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At the Union County Commissioners May meeting Lamar Paris approved a resolution seeking an Army Tank for display at the Veterans Building. Paris also approved the Construction Contract of $3,320,000 with BM&K for the new double gym. Also approved was a lease agreement with AT&T Capital Services for the upgraded 911 console system at a monthly cost of $3916.57 for 60 months. More than 32 square miles of the Nantahala National Forest lining southeastern Clay County will serve as an analysis area for the proposed Buck Project. Introduced to the public in 2017, this project would constitute one of the largest timber sales in the near 100-year history of the Nantahala National Forest. According to the U.S. Forest Service website, the proposed actions of the project would include treatments to control forest growth, health and quality.