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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF THEY INTEND TO KEEP THIS PARTICULAR AREA AS A RESERVED AREA. MR. HIGHT ANSWERED THAT THIS PAVILION IS INTENDED TO BE USED STRICTLY FOR RESERVATION BY LARGE GROUPS. HE NOTED THAT WHERE THEY DESIRE TO LOCATE IT THERE IS -AN AREA THAT COULD BE LEVELED OUT FOR PARKING, BUT THE LAND IS MOSTLY COVERED WITH PALMETTO SCRUB AND WOULDE N ED SOME MARL. MR. ARDEN THEN DISPLAYED A DRAWING OF THE PARK SHOWING WHERE THE VARIOUS LAKES ARE LOCATED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING CONNECTING THE VARIOUS LAKES WITH CANALS SO IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO BOAT OR CANOE FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. THEY DO NOT PLAN TO CONNECT THE ONE LO— CATED BEHIND THE SUPERVISOR'S HOUSE. HE NOTED THAT MOST OF THE WORK COULD BE DONE BY COUNTY PERSONNEL. THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THERE WASMINIMUM ALLOWANCE IN .A THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE, AND HE DID NOT THINK THERE IS a_ ENOUGH LEFT TO COVER THE PROPOSED PROJECTS. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT SUGGESTED ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR THIS WORK, PUTTING IT IN ONE FUND, AND USING REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER Loy MADE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD COOPERATE WITH THE KIWANIS CLUB ON A 5050 BASIS ON THE INSTAL— LATION OF A PAVILION AT KIWANIS—HOBART PARK FOR THE AMOUNT OF $18,000.00, THE COUNTY TO PAY $9,000.00; THESE FUNDS TO BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER. THE CHAIRMAN INFORMED MR. ARDEN THAT THE BOARD WILL INSTRUCT s THE ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE UP A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE CLEARING AND PREPARA— TION OF THE PAVILION SITE AND PARKING AREA AND THE PROPOSED CONNECTING OF THE LAKES. HE THEN ASKED MR. ARDEN TO CONVEY THE BOARD'S THANKS TO THE KIWANIS CLUB FOR THEIR DEDICATION IN WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT FOR THE 4 CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION, IT WAS VOTED ON AND :I. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3