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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19720823_.~ ~ .,~~ 48G Commissioner Norman Walker stated that Tom Ward, Social Services Director, requested permission to employ one additional Social worker. Commissioner Norman Walker pointed out that Mr. Ward had disnusaed this matter with the Board at the budget meeting and that the money' for the employment oP this worker had been included in the budget for the fisoal year 1972-1973. He recommended that the Board approve Mr. Wards request. Upon motion of Commissioner Norman Walker, seconded by Commissioner William C. Ray, it was moved and adopted, that Tom Ward, Social Services Director, be granted permission to employ one additional Social worker. Commissioner William C. Ray brought to the attention of the Board the -~ _ critical condition that does exist, in the Northern portion of Orange County, as far as health facilities or available doatora, He suggested that he would like for the Board to consider the appointment of a study committee for the purpose of investigating possibility of securing additional doatora and adequate health facilities. Aiacusaion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner William C. Ray, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the Board should appoint a study commmittee that would investigate the current health needs of the Northern portion of the County. The Board appointed William C. Ray, Roosevelt Warner, Sr., ]7r. Robert J. Murphy, Dr. 0. David asrvin, flordon Liner, Chief of the Northern Orange County Rescue Sauad and Tommy Wade, President of the Hillsborough Jayaees.as members of the Health Study Committee. Commissioner Ray agreed to assume the responsibility for the calling of the first meeting of the committee. Discussion ensued as to when the Board should meet after the public hearing which has bean scheduled for August 21, 1972. It was agreed that the Board should meet on Wednesday, August 23, 1972, for the purpose of deciding on the landfill site. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday, August 23, 1972. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANaE COUNTY BOARD OF COP~IISSIONERS August 23, 1972 The Board of County Commiaeloners of Orange County met in adjourned session in the Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 23, 1972, at 8 o~olock P,M. Members Fresent: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Ncrman Walker. Members Absent: Npne This meeting was held for the purpose of considering the proposed sanitary land fill site on embanks road. Chairman Bennett reviewed the sequence of events relative to the re-zoning request of the Eubanks road property. He read the letter of recozmnendations which had been received Prom the County Planning Board. Said letter recommended that the request to re-zone the Eubanks road property from residenti$1 to rural industrial be denied. The letter suggested that the County Planning Board, the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Carrboro Planning Board should aonduat a study whioh would lead towards & combined countywide sanitary landfill operation. Chairman Bennett reported to the Board that he had been informed that the Town of Chapel Hi11 had secured an option on the Eubanks road landfill site and that the Town was requesting the University of North Carolina, the Town of Carrboro and the County of Orange to 3ointly participate in the financial operation of the pronosed landfill. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the University of North Carolina. The letter stated that the University was again offering to the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Chapel Hill property which the University owns on the Airport road as a landfill site. Chairman Bennett then inquired of Robert Peck, Manager of the Town of Chapel Hi11, what price the town was paying for the Eubanks road property. The Town Manager advised the Board that the proposed purohase price was $235,000.00. --~~: ! i~~: 401 V Conm~.saioner Ward inquired iP anyone had aonaidered the problems that possibly might arise from the joint ownership of the proposed landfill site. He stated that, to his knowledge, no detail plans for the operation of the ; landfill site had been discussed or agreed upon by the two towns, the University or the County. He stated that if the option wsa not exercised and if an agreement could not be reached between all the parties, then the Board would have created in a residential area a rural industrial treat of land. Commissioner Ward asked the County Attorney what alternate optipns were open to the Board of Commissioners. The County Attorney replied that the Bcard had the authority to rezone, to deay the request for rezoning or to defer action on the matter. He stated that there were no intermediary steps that could be taken by the Board. Commissioner Norman Walker stated that he felt the Board should accept the recommendations made to it by the County Planning B oard. He said that he felt that the suggestion made in the letter relative to the appointment of a study committee was practical and wee one that would lead to a long range solution in the area of solid waste disposal. Commissioner Walker asked Mr. Peck if he felt that the Town of Chapel Hi11 would be able to open the sanitary land fill site by September 1, 1972. The Town Manager replied that he Pelt it would be difficult to meet the September let deadline, but that it just might be possible. Commissioner William C. Ray stated that he felt the situation relative to the landfill area had developed to emergency proportions and that the Board should reach a decision on the matter. Commissioner Ira A. Ward asked the County Attorney if the County could rezone the proposed landfill site from a rural industrial treat back to a residential tract by formal action of the Board. The County Attorney replied that the Board would have to adhere to the proaedurea prescribed in the County Planning Board Ordinance, but that said treat covld be rezoned. ; Chairman Bennett asked R. J. Wells, Mayor of the Town of Carrboro, iP he Pelt the Carrboro $oard of Adjustments would reconsider the request to rezone the property offered by the University of Narth Carolina as a landfill '. area. The Mayor r®plied that he Pelt the Board would reconsider the request, but that he had no idea as to what type deoision they would roia.ke. ; Commissioner Norman U7slker asked the i~.aycr why the Carrboro Planning Board had rejected the original rezoning request on the property. Mayor , •- T.dells stated that he felt the request was denied, because the majority of the persona interested in the area had opposed the rezoning. Commissioner William C. Ray moved that the Board of Commissioners reject the recommendation of the County Planning Board relative to the rezoning of the proposed sanitary land fill site on Eubanks road and that , said property be rezoned from a residential tract to a rural industrial treat. Discussion ensued. Commissioner William C. Ray stated that he had spent considerable time ' . reviewing the area of the prepoaed sanitary landfill site. That he had travelled all the roads leading to the sites and that from this investigation { he had determined that the area was aparcely populated and that this site would be lase objectionable than any other possible area site. Commissioner Ira A. Ward stated that he felt compassion for the citizens of the Eubanks-Rogers road area, however, he felt that the least amount of damage to any property owner would be accomplished by placing the sanitary landfill on the proposed site. Commissioner Norman Walker, again, stated that ha felt the Board should accept the recommendation of the County Planning Board and that the Board should request the Town of Chapel Hill to participate in a study for the purpose of toasting a satisfactory regional landfill site. - Commissioner Henry S. Walker stated that he felt the County Planning Board had given the matter of rezoning the Eubanks road property serious consideration and that he felt additional study by all agenoies was necessary before a satisfactory decision could be reached and that ha found it difficult to reject the recommendations of the County Planning Board. -i '7 -'~: 4$2 Chairman Bennett recognized Mrs. Mary' Scroggs, Chairman Chapel Bill School Board. Mrs. Sarogga stated that with the opening of schools that an acute disposal problem would occur if a landfill site was not in operation by September lat. Chairman Bennett recognized A. B. Coleman, Jr., Attorney, from Hillsborough, North Carolina. Mr. Coleman stated that he had been retained by -the New Hope Development Association and that he did not intend to speak in opposition to the sanitary landfill method now used to dispose of solid waste. Re said he felt the Board, because oP the urgency of the situation, was being pressured by the Town of Chapel Rill. He stated that there existed too many unanswered questions and that he felt the Board should delay action on the matter. Chairman Bennett stated that he Pelt the Board was in no position to decide on the question. He asked Mr. Peck to request the University to grant the Town of Chapel Hill an extension on the use of their landfill area. Chairman Bennett stated that this action would not provide a solution to the problem, but that it would grant sufficient time to implement the suggestions received Prom the County Planning Board. Mr. Peck stated that the Town of Chapel Rill was attempting to salve a regional problem by the opening of the E1~.banks~s Road landfill site. He stated that if the County wanted a time extension then they should approach the University with the request for an extension. IP the Board did not take this course of action then he said the Town of Chapel Hill would operate a landfill area on its own limited basis. Commissioner Ira A. Ward stated that he felt that if a portion of the land- fill area was used for the storage of junk aara it would detrsat from the land- fill proposal. He asked the County Attorney if the matter could be currently turned down and reconsidered at a later date. The County Attorney replied "no" as the County Zoning Crdinanae prohibited bringing up again a request for re- zoning of a particular site if the site had been rejected for re-zoning within the past year. Chairman Bennett announced that the Board would reaeas for fifteen minutes. Chairman Bennett called the meeting to order and stated that the Board would vote on Commissioner William C. Ray's motion. He re-stated the motion and then called for the vote. Commissioners William C. Ray and Ira A. Ward voted aye. Commissioners Henry S. Walker and Norman Walker voted aay. Chairman _ _ Bennett broke the: tie by voting aye and he then declared the motion passed. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting wee adjourned. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman S. M. Gatti s, Acting Clerk - r.x