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174 secondary roads construction; $300 million for intrastate projects; and $500 million for urban loops. Also present were: Dr. George Liles, Concord Mayor; Mr. Kenneth Geathers, member of the Kannapolis City Council; Mr. Mike McLaurin of the Centralina Council of Governments; and Mr. Rick Blackwood of the Department of Transportation. Resolution Supporting the Passase of the State Highway and School Construction Bonds on November 5, 1996 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Niblock, seconded by Chairman Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Resolution. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, quality education and an excellent highway system are key elements in economic progress; and WHEREAS, North Carolina's public schools are overcrowded and often dangerously outdated, and highways are badly congested, and in need of widening or paving to ensure safety; and WHEREAS, with the highway bonds, construction of many strategic highway projects across North Carolina can be accelerated, thereby reducing land and construction costs caused by inflation; and WHEREAS, the highway bonds will expedite the paving of thousands of miles of unpaved roads and completion of key segments of urban loops and links between rural and urban areas; and WHEREAS, the proposed school bonds will provide more equity between urban and rural school districts throughout the state; and WHEREAS, the school bonds will decrease the reliance on local property taxes to fund school construction; and WHEREAS, the school bonds will nearly double the rate of badly needed school construction in North Carolina; and WHEREAS, use of the highway and school bond funds will not require tax increases; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners supports the passage of the State Highway and School Construction Bonds on the ballot on November 5, 1996, and the members of this organization will work to secure their passage. Adopted this the 21st day of October, 1996. /s/ Jeffrey L. Barnhart Jeffrey L. Barnhart, Chairman ATTEST: Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board The proposed School Construction Bonds totaled $1.8 billion with a proposed allocation of $22,774,136.00 to Cabarrus County Schools and $2,842,196.00 to the Kannapolis City Schools. The Road Bonds included a proposed secondary road allocation of $785,530.00 for Cabarrus County. Cabarrus County School/Park Proposal Report - Mr. Tom Lewis, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Commission Mr. Tom Lewis, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, briefly reviewed the School/Park Proposal Report. The Report included the following information for each of the 26 public school campuses in Cabarrus County: an inventory and evaluation of existing facilities; community and school comments regarding preferred recreation facilities; master planning site drawings to reflect potential school/park development; and estimates of probable construction costs for each school/park site. Mr. Clifton advised that the cost of providing the facilities outlined in the School/Park Proposal Report totaled $18.5 million and that no funds have been budgeted for this purpose. Also, he stated that the issue of maintenance of the facilities would need to be addressed. There was discussion regarding the merits of the school/park concept and the possibility of raising private matching funds to assist in developing the proposed facilities.