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Board of County Commissioners June 12, 1978 Letter requesting fill and Grader for Neighborhood Recreation Improvement Park. Dear Commissioners: The Gifford Progressive Civic League is appealing to the Board of County Commissioners to assist us with the following: The necessary fill (dirt) and morel for a 120 ft. x 120 ft. area we have reserved for a tennis court at the Neighborhood Recreation Improvement Park. The Gifford Civic League will be able to s,°cure the materials for asphalt paving and provide labor for same and build the tennis court with help from several community volunteers and organizations. Therefore, we are soliciting your full cooperation to get the fill needed (approximately 38 loads) and use of a grader to spread the fill. We will appreciate and early reply or we would be free to send representatives& to the next County Commission meeting and explain the importance of this request. Again thanks in advance, hoping you will approve this request so that We can continue to help make the park a facility we all can be proud of: Please give this matter your earliest consideration. . Again thanks, J.' Ralph Lundy Progressive Civic League President -Gifford ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS FELT THE COUNTY COULD COME UP WITH THE TYPE OF MATERIAL NEEDED, BUT POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD BELL OST ONE DESIRABLE TO COORDINATE THIS PROJECT SO IT COULD BE DONE A OPERATION BECAUSE IF THE ASPHALT IS NOT PUT ON PROMPTLY AFTER THE BASE IS PREPARED AND THE BASE SHOULD GET WET, IT WOULD GREATLY AT BUILDING TENNIS COURTS IS A COMPLEX COMPLICATE THINGS HE NOTED TH OPERATION AND MUST BE WELL DONE OR YOU WILL END UP WITH STANDING WATER ON THE COURTS. ° COMMISSIONER SIEBERT AGREED AND FELT THAT THE BOARD WOULD WANT TO HAVE ASSURANCES THAT THE ASPHALT WOULD GO ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BASE IS PREPARED. >y 16