There are a couple of county government meetings early this week. First, the Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Lee County Government Center. The Lee County Board of Education will meet the same time and place Tuesday.

Both meetings have some interesting items on the agenda. Here is a brief rundown of what to expect:

Board of Commissioners:

• Residents on North Plank Road will petition commissioners to get a water extension line. They live out in the western, rural part of Lee County and rely on well water. (See a full story here.)
• Tax Administrator Dwayne Brinson will give a presentation about tax collection rates (this year marked the best percentage in recent county history).
• Commissioners will consider applying for federal bonds available from the stimulus package passed by Congress this year. The bonds would be zero-percent interest and help finance school construction such as renovations to Lee County High School.
• County Manager John Crumpton will discuss his five priority issues for the county.

Board of Education:

• The school board will consider adopting academic attire, or a stricter dress code at Deep River Elementary School. (See story)
• School staff will make a presentation about preliminary standardized testing results.