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M whatever staff is involved to make a fairly detailed presentation as to the status of the golf course as there are some decisions that need to be made. Chairman Scurlock advised that he has been in the process of trying to get a donation of a modular building which has poten- tial to be used.possibly at the Fairgrounds, the Golf Course, or some other county site, and Commissioner Bi.rd agreed we need to pursue that as an alternate. PARKS REPORT Commissioner Bird noted that, as authorized by the Commission, he has been working on acquiring a site for a South County park, also for a possible wellfield site and library site. There is a potential area which we are very interested in that has been offered for sale by the owner. Commissioner Bird believed the first step should be a conceptual plan to determine how much acreage we need and the configuration of that acreage. He advised that Public Works Director Davis has suggested that to do the conceptual plan, we expand the scope of services _for the architectural engineering firm that did the plan for Golden Sands Park, and he believed we also should proceed to get some appraisals at the same time. Director Davis agreed that we already have a.very good park architect who did an excellent job with the Golden Sands grant application at the very reasonable price of $6,000, and that contract was written so that it is expandable and flexible. Chairman Scurlock suggested that the funding approved by the voters be considered as one potential source of revenue for such a study, plus funds from the Utilities Department for whatever portion they might need, and he hoped the Library Committee would - give the site serious consideration and let us know if they want to be included. Commissioner Bird believed Director Davis feels we have 91 'NOV 18 1 BOOK F.Gc 461