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- M M Administrator Wright advised that the above_is by no means all the projects, and he did believe we have more than we can do on a timely basis. He wished the Board to be aware of all that is going on. Commissioner Lyons commented that he did not see anything with reference to the bridges we are going to have to replace, and the Administrator noted that is in the future a bit. Chairman Scurlock expressed concern that he sees effort put into some things that are not what he considers absolutely essential to the County, i.e., roads and bridges. He did not feel we should be delaying day to day needs for things that are - nice to have but not essential such as the many Parks and Recreation items listed. Commissioner Bird pointed out that, in that case, at budget time Parks & Recreation will have to plan to go outside for engineering help as this is a basic need if we are to build parks, etc. He noted that the reason some of this engineering work on the golf course, etc., is being done in-house is simply to save money. They will have to have more money allocated to Recreation if this has to be done elsewhere. The Chairman noted that we could have less recreation, but Commissioner Bird did not believe that is the indication we have received from the community. Chairman Scurlock stated that his problem with the golf course and the fairgrounds is that there is no contribution back to the General Fund. We make a commitment at budget time for a certain amount for recreation to be paid for out of the General Fund, and he is not even sure he agrees with this. He is for user fees as much as possible and until we get that, he does not see pumping large amounts of dollars out of the General Fund which are kind of hidden. When we do something in-house, such as the golf course, it does save money, but it diverts people from other activities and the cost of their services doesn't get paid back unless possibly it can be paid back out of the bond 75 JAN 15 1986' eooK 63 �t,c�