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Commissioner Lyons asked if the sand ridge can support the cart paths, and Commissioner Bird believed when the turf is established, it will be able to, but in some places, a hard surface will be needed. Chairman Scurlock felt the overall question is that Director Thomas is saying that if he is running the show, it should be run through him and the administration. Commissioner Wodtke realized that Commissioner Bird will have to stand by his decision, but someone has to make these decisions, and while he did not want to put Director Thomas on the spot, he asked what he would have done if he were Commis- sioner Bird in that position at 5:30 on a Friday afternoon. Director Thomas did feel that he is continually being put on the spot, and noted that, as a matter of fact, he was there that Friday with Bob Komarinetz until 5:00 P.M. Commissioner Bird stated that Director Thomas was not there when Tommy Guettler and the grass planting foreman came to him about the planting, and the matter involved only amounted to $1,600. Commissioner Bird emphasized that other than this one it -em, h -e dizt not feel we have had a problem whatsoever with the _coordination with staff since the beginning. He felt it has gone very smoothly; that we probaby have stayed closer to our time schedule and budget than any major project since he has been a Commissioner; and he did not believe any major decisions have been made that have not gone through channels. Commissioner Lyons had a feeling that the contractor some- where decided they would rather deal with Commissioner Bird than with Mr. Thomas, and he felt they should be put on notice that their dealings with the county and any action they take must be through the county administration and approved by the county administration. Director Thomas stated that if it can't be that way, he did not want to be involved in it. OCT 2 81986 78 BOOK FA�r d