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ti. <br /> y <br /> ti <br /> No action was taken in executive session. The Chairman then <br /> called for public session to reconvene. <br /> Agenda Item 12: Perry Hills and Cheeks Communities <br /> Ms, Lillie Pearl Coble, Route 5, Box 487, Mebane, spoke on behalf.' <br /> of residents of Cheeks and Perry Hill Communities and requested the <br /> Board place speed limit signs and speed bumps in Perry Hills Community <br /> and require more patrolling by the Sheriff's Department. She also <br /> requested green boxes be placed in the area with signs prohibiting garbage <br /> being placed beside the dumpsters under penalty of a fine and, if <br /> this were not possible, that the Board provide garbage pickup on <br /> Monday, Wednesday and Friday. <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, <br /> to authorize the Chairman to write a letter to the Department of <br /> Transportation requesting an investigation or review of the streets <br /> in Perry Hill Community in order to place appropriate speed limit <br /> signs or speed bumps. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit requested the staff report back to the <br /> Board about items addressed and requested the County's signs for <br /> green boxes be changed to reflect provisions of the ordinance adopted <br /> by the Board concerning the depositing of trash,which states it is <br /> illegal to place garbage anywhere except inside the greenboxes. <br /> i <br /> Agenda Item 8: Informal Purchasing Procedure <br /> The Purchasing Director requested the Board authorize introduction of <br /> local legislation which would limit to $10,000 the cost of property that <br /> can be acquired under the provisions of GS 9 143-131. <br /> is <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes, <br /> t to authorize the County Attorney to draft a Dill concerning informal <br /> purchasing with the provision that any final expenditures must be <br /> approved by the Board of Commissioners. Vote: ayes, Commissioners Gustaveson, <br /> Barnes, Whitted and Walker; noes, Commissioner Willhoit. <br /> Agenda Item 11: Lexington Circle <br /> Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, <br /> to approve the Department of Transportation's recommendation to add <br /> Lexington Circle to the State Highway System. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. <br /> i <br />