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r APR 91980 aoox 43 PAu l67 MR. LUNDY APPROACHED THE BOARD AND EXPRESSED DEEP APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE GIFFORD PROGRESSIVE CIVIC LEAGUE FOR ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BOARD IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND THE LEAGUE WANTED TO "PIN FLOWERS" ON THE RETIRING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HE CONTINUED THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN CONCERNED AND HAS SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO HELP PEOPLE THAT NEEDED HELP; AND COMMENDED THE BOARD FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. MR. LUNDY APPEALED TO THE BOARD TO HELP THEM COMPLETE WHAT THEY HAVE STARTED AT GIFFORD PARK, AS THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR SEVERAL THINGS TO BE DONE THAT WERE REQUESTED LAST FALL, SUCH AS THE DISKING OF THE BASEBALL FIELD. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TO DEVELOP AN AREA FOR THE ELDERLY CITIZENS, AND THROUGH THE HELP OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND CETA WORKERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO POUR THE PAVEMENT FOR THE SHUFFLEBOARD COURT AND PLANT SOME FLOWERS. MR. LUNDY REPORTED THAT THEY FULFILLED THEIR PART OF THE AGREEMENT MADE WITH THE BOARD BY WORKING WITH CHURCHES AND VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD A FENCE FOR THE TENNIS COURT, BUT THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO CONSTRUCT TWO SIDES OF THE FENCE. HE CONTINUED THEY ARE NOW WORRIED THE TENNIS COURT WILL DETERIORATE BECAUSE IT IS NOT BEING USED SINCE THE FENCE IS NOT COMPLETED. MR. LUNDY SAID THAT SOME CITIZENS ARE DISAPPOINTED AS THEY FEEL THEY HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE HELPING IN ANY WAY. COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR HIS ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE THEY HAVE USED SINCE MR. REGAN BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOP- MENT IS THAT EVERYTHING MR. REGAN APPROVES AND REQUESTS IS FURNISHED BY THE ADMINISTRATORS DEPARTMENT. HE NOTED THAT HE DOES NOT RECALL RECEIVING ANY REQUESTS FROM MR. REGAN IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE BOARD DECIDED TO DEFER THIS PORTION OF THE CONVER- SATION UNTIL MR. REGAN COULD BE PRESENT. 24