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Lands Legacy Commissioner Gordon asked that Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil explain what this kind of Lands Legacy money means as opposed to other sources for Lands Legacy. David Stancil said that the Lands Legacy pay-as-you-go fund is our opportunities fund so that we can take advantage of opportunities as they arise. It provides more flexibility than the other two funds. Chair Jacobs asked if the Land Legacy money was not available in pay-as-you-go funds, but we had the alternative financing in the bond money, if the Lands Legacy program would suffer. David Stancil said that they could get by with the allocations from the bond. Having an additional amount increases the chances to take advantage of opportunities. Northern Human Services Center Commissioner Halkiotis asked if there is still enough money to repair the septic system and Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said yes. Commissioner Brown feels that this money must be put back into the budget next year because this is a project that has many needs. Old Courthouse Chair Jacobs asked about the state of repair or disrepair that requires this $50,000. Wayne Fenton, Assistant Public Works Director, said that some of the brick must be repointed and there is repair work that needs to be done on the clock tower. They are trying to time it with the clock repair that the Town is going to do. The Town still has some funds to raise for this. They are $15,000 short at this time. He explained that the clock that sits in the clock tower belongs to the Town. The building belongs to the County. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the report done on facilities a few years ago, which indicated upcoming work on these buildings. He asked that the report be updated. Wayne Fenton said that they are working on an update to that report and it will come back to the County Commissioners in the fall. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he spoke with someone today and asked him to prepare a proposal on maintaining athletic fields for the County Manager and to share it with this Board. He thinks that the field at Efland-Cheeks needs some professional maintenance. He feels that as we get more and more into the parks business with fields, we need to be looking at relationships with other agencies that use companies like this. They know exactly when to come in and put in the right amount of fertilizer and they also give tips on how to take care of the fields. Commissioner Brown asked about the heat pump at the Planning Department and if this could be postponed. Wayne Fenton said that it could potentially be postponed, but the issue is that as the spaces were divided up in the building into smaller sections, it is getting harder to heat and cool the entire space with the existing equipment. Orange Enterprises This will be done with alternative financing. Roofing Projects Donna Dean said that if the entire $100,000 were deferred, there would be no money to repair roofs next year. Wayne Fenton said that we spent money this year on portions of 501 West Franklin Street, the Whiffed building, the Government Services Annex building, and some metal work on the Skills Development Center.