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Jp~ <br />~dssioner Gustaveson moved that the County Boat~3 of C~ssa.aner endorse the concept <br />of the Subcat~dttee's report and rec~miend to the ~~~mittee that actual negotiation <br />for proposal of this year's budget be handled thru the Tntergovertnnental Task Force. <br />Commissioner Whiffed seconded the motion. <br />All members voted aye. <br />Tk1e Q~3;rman declared the motion passed. <br />Chairn~z Garrett informed the Board of a telephone ca11 from Roland Scott, Chair- <br />man of the grange County Board of Education. Mr. Scott would like for the Ccmnissioners <br />.. to indicate whether or not they are interested in owning the Cedar Grove School Property. <br />Discussion ensued. Mr. Gattis informed the Board that the Recreation Depari~ent <br />- was very interested in the property. <br />Upon motion of c~missionPS Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whined, it was <br />moved and adopted that the County proceed with informal negotiation for the acquisition <br />of the Cedar Grave School property and that a letter of the Board's intention be sent <br />to the Chairman of the School Board. <br />Etiirther discussion ensued. <br />The Clerk was instructed to write a letter to the Q~aixman of the school Board <br />and MX. Gattis was instructed to get in touch with Mr. Williams, County Supertindent <br />of Schools, to proceed with the proper negotiations. <br />Conmissianer Whitted called far the question. <br />All members voted aye. <br />'j'hg ('}"1,3jrman declared the m4t~Cn passed. <br />C"_hairman Garrett presented a letter to the Board fx~n Walter McDade, Director of <br />the Efland-C~ieeks Center. The letter was an invitation for the Ca~anissioners to lunch <br />at the Ce~ir Grove Center. The C~issioners decided that the first Monday in May <br />would be an appropriate time to accept this invitation. <br />C7c~¢nissianer Gustaveson stated that he would like the Board to consider the <br />School Capital Outlay question and, perhaps, include this iten on an upcaning Agenda. <br />Be stated that he was wncerned with haw to finance all the School Capital Outlay fr~n <br />the cux`rent operating money. He stated that he thought the Board needed to talk more <br />seriously about a bard issue and set a time for it. <br />The general consensus of the Board was to wait until they had heard Joe Nassif's <br />report. <br />There being no f,~rrrx?r business to come before the Board the meeting was <br />adjourned. <br />~~a~aQ ~aw~' <br />Flora k2. Garrett, Choi *~+='n <br />Agatha Johnson, ,Acting Clerk <br />