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ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR LEE NUZIE FOR PERMISSION TO PURCHASE A NEW AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOR HIS OFFICE AT A PRICE OF $1,075.00. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO THE COST AND THE NUMBER'OF PRO- POSALS OBTAINED, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE REQUESTED THAT THIS MATTER BE CARRIED OVER UNTIL HE CAN REVIEW THIS MATTER WITH THE CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR AND. THE ADMINISTRATOR AND REPORT BACK. COMMISSIONER LOY BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF RESUBMITTING OUR APPLI- CATION FOR AN ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION GRANT UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965, WHEREBY WE RECENTLY WERE FUNDED ABOUT HALF THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR BUILDING THE WATER LINE TO GIFFORD. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS STATED THAT UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS YOU HAVE TO SEND IN A PREVIOUS INDICATION THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SUBMIT AND RESUBMIT. THE DEADLINE IS JULY 13TH SO THAT THE APPLICATION MUST LEAVE HERE BY JULY 11TH, AND THIS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT MUST PRECEDE IT. MR. THOMAS NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS LISTED THIS PROJECT AS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. HE ALSO NOTED -THAT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS RE- QUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THIS EXHIBIT FULLY AND ACCURATEL REFLECTS OUR PRIORITIES. THERE IS ALSO A COVER LETTER FOR THE ADMINISTRA- TOR TO SIGN, AND HE REQUESTED THAT COMMISSIONER LOY REVIEW THIS LETTER TO SEE IF IT IS IN ORDER AND THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO - i SIGN THESE DOCUMENTS SO THEY.MAY BE SENT OUT BY REGISTERED MAIL TODAY. COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT THEY ARE TRYING DAILY TO MEET EDA'S 1 REQUIREMENTS, BUT THERE IS A STRONG INDICATION THAT THE APPLICATION WILL HAVE TO BE HAND CARRIED TO ATLANTA TO MEET THE DEADLINE. COMMISSIONER LOY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TURNED DOWN OUR REQUEST FOR A SHARE OF THEIR EDA FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT AS THEY FELT THIS WAS NOT A PROPER EXPENDITURE OF CITY TAXPAYERS' FUNDS. SHE CONTINUED THAT, IN ADDI- TION TO CERTIFYING THIS PROJECT AS OUR TOP PRIORITY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT TO RESUBMIT OUR REQUEST FOR $670,000 AND WILL ATTACH A LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT AS THEI.R NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ALSO.