985.