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M M within the community to raise some dollars towards the cost of the center. Commissioner Bird felt that the Board was saying that the County may be willing to participate in a reasonable manner, financially, in helping with the annual maintenance budget, and hoped he was hearing that the County is willing to continue to cooperate in this project in working with the School Board to make the necessary transfer of the property so that they can qualify for the $250,000 PECO funds. He agreed that we need to do some more definitive work on what the total cost of the building will be, and hoped that we are not talking about a $200,000 shortfall here. Architect Charles Block stated that the building was expanded by 2400 square feet, but the $400,000 does not include the impact fees or his architectural fees. Chairman Scurlock felt that they should build what they can afford to in the beginning and then expand at a later date. Commissioners Lyons and Bowman agreed that they should not build a project that costs more than they can obtain in advance. Commissioner Bird hoped that representatives of the Progressive League were planning on speaking this morning because they are the ones who are going to have to work with the School Board re the size of the building, the total cost, and the possibility of coming -up with more contributions from the community. Commissioner Wodtke asked if the expansion area is going to be used specifically for School Board purposes and whether the School Board has approved any plans as yet. Sam Hunter of the School Board advised that they have not approved any plans as yet, but will be looking at a conceptual plan at a meeting later this morning. They hoped that _in the _ final analysis they will be able to identify and obtain funding for a major portion of the total funds needed for the construction of the building. He felt it is highly possible that Y 67 8001( 6 � PA OtT 14 11