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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of Special Meeting (work session)
July 2, 2004
The Harnett County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Friday, July 2,
2004, in the Personnel conference room, County Administration Building, 102 East
Front Street, Lillington, North Carolina.
Members present: Beatrice B. Hill, Vice Chairman
Dan B. Andrews
Walt Titchener
Chairman Teddy J. Byrd and Commissioner Walt Titchener were absent.
Staff present: Neil Emory, County Manager
Wm. A. (Tony) Wilder, Assistant County Manager
Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board
Jerry T. Blanchard, General Services Manager
Ralph Thurman, Transportation Manager
Vice Chairman Hill called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m.
Ralph Thurman and Jerry Blanchard presented a power point presentation on Harnett
County’s transportation program (H.A.R.T.S.).
In other business, Mr. Emory led a discussion of the following items:
1. Harnett County EMS is covering Angier after the Angier-Black River Rescue
Squad Board of Directors discontinued services of the rescue squad.
2. Johnston County Industries is operating in the HPE facility and the program is
managed by Phyllis Clayton, former HPE Director.
3. Mr. Emory had a positive meeting with Sandhills Center and Lee-Harnett Mental
Health to discuss merger of the Lee-Harnett Area Authority into the Sandhills
Center.
4. Request from Central Carolina Community College staff at Shawtown for the
County
to provide air conditioning for the Shawtown gymnasium.
5. Mr. Emory will meet with a group next week to begin planning for the County’s
th
150 Anniversary celebration.
6. Ellen Gauze, former Executive Director, has retired from Eastern Economic
Development office.
7. The architectural survey of Harnett County is complete and the results will be
presented to the Board.
There being no further business, the work session July 2, 2004 adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
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Beatrice B. Hill, Vice Chairman
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Kay S. Blanchard, Clerk to the Board