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DEC 3 11980 600A 45 PAGE 569 D-ISCUSSED POSSIBLE USE OF EXPERTISE OF RETIRED PERSONS IN COUNTY OFFICES COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED THAT THERE ARE A GREAT -MANY RETIRED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY WHO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERTISE AMONG THEM, AND THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO DONATE THEIR TIME TO ASSIST THE COUNTY. HE SUGGESTED THAT THESE PEOPLE COULD HELP OUT IN THE COUNTY OFFICES AS SORT OF "PINK LADIES AND MEN." IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS FELT THAT WHILE SUCH PEOPLE COULD BE VERY HELPFUL WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS, THAT HAVING THEM IN THE OFFICES ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS WOULD CREATE TOO MANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THEIR SERVICES WOULD BE MORE VALUABLE WHEN NEEDED ON AD HOC COMMITTEES. LARGE SCALE COUNTY MAP COMMISSIONER FLETCHER COMMENTED THAT WE ARE PRESENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A MAP FOR THE PROPOSED 911 PROGRAM, AND HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE LARGEST COUNTY MAP AVAILABLE IS ON A SCALE OF 1" TO 13201. HE CONTINUED THAT WE DO HAVE MAP WORK GOING ON EVERY DAY, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MAP DRAWN ON A SCALE THAT WOULD GIVE AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE WHOLE COUNTY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLANNING WORK, DRAINAGE STUDY, ETC. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED THAT THE NEW COMMISSION ROOM WILL HAVE A WALL THAT IS 12' HIGH, AND HE BELIEVED WE COULD HAVE A MAP SCALED AT 1" TO 600' WHICH WOULD ENABLE BOTH THE AUDIENCE AND THE STAFF TO HAVE A VIEW OF THE WHOLE COUNTY. HE STATED THAT PREPARATION OF SUCH A MAP WOULD ENTAIL SPENDING SOME MONEY, PROBABLY $350 TO $5001 BUT POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN MANY WAYS TO MANY AGENCIES, I.E., THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AMBULANCE SQUADS, ETC. IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD BE PURSUED, AND CHAIRMAN LYONS NOTED THAT THE COUNTY CONTRACTED LAST YEAR FOR A FOUR YEAR PROGRAM BY THE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE TO MAKE A COMPLETE SOIL MAP OF THE WHOLE COUNTY.