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July 21, 2014 (Regular Meeting) Timothy Vaughn, resident General Manager at Hilbish Development Corporation (EDC). EDC. Page 2114 of 1115 Westlake Drive in Kannapolis and Ford, expressed support for the Economic He urged the Board to restore funding for the Robin Pope, resident of Kannapolis, former member of Kannapolis Friends of the Library and former Council for a Sustainable Local Economy board member, expressed dissatisfaction in regards to cuts to the Library and Lomax Incubator Farm made in the FY 2015 budget. Cheryl Kelling, resident of 512 Winfield Boulevard in Concord, expressed dissatisfaction regarding the FY 2015 budget adopted in June. She urged the Board to amend their decision. Joe Rowland, resident of 12001 Mount Olive Road in Gold Hill and local farmer, expressed support for the transition of the Lomax Incubator Farm to a non - profit organization. He also apologized for a statement he previously made to a reporter. Edie Barnhardt, resident of 49 Paton Court SE in Concord, expressed dissatisfaction with recent decisions by the Board. She urged the Board to listen to the people. Liz Gray, resident of 540 Allison Street NW in Concord, small business owner and President of the Concord Cabarrus Business and Professional Women, expressed dissatisfaction with recent budget cuts in the FY 2015 budget. Dakeita Vanderburg- Johnson, resident of 7787 US Hwy 601 South in Concord, and owner of Southgate Masonry and Lumber Company, expressed support for funding the Economic Development Corporation. She urged the Board to reconsider their decision to cut funding. Steve Cude, resident of 2668 Woodcrest Drive in Concord and Cabarrus County retiree, expressed dissatisfaction regarding the FY 2015 budget, particularly cuts to employee healthcare and the closing of the Employee Health Clinic. He stated the Employee Health Clinic provided savings of over $96,000.00 to the county last year. Rose Rummel -Fury, resident of 118 Edgewood Avenue NE in Concord and member of Central United Methodist Church, expressed support for the proposal to transition the E1ma C. Lomax Incubator Farm from a public organization to a private non - profit. She stated the church has a quarter acre lot at the Lomax Incubator Farm which provided a donation of 1,600 pounds of food to the Cooperative Christian Ministry food bank so far this year. Allison Smith, resident of 1565 Goodnight Road in Salisbury and Cabarrus County retiree, spoke regarding dissatisfaction with the Boards' decision to close the Employee Health Clinic. She questioned the Boards' reasoning behind their decision, stating employees will need more time off work to visit their physicians and more money will be spent without the services previously provided by the clinic. David Hampton, resident of 2000 South Main Street in Kannapolis, expressed dissatisfaction with the Boards' cuts adopted in the FY 2015 budget. He reviewed benefits the Employee Health Clinic and Wellness Program provided to the county and its employees. He stated these cuts will end up with health care costing more for the county as well as the potential loss of employees to surrounding counties who may provide better benefits. John Stanley, resident of 1401 Tygress Street in Kannapolis and Cabarrus Veterans Coalition member, expressed support for renaming North Cabarrus Park as Vietnam Veterans Park. He urged the Boards' support. Wayne King, resident of 789 Courtney Street in Concord, urged the Board to allow county employees to make efficient and effective decisions with the appropriate financial guidance. He asked the Board to reconsider the budget cuts and make their decisions with due process and diligence, including input from county residents. Mike Tallent, resident of Holt Kay Road in Midland and Midland Town Council member, displayed a map of the county depicting the locations of county facilities. He pointed out the majority of county facilities are in Harrisburg, Concord and Kannapolis. He stated, out of the budget cuts made, two - thirds of the cuts came from the Midland area of the county. He further stated Midland residents pay the same taxes as the rest of the county. He