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REQUEST BY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR COUNTY LAND - BOARD AGREED TO BARBARA NOLTE, PRESIDENT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY, APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD IN REGARD TO THEIR REQUEST FOR COUNTY LAND FOR THEIR FACILITIES. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT TELEPHONE CALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM MRS. JAMES CALDWELL AND MR. AND MRS. JAMES EDEN INDICATING THEIR SUPPORT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S REQUEST, AND MRS. NOLTE INDICATED THERE WERE QUITE A FEW CITIZENS PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT BASICALLY THEIR REQUEST IS FOR CONSIDERATION IN REGARD TO A PARCEL OF LAND ON THE OLD COUNTY LANDFILL ON SOUTH GIFFORD ROAD. THE ADMINISTRATORS STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE GRANTING OF THE REQUEST PROVIDING THE BUILDING OF THE FACILITY IS DONE PROPERLY BECAUSE BUILDING ON LANDFILL SITES CALLS FOR CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS IN THE ENGINEERING. MRS. NOLTE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ADDED COST INVOLVED IN BUILDING ON SUCH A SITE, SHE STATED THAT ARCHITECT CHARLES BLOCK HAS INDICATED THAT IF THEY WERE TO PUT THE MONEY INTO BUYING THE LAND AND THEN HAD THE ADDED BUILDING COSTS, IT MIGHT PROVE TO BE TOO MUCH, AND SUGGESTED THAT POSSIBLY A LEASE COULD BE WORKED OUT, WHICH WOULD MAKE IT MORE FEASIBLE. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THE STATUTES READ THAT BEFORE THE COUNTY CAN SELL OR LEASE, THEY MUST PUT THE PROPERTY OUT FOR BID. IF THERE IS A PARTICULAR USE IN MIND, GENERALLY THERE ARE NO OTHER BIDDERS AND ALSO THE COUNTY IS NOT NECESSARILY OBLIGATED TO TAKE THE LOW BID IF THERE IS AN OVERRIDING PUBLIC INTEREST. MRS. NOLTE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY REALLY HAVE PUT A LOT OF RESEARCH IN LOOKING FOR A SITE AND ARE COMING TO THE BOARD AS AN ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT, SHE FELT IT IS ABOUT THE LAST PIECE THEY KNOW OF CLOSE ENOUGH TO BUILD A SHELTER WHERE THEY CAN DO THE JOB PROPERLY. 47 SEP 2 41980 44