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CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED SINCE THIS IS THE WISHES OF THE AREA, IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO HIM. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF .JERRY CUMMINGS ANDDAVIDELDELL FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED WILLIAM RIGBY, JR., AND SOLOMON MURPHY TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT FOR A LONG TIME WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE CEMETERY IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE GIFFORD SCHOOL AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO RE-ESTABLISH IT AS A CEMETERY. HE CONTINUED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN BURIALS ALL ALONG THE ROAD AND EVEN IN THE RIGHTS -OF -'JAY, AND HE FEELS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. COM- MISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT ATTORNEY COLLINS HAS SUGGESTED, AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT, THAT WE CONDEMN THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IN ORDER TO GET CONTROL OF IT AND SET IT UP AS A CEMETERY. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE REAL PROBLEM INVOLVED IS NOTICE AND TRYING TO GET SERVICE ON PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE OWNERSHIP, BUT HE FELT WE MUST MAKE SOME MOVE AND STATED IF THE COUNTY WILL DECLARE THIS SHOULD BE USED FOR A CEMETERY, HE WILL DO THE BEST HE CAN TO GET PROPER TITLE INTO THE COUNTY'S NAME. THE BOARD AGREED THAT WE NEED TO GET CONTROL OF THIS PROPERTY AND UTILIZE IT FOR A CEMETERY, WHICH THIS AREA SORELY NEEDS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO INITIATE CONDEMNA- TION PROCEEDINGS ON THE ABOVE PROPERTY AS DISCUSSED. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS PREPARED A DEFINITION OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, WHICH CAN BE ADOPTED AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IF THE BOARD SO DESIRES. 73 FEB 81978 BOOK PAGE 83