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the law and not infringe on the rights of the legitimate citizens to congregate with friends and talk. It is a fine line. Commissioner Bowman was sure that the Sheriff's Department knows every dealer in town. Mrs. Ola Smith, owner of Smith's Groceries at 3206 45th St., felt what is proposed penalizes the business people for things they have tried to correct. She has had problems with the drug situation for years, and if, for instance, 3 people are arrested for selling drugs on her property, she is not at fault because she is not involved with drugs at all and never has been. Her problem is that she cannot drive these people away from her property. She has called in complaints about a drug deal, but a Deputy did not show up until finally a fight broke out. Mrs. Smith believed the Deputies know what is going on and ignore it. She continued to stress that she has tried to chase the people off her property, both black and white, and then they go in the back of her building. She felt if the Deputies were doing the job they are supposed to do, they could make some big arrests. Chairman Wheeler, speaking from his experience as the owner of a private business located near the high school, agreed that what is proposed could put an undue burden on the property owner. Commissioner Bird believed it also could put their lives in jeopardy, and Mrs. Smith noted that she did not see how it would help to close her business down for 12 months and put the offend- ers in jail and fatten them up for a few days. Commissioner Scurlock suggested a Motion stating that we not move forward with the Drug Nuisance Abatement Board as proposed but request the Sheriff to show a much higher presence at the trouble spots. Commissioner Bowman requested that the Commission adopt an emergency ordinance similar to the one in the Oslo area and get some of these buildings demolished as quickly as possible. In discussion, it was noted that was done by Resolution and 29 FEB 21 198P !100K