08281973MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING FOR AUGUST 23, 1973.
A special meeting was called for August 22, 1973, at 4:00 p.m. The following Board members were presen :
C. E. McLamb, W. J. Cotton, Jr., Bob Etheridge and Chairman Brock. H. D. Carson, Clerk to the Board wa
present.
The purpose of the meeting was to talk about the new county office building. Bill Gwinn, Architect, an
Mr. Pleasant, General Contractor, with Ed Bain his attorney were present. Plans were made to begin conslt-
uction immediately.
The meeting adjourned shortly thereafter.
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING FOR AUGUST 28, 1973.
A joint meeting was held on August 28, 1973, 7:30 p.m. between Harnett County Board of Commissioners anlql"
Harnett County Board of Education, and was convened in the Superior Courtroom. All members of the Boar
were present, also Edward McCormick, County Attorney.
The following proposal was presented by Hoke Smith, Chairman of the Board of Education:
"We recommend that a Study Commission be selected to appraise the total educational program in Harnetu
County and report back to a,'joint meeting of the two Boardson or before January 15, 1974. We recommend
that the committee be composed in the following manner:
1. That three professional school administrators of state -wide renoun be appointed by the State
Superintendent. 2. That the Chairman of the Harnett County Board of Education and the Chairma
of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners jointly appoint five non - political Harnett County Aay
Leaders.
TO IMPLEMENT ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE WE RECOMMEND THAT:
1. The eight -man committee be convened as quickly as possible and elect a chairman from among the
members. 2. All Harnett County personnel, records, and reports be made available to assist
members of the committee. 3. The Chairman of the Harnett County Board of Education and the
Chairman of the Harnett County Board of Commissioners jointly develop a budget for committee ex1
penses to be administered by the County Auditor and charge the committee with the following rest
ponsibilities• a. To investigate all phases of the public school operation in Harnett County
professional and non - professional staffing, budget and budget administration, maintenance, tran -
portation, special programs, etc. b.. To study the school building needs and make recommend-
ations for immediate and long -range plans. c. To make recommendations on school organization
and budgetary needs as directly related to the instructional program."
The Board of County Commissioners presented the following statement:
"At the outset, we want to express our hope that this meeting will lay to rest any impression that ou
two separate boards have different goals for education in Harnett County. Both boards, we feel, want
to provide the best education possible for our young people.
Also, we recognize that the public is not on one mind and that there are forces who are pro -educ
ation and forces who are anti - education. We further recognize that your Board is more likely to hear
from the strong pro - education forces than we are. We also recognize that there are a great many res-
ponsible citizens who do not approach either of us and express their opinion. But they vote. Out
challenge, yours and ours, is to sense the needs, wants, and desires of these citizens. This has been,
and is, a major concern of our board and we feel sure that you likewise share this concern.
The anti - education people differ with each other in many ways but they are usually unanimous in
their position in opposition to school administrations and what these administrations seek to do for
the people, An., Likewise, there are many different ways to be "for" education. However, those who
are for education do not always vote for a particular plan. This is especially so if they feel, righ ly
or wrongly, that their voice has not been heard and that nobody listens to what they have to say.
And this is the main point we want to bring to this meeting. And we do not restrict it to educ-
ation. We,ire as public officials in this day and age, are having to learn to listen. The people
elected us to primarily hear them and not people in Raleigh or anywhere else.
There is, we feel, an obligation on our part to shoulder part of the burden you bear. It is un-
fortunate that you apparently hear mainly from pro- education people; it is likewise unfortunate that we
hear from many people who do not seem to want the best for our children. We recognize this. But be-
tween our two boards, we together have supporters sufficient in size to move Harnett County into the
last half of the twentieth century. The plain truth is this, Many of the pro-educational forces look
to us on the county board for a ;ublic forum because they disagree, in good faith, with the three schcol
plansthat has three times gone down in defeat. They feel they are not being heard.
All areas of government are coming under attack from various segments of the community. As Comm,
issioners, we are trying to review and up date if necessary county policies that have existed for mane
years. Some of the criticism directed at us involves areas for which we are not primarily responsible.
For example, we are under fire from some citizens about education.
For that reason, we passed along to you at the time we adopted the budget smme of the criticisms
that reached our ears. We chose at that time not to second guess your judgment and insist on a budge
cut. We did this for basically two reasons: (1) We felt that we did not at that time have sufficient
information to insist on our opinion in the face of your administrations insistence on the need for
these funds: (2) We felt that you -would give the people a fair hearing on the matter and respond in a
appropriate manner.
In response to the travel matter, you have decided to use the County travel policy that has been
in effect for many years.
Ironically, we are under attack for this policy and hope that your board will join with ours to
review it. You recognized that a lump sum annual travel payment ranging around $2,000.00 for a numbe1
of persons, regardless of actual travel, offended many responsible business minded people in the
County. For this you are to be commended.
Your quick response to this travel policy and federal pay increase guidelines confirmed our con-
fidence in you. .
But, in all candor, we must hold to the recommendations as originally presented and say that we
would appreciate a position paper from you with respect to these items so that we can have the bene-
fit of a written detailed presentation to supplement any previous information given by you and of which
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CHECKS WRITTEN DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1973.
298 C. E. McLamb
299 C. E. McLamb
300 M. H. Brock
301 Diane Baker
302 Donna L. Register
303 Margaret Elaine Sloan
304 June Annette Cotton
305 William M. Stephens
306 Thomas T. Lanier
307 Mrs. John Walker
308 Mrs. Herman Tew
309 Mrs. Terry Teasley
310 Mrs. Edwin Morris
311 Mrs. D. C. McKinney
312 Mrs. Amanda McFarland
313 Mrs. Erwin Johnson
314 Mrs. A. M. Ivey
315 Mrs. E. C. Flowers
316 Mrs. David Ferrell
317 Mrs. Cristal Evans
318 Mrs. L. R. Arnold
319 Mrs. Grady Adcock
320 Mrs. Barry Emerson
321 Mrs. Bessie Lee
322 Louis E. Bottiglier, Postmaster
323 Jarvis West
324 Harnett Development Commission
325 W. J. Cotton, Jr.
326 Sheraton Motel
327 Carol Osbourne
328 Freeman Decorating Co.
329 Monroe Division
330 The Dunn Dispatch
331 Twyford Printing Co.
332 Jessie Arnold Body Shop
333 Neville, Taylor & Associates, Inc.
334 Exxon Company
335 Giles Texaco Service
336 Lillington Exxon Station
337 Beasley's Garage
338 Lillington Auto Parts
339 Brown's Refrigeration Service
340 Brock Chevrolet Co., Inc.
341 Piedmont Communications Co., Inc.
342 Lillington Medical Clinic
343 Lillington FCX
344 Layton Supply Compnay
345 City Service Station
346 The News and Observer
347 Harnett County News
348 Carolina Typewriter Co., Inc.
349 Comma Danieley
350 Void
351 N.C. Board of Health
352 Coats Medical Clinic
353 Dr. J. O. Fridley
354 Dr. J. K. Williford
355 Dr. F. X. Fallon
356 Layton Supply Co.
357 Carr Hardware Co.
358 Gray & Creech, Inc.
359 Central Carolina Bank & Tr. Co.
360 First Citizens Bank & Tr. Co.
361 Bank of North Carolina
362 Waccamaw Bank & Tr. Co.
363 Southern National Bank of N.C.
364 First Citizens Bank & Tr. Co.
365 First Citizens Bank & Tr. Co.
366 Harnett County Schools
367 Rita Ross, Sec.
368 N.C. State University Print Stop
369 GSA OAD Fin. Div. Sta Symbol
370 Winchester Surgical Supply Co.
371 Morris Wade Sales Co.
372 Harold Lambeth
373 Alta Berl Pope
374 Cavin's Business Products, Inc.
375 Muriel F. Cann
376 Margaret N. McDonald
377 Myrtle D. Register
378 Dr. Catherine M. Beyer
379 N.C. State Bd. of Health
380 Morris Wade Sales Co.
381 Lillington Roller Mills, Inc.
250.00
65.00
65.00
45.00
42.37
84.73
84.73
5.60
159.46
181.60
132.50
173.35
176.70
266.80
361.90
83.50
192.50
173.20
182.70
90.10
193.75
97.50
192.50
385.00
40.00 Postage
7.00 Transportation
2,500 miles travel to NACO in Dallas
Refund for Reg. Fee to NACO
Gen. Assistance
Work on tax books
Transportation
Refund for package disaster hospital exp.
B. Home Care
500.00
65.00
25.00
30.00
29.99
64.00
36.00
833.56
519.11
50.00
6.59
287.48
774.46
105.73
4.49
22.00
56.35
172.48
45.00
4.32
165.86
3.06
60.72
21.00
15.00
79.22
Void
450.00
75.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
3.00
6.20
15.00
39.20
39.55
68.25
72.80
45.15
36.05
21.35
2.18
19.03
37.00
28.44
304.08
62.94
33.89
3.20
70.52
4.59
6.40
4.59
30.30
47.50
46.93
13.20
Petty Cash
Reg. Fee for NACO in Dallas
Dep. for room for W.J. Cotton
Gen. Assistance
Inv. No. Dal 27927.
438600 -013
Ads for Tax Supervisor's Officer
k1934 Tax Supervisor
Repairs to Co. Car - Sheriff's Dept.
Deputy Sheriff Bonds
369 130 2032.
July Acct. Sheriff's Dept.
July Acct Sheriff's Dept.
1144, 1187, Sheriff's Dept.
32780 Sheriff's Dept.
Freon for Sheriff Cars
16611 June '73 1441 July '73 for Sheriff Dept.
Hylu Acct. Sheriff's Dept.
Commitment papers.
July Acct. Court house
July Acct. Courthouse
Gasoline for Lawmnower Courthouse
99487 -Bids
Bids of Building
$1413 Reg. of Deeds
Inv. 1202 Reg. of Deeds.
Case Nos. 7303143, 7304766, 7305004.
Case Nos. 7304867, 7304868, 7305004.
Case No. 7304352
Case No. 7304766.
Case No. 7305080.
Fuses for social Services Department
87369 Dept. of Soc. Services
98493
112 Food Stamp Transactions June
113
195
208
129
103
61
21337 Co. Ext. Dept.
Refund for 4 -H Club Expenses
Job No. 2142
Statement Nos QV 170, QU 800, Ext. Dept.
67131 Health Dept.
July Acct. Health Dept.
Cutting Grass at Dunn Health Center
Refund travel
8892 Health Dept.
Refund for Expenses to Meeting
1/
11
IF
Travel Expense
Aug. statement for Health Det.
8503, 8803 Health Dept.
8182 Dog Pound
t
(174
382 Rosa Wilbourne
383 Dr. A. W. Peede
384 Town of Lillington
385 IBM Corp.
386 Modern Laundry & Cleaners, Inc.
387 N.C. Naturla Gas Corp.
388 Carolina Power & Light Co.
389 Storr Sales Co.
390 Void
391 American Red Cross
392 Alvis Carver
393 Harnett Co. Farm Bureau
394 M. J. Jackson, Jr.
395 Motorola Inc.
396 N. C. Communications, Inc.
397 N. C. Fed. Surplus Prop. Agency
398 Bonner Oil Co.
399 Powell's Pharmacy
400 Lee County Hospital, Inc.
401 Jonesboro's Lee Drug Store
402 Henderson D. Mabe, Jr. M. D.
403 Richmond Co. Auditor
404 Durham Ambulance Service, Inc.
405 Coats Medical Clinic
406 Eastern N. C. Sanatorium
407 Woodall & McCormick
408 N.C. Dept. of Conservation & Dev.
409 Cape Fear Insurance Agency
410 Bowen Office Equipment Co.
411 American Express Company
412 Gulf Oil Corp.
413 Exxon Compnay
414 Dr. A. W. Peede
415 Dr. Catherine M. Beyer
416 Dr. A. W. Peede
417 American Biographical Institute
418 N. C. State Library
419 Quick Canadian Facts Limited
420 Home Library Service
421 Home Planners, Inc.
422 Willie E. Messer
423 Lee - Harnett Mental Health Authority
424 Hazel H. Yarbrough
425 Earl Roberts
426] Void
427 C. E. McLamb
428 L. E. Bottiglier, Postmaster
429 Mrs. E. C. Flowers
430 Mrs. Earnest West
431 C. E. McLamb
432 Lee - Harnett Mental Health Authority
433 W. R. Atkinson, Director
434 Holland Rest Home
435 W. J. Cotton, Jr.
436 M. H. Brock
437 June S. Britt
438 Shearon F. Roberts
439 Betty Jane Cotton - -
440 Bank of North Carolina
441 N.C.Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Inc.
442 Void
443 Void
444 Dougald McRae
445 Carl 0. Jones
446 Louis E. Bottiglier, Postmaster
447 Arletha Armstrong
448 Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.
449 Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.
450 Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.
451 Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.
452 Sanford Business Machines, Inc.
453 Carolina Power & Light Co.
454 Lafayette Drug Co.
455 Joseph H. Ruzicka, Inc.
456 Twyford Printing Co.
457 C. L. Nei, D. S.
458 Neville, Taylor & Associates, Inc.
459 W. H. Stewart, Sheriff
460 The Daily Record
461 Hogue Electric Company
462 Storr Sales Co.
463 q Pitney Bowes
464 Duncan Parnell, Inc.
465. Raleigh Blue Printers
466 Carolina Ribbon & Carbon Sales Corp.
100.00 73 -74 rent on dog pound
40.00 Professional Services
81.55 Per statements
71.52 6AL6381; 8AJ5269.
12.79 July Acct. Co. Jail, Dunn Health Center.
279.59 Per Statements
1,125.83 Per statements
239.56 Sheriff, Courthouse, Auditor and SS Dept.
Void
100.00
225.00
100.00
32.50
20.97
10.00
100.00
7.35
7.50
9.00
25.00
110.00
25.00
10.00
18.00
444.00
1,169.61
229.00
4.58
29.19
6.85
32.90
8.00
231.25
280.00
21.95
303.64
2.00
8.90
9.53
15.00
11,250.00
750.00
176.37
Void
36.90
3,000.00
23.22
2.58
159.00
11,250.00
22.25
19.83
101.20
127.00
223.09
248.09
307.87
52,730.93
1,706.42
Void
Void
330.00
46.77
1,000.00
40.00
419.06
333.57
262.65
341.03
633.88
903.08
28.68
900.00
372.42
2.00
10.00
102.30
36.00
71.00
92.04
12.12
41.59
3.58
4.98
July & Aug. Vet. Service. Work
July Aug. Sept. Rent -Dev. Comm.
July Rent
50319
3379 C. D. Agency
2260 C. D. Agency
Truck Rental C. D. Agency
RX Baby Girl Shannon
X -Ray Douglas Grimes
Re: Anne Gilbert, Charles Flowers.
WIN Arrie Peice
3275 David L. Smith
Re: Robert Shipp
WIn Linelle Ingram McKoy
Re: Ock Cannady.
July Professional Services
co's part for Forest Fire Control.
22GB223620
11708, 12026, 12559 Dev. Comm.
0471388637 Dev. Comma
4481342352 Dev. Comm.
3691301596
Re: Joe Ann Hunter
July Clinics
Personalities of the South
8612 Co. Library
7673
'73 Compton year Book -Co. Libr.
241435 Cty. Libr.
Travel Expenses
1st qt. appropriation
Directory per agreement with Bd. of Comm.
4 tires Dev. Comm.
July travel expense
Postage for meter
B. Home Care for Shelia Flowers
1 days care in July Mary Hammond
Expenses to NCACC meeting in Pinehurst
2nd qtr. appropriation.
Re: Howard Blue
Re: john W. West.
Expenses to NCACC
Work on Tax Books
August Payroll
Group # 043 0012 001.
Services rendered Bd. of Elections.
July Jan. services for Maple Grove School:
Postage for Postage meter Dept. of SS
Room and board for Charlesetta McDonald
Per statements
Per statements
1.
37086, 37087, 37089, 37090, 37092.
Per Statemts
Re: Sheriff's Off. SS Dept. Co. Ag. Health Dept.
Inv. Nos. 39269, 39570, 39724.
11970, 11971, Tax Collector.
Refund for Gasoline
6033031 Fred Freeman
Expenses Sheriff's Convention
Re: Revenue Sharing Notice
Aug. Acct. for Ag. Building Courthouse
17031, 96439, 96440, Co. Aud. and Reg. of Deeds.
59828S Auditor
89156, 89158, 89159, 89853, 89854, 89876.
40718, Reg. of Deeds.
q6 -0684, Reg. of Deeds
467 Cott Data Processing Co. 272.14
468 Dutch Treat Markets, Inc. 109.96
469 Piggly Wiggly 306.22
470 Johnson's 13.27
471 Town of Lillington 18.80
472 Carolina Power & Light Co. 194.27
473 Bowen Office Equipment 6.19
474 Van D. Jenkins 3.88
475 Bertha Taylor 3.20
476 M. Irene Lassiter 9.00
477 Margaret N. McDonald 9.60
478 Hattie E. Barnes 34.54
479 Education and Training Dept. 8.00
480 N.C. Natural Gas Corp. 78.16
481 Club Cleaners 17.74
482 Morris Wade Sales Co. 120.10
483 Ormont Chemical Co. 21.20
484 Winchester Surgical Supply Co. 99.63
485 Carolina Power & Light Co. 87.55
486 The Dunn Dispatch 5.20
487 Lillington Medical Clinic 7.00
488 Susan Senter 209.39
489 Lee Co. Dept. of Ambulance Sercie 50.00
490 Harnett Co. Sheltered Workshop 24.83
491 Sanford Business Machines, Inc. 44.50
492 Dr. C. L. Corbett 280.00
493 M. B. Poole, M. D. 8.00
494 Dr. J. K. Williford 70.00
495 N.C. State Library 893.69
496 Tailor -Craft 9.50
497 Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 22.05
498 Joseph H. Rtizicka, Inc. 116.00
499 Town of Lillington 4.80
500 M. H. Brock 246.59
501 Patsy H. Nobles 9.60
502 Mrs. James M. Yates 22.72
503 C. S. Fowler 20.00
504 Gilbert Brown 23.52
505 Wilma Brown 53.00
506 Bobby R. Etheridge 64.00
507 Void Void
508 Henry Paper Company 207.66
509 Bank of North Carolina 1,938.09
510 Bank of North Carolina 2,392.64
SALARY CHECKS WRITTEN FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1973
1010 M. H. Brock 100.00
1011 C. E. McLamb 100.00
1012 W. J. Cotton, Jr. 99.50
1013 Gilbert Brown 100.00
1014 Bobby R. Etheridge Bobby R.
100.00
1015 Edward H. McCormick 300.00
1016 Thomas Allen 642.33
1017 Lottie Patterson 347.75
1018 Rachel S. Korpulinski 319.59
1019 Alice R. Shomper 325.55
1020 W. Earl Jones 632.41
1021 Alice Schmincke 367.75
1022 Edna W. Butts 337.42
1023 Jackie J. Page 311.59
1024 Wade H. Stewart 796.26
1025 Edna K. Newton 338.14
1026 Madie Lee Morgan 325.32
1027 Lemuel C. Gregory, Jr. 525.46
1028 James V. Griffin 626.72
1029 B. F. Temple 409.72
1030 Roger w. Lyon 643.54
1031 Lincoln Neal 456.04
1032 James E. Turnage 504.72
1033 Stanley Byrd 417.90
1034 Lewis C. Rosser, Jr. 405.90
1035 Henry D. Hood, III 507.90
1036 Johnny Halcomb 531.90
1037 Clyde F. Pate 422.90
`" 1038 Billy G. Wallace 568.93
1039 Fred D. Freeman, Jr. 424.72
1040 Rufus H. Parrish 427.72
1041 Henry J. Jacobs 427.72
1042 T. A. Coats, Jr. 628.90
1043 John H. Atkins, III 610.75
1044 Tony L. Bridgers 572.75
1045 H. D. Carson, Jr. 786.98
1046 Rachel W. Blanchard 363.72
1047 Patsy H. Nobles 325.32
1048 Thomas H. James 353.59
1049 Lee Vernon Harris
Acct. No. 3O3,dated Aug. 10, 1973.
July Acct. Co. Jail
July Acct. Co. Jail
July Acct. Co. Jail
Per statement
Per statemtns
14365 Co. Agent
Reimbursement supplies, VD services
Refund for Aug. travel
Pinehurst dinner
July and Aug. Travel
Retroactive pay for July, Travel
2 copies of Patient Services Training Man.
Per statements
July Acct. Health Depn.
5180 Health Dept.
60925 Health Dept.
Inv. dated
Per statemnts
Sub.
Re: Tommy Lee Walker
Work on summer program
Re Michal C. Cox Albert J. Dixon, Jr.
Utilities for Maple Grove School
37093 Bd. of Elections.
July Clinics
Te: Teressa Dianne Cannady.
AFP Clinics, Aguust.
8675 Library
State 7 -27 -73
502906
38531
Per statement
13 days Actg. Co. Mrg. and travel
Exp. to Pinehurst.
Attending Social Ser. Board Meeting.
AttendingSocial Ser. Board Meeting.
Gen. Assistance
Reg. and expenses to Pinehurst.
Inv. no. 41453 dated 8- 20 -73. - -511 Bank of N.C. 3,160.91
Matching contri. Emp. Ret. Contri.
Matching contri.
1050 Dories McKoy
1051 Flora Green Milton
1052 Clyde L. Ross
1053 Inez W. Sessoms
Etheridge Blanchie W. Raynor
1055 Paul B. Drew
1056 B. E. Sturgill
1057 Ruth Sturgill
1058 Gladys Walker
1059 Helen R. Crews
1060 Emma Lee West
1061 Naomi F. Hawley
1062 Gyness Meeks
1063 Patricia W. McDonald
1064 Madeline W. Hawley
1065 Mary P. Avery
1O66Annie -.Lee Sawyer
1067 Sandra B. Dickens
1068 Bobbie S. Mize
1069 harvey V. Godfrey
1070 Marjorie G. Wade
1071 Glenn C. O'Kelley
1072 Egeta Williams
1073 Joyce G. Pulliam
1074 John D. Davis
1075 Jimmy F. Ragland
1076 Jane H. Smith
1077 Gayle M. Adams
1078 Joy L. Dawson
1079 Dona A. Martin
1080 Roxanne R. Ayers
1081 Benita J. Beasley
1082 Paulette M. Gomedella
1083 Robert E. Harrison
1084 Emmett J. Allen
1085 Bonnie B. Beasley
1086 Carra G. Avery
1087 Mary L. Wagoner
1088 Daniel C. Welch
1089 Bonnie B. Temple
295.41 1090 Mazelle M. Stephenson
254.18
446.82
338.75
307.59
95.98
236.44
484.72
216.51
164.67
749.85
783.09
381.08
427.90
437.86
389.90
420.26
321.14
167.61
267.67
672.37
585.03
669.97
592.17
676.52
587.13
579.28
608.39
550.54
530.00
503.90
288.49
295.77
431.72
468.26
486.98
405.72
390.04
287.91
465.80
301.48
465.98
1091 Esther T. Butts
1092 Margie Harrington
1093 Kathleen Thomas
1094 Pauline Sanford
1095 James E. Goff
1096 H. W. Lloyd
1097 Charles E. Hammond
1098 William N. Conoley, Jr.
1099 Lincoln Blanding
1100 Juanita S. Hight
1101 Mary W. Jones
1103 Virginia L. Simmons
1104 Ida P. Hinnant
1105 Opheli.a McLean
1106 M. Irene Lassiter
1107 Lida R. O'Quinn
1108 Rebecca S. Coleman
1109 Louise M. Lloyd
1110 M. H. Canady
1111 Hoyt B. Fowler
1112 Donald Ray Womble
1113 Brenda L. Johnson
1114 Alta Pearl Pope
1115 Bertha M. Taylor
434.28 1116
444.19 1117
435.65 1118
528.55 1119
371.75 1120
421.00 1121
314.70 1122
240.50 1123
230.20 1124
263.68 1125
241.70 1126
205.68 1127
293.20 1128
220.80 1129
855.68 1130
674.45 1131
639.41 1132
601.33 1133
715.19 1134
629.26 1135
591.34 1136
373.25
325.32
276.29
Herbert E. Hudson
Jean M. Irvin
Thomas T. Lanier
L illian B. Smith
Roy S. Godwin
Corbett A. Coats
Robert J. Burnette
Alvis L. McKay
Andrew M. Anderson
William Fred Hall
John Jay West
Virginia S. Warren
Tony. M. Tucker
Bessie W. Moss
Muriel F. Cann
Myrtle D. Register
Margaret N. McDonald
Margaret R. Randall
Margaret Shaw
Janet H. Johnson
Nina P. Bethune
509.05
453.22
698.98
338.14
70.61
457.90
364.93
150.64
k21.45
117.45
109.21
339.59
735.84
388.93
610.47
589.97
391.75
528.33
265.96
169.32
183.15
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 28, 1973, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 172.
we may not have knowledge. You may have some contractual or legal obligations that concern you, and
which you would like to bring to our attention.
We would like to be advised of these and we are sure the public would likewise wish to know.
At this time we neither find sufficient public support for purchasing a school site nor for using
Revenue Sharing Funds for school buildings. We feel that support for building three public shcools
has decreased since lasy January when the bond issue failed. We fei that the recommendations set out in
our previous request must either be met or adequately explained to and accepted by the public before we
can move ahead on a building program.
It should be noted that our reluctance to move forward at this time with a building program is
not based on a difference with you over goals or priorities. It is based, rather, on the belief that
any plan must potentially have the support of more than half the people. In making this judgment we
look backward to a thrice defeated three school plan; we look now to the current public debate; and
we look forward to a plan acceptable to the public and the privilege of working with you in securing
for our children a better tomorrow.
We urge that you consider the upcoming state -wide school bond issue and the three million dollars
Harnett County will get if it passes. This, to us, makes it imperative that we have by that time a
school plan acceptable to the people of Harnett County and that 11 matters decreasing public confid-
ence be resolved."
The County Board of Commissioners made the following statement to the proposal presented by Chairman
Smith: "We want to reiterate the position set forth in our statement and for this reason we want
Harnett County citizens to make recommendations coming from any committee. The members of our Board
while not reaching a final decision respond favorably to Chairman Smith's proposal. However, we
want to consider the composition of the Committee with a view towards its consisting of citizens of
this county. The committee, if formed, may want to bring in consultants later on. Our thinking as of
now is that this should be left up to the committee.
,Meeting adjourned:
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