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445 <br /> <br /> The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular <br />session in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at the Cabarrus County <br />Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Monday, May 15, 2000, at <br />6:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel <br /> Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter <br /> Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart <br /> Sue B. Casper <br /> Coy C. Privette <br /> <br /> Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. <br />Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk <br />to the Board. <br /> <br />Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Boy Scout Troop 94 of the Mt. Pleasant Lion's Club conducted the Flag <br />Ceremony. Scouts participating in the ceremony were Chris Simmons, Andrew <br />Medlin and Jay Smith. <br /> <br /> Reverend Jay K. Rabuck of Gilwood Presbyterian Church gave the <br />invocation. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF MINUTES <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart <br />and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of April 17 and April <br />25, 2000 as written. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA <br /> <br /> Chairman Fennel announced the addition of a Foster Care Month <br />Proclamation. Mr. Hartsell asked for the addition of an item regarding <br />Plantation Pipeline and a request by Level 3 Communications for an easement <br />to install fiber optic cable in the vicinity of the Coddle Creek Reservoir. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Chairman Fennel and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the addition of the <br />two items as listed. <br /> <br />RECOGNITIONS and PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br />Presentation of America Aqain Petitions - Pastor Jeff Smith <br /> <br /> Pastor Jeff Smith, co-founder with Chairman Fennel of the organization <br />"America Again", presented the following Petition to the Board. He stated <br />the Petition contained 15,000 signatures. <br /> <br />AMERICA AGAIN~ <br />PETITION <br /> <br />We the undersigned people of the State of North Carolina want GOD <br />in AMERICA AGAIN! In our Government! In our Market Place! In our <br />Schools! We want a proper accounting of the Christian Heritage <br />of our founding fathers in our History Books. We want the <br />Biblical Creation taught and the theory of Evolution removed! We <br />want the TEN COMMDaNDMENTS on the wall instead of violence in the <br />hall!! Rather than being persecuted for their faith, We want our <br />children to have the FREEDOM TO PRAY!! <br /> <br />The Board acknowledged receipt of the Petition. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />Community Development Activities in the Fishertown and Princeton Park Areas - <br /> <br />Jonathan Marshall, Planninq Services Director <br /> <br /> At the April 17tn meeting of the Board, Ms. Corinne Cannon asked the <br />Board to consider additional sanitary sewer improvements in the Fishertown <br />and Princeton Park communities. The Board at that time requested Mr. <br /> <br /> <br />