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MR. ZORC CONTINUED THAT DURING THE DISCUSSIONS IN .JANUARY, THE TAX- <br />PAYERS ASSOCIATION MADE GREAT ISSUE OF THE FACT "THAT THE COUNTY HAS <br />RECENTLY RECEIVED A GRANT OF 1.1 MILLION FOR HOUSING FOR THE GIFFORD <br />AREA. It HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS NEVER RECEIVED THAT GRANT; IT WAS <br />ONLY APPLIED FOR; AND NOW WE HAVE THE REPORT THAT THE GRANT HAS BEEN <br />DENIED. MR. ZORC STATED THAT FINALLY IN .JANUARY THERE WAS A PUBLIC <br />HEARING SCHEDULED AND HELD TO DISCUSS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND AT THE <br />LAST MINUTE THE HEARING WAS CANCELED AND THE ONLY THING DISCUSSED WAS <br />THE LEGISLATION. HE FELT THAT WAS VERY WRONG. <br />A LADY RESIDENT OF GIFFORD ASKED THE BOARD WHY THEY ARE IGNOR- <br />ING THESE THINGS WHEN IT COMES OUT IN THE PAPER THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY <br />TO WAIT. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THE REPRESENTATIVE PATCHETT IS <br />NOT AN ATTORNEY, AND THE BOARD MUST RELY ON THEIR ATTORNEYS ADVICE <br />AND OPINION. HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT POSSIBLY EVERYTHING YOU READ IN <br />THE PAPER IS NOT COMPLETELY ACCURATE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE CALLED SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS ROSEMARY <br />RICHEY FORWARD. <br />QRS. RICHEY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SHE HAS A PROBLEM IN REGARD <br />TO A POLLING PLACE FOR PRECINCT 5B SINCE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. <br />EDWARD'S SCHOOL HAVE APPARENTLY DECIDED THE SCHOOL CANNOT BE USED AS A <br />POLLING PLACE. ATTORNEY COLLINS OFFERED TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. <br />• <br />MRS. RICHEY NEXT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE IN THE <br />-PROCESS OF TRYING TO DIVIDE PRECINCT 5, AND HOPE TO SEND HALF OF THE <br />VOTERS TO CARPENTERS' HALL AND HALF TO THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. SHE STATED <br />THAT SHE HAS TALKED TO THE PASTOR OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH ABOUT THIS AND <br />HOPES TO GET AN OFFICIAL APPROVAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SHE NOTED <br />THAT A RAMP WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE THEN INFORMED MRS, RICHEY THAT THE ELECTED <br />OFFICIALS, SHERIFF .JOYCE, PROPERTY APPRAISER LAW, TAX COLLECTOR MORRIS, <br />AND -CLERK FREDA WRIGHT, AS WELL AS THE BOARD MEMBERS, ARE ASSEMBLED HERE <br />TODAY TO HONOR MRS. RICHEY'S 25 YEARS AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. HE <br />READ ALOUD RESOLUTION No. 79-34 AND PRESENTED IT TO MRS. RICHEY. <br />27 <br />BOOK 39 PAGE 381 <br />