HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19740131MIDITJTFS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 28, 197!}
The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in special Executive
Session at 7:00 P.M, on Monday, January 28, l97!} at the Colonial Inn in
Hillsborough, North Carolina,.
Members Present: Chairman C. Nortrlan Walker and Cotmaisaioners Henry S. Walker,
Flora Garrett, Richard. E. Wb.itted and Melvin Whitfield.
Members Absent: None.
This meeting was held in order that the members of the Board of Commi~sionera
might discuss with John McKee progress being made by the Consumers Utility
Corporation in its move to acnuire the Utility Properties of the University of
Plorth Carolina at Chapel, Hi11.
At the conclusion of their dissuasion the Executive Session was discontinued.
recently issued federal trequiremantsyforvcontracCingtwith sudengineeriforo201s the
planning work before January 31, 1974• He recommended the Board of County
Commissioners approve a contract with the firm of Rose, Pridgen and F'i'eemon to do
this study since it only involved study of possible sewer lines in the Chapel Hill
Area. He pointed out that this firm had already contracted to do similiar planning
studies for the Town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
The Board of Commissioners agreed to take formal action to approve their
contract at its February session but informally agreed to approve the contract at
this aasssion.
There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was
adjourned.
C. Norman Walker, Chairman
S. M. Gattie, Acting Clerk
MINiTTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY __-y
BOARD OF CDPRd15SI0NERS
January 31, 1974
The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in special called session
on Thursday, January 31, 1974, at 8 o~clock P.M. in the Commissioners Room of
the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Caroline.
Members Present: Chairman C. Norman tdalker and Commissioners Henry s, Walker,
Flora Garrett, Richard E. Whitted and Melvin Whitfield.
Members Absent: None.
Fred Cates, Mayor of the Town of Hillsborough, Allen Lloyd, Jack Martin,
John Roberta and Ralph Neighbours, Members of the Town Board of Aldermen, Mrs.
Barbara $urch, Town Clerk, Harry L, Brown, Accountant and John Pridgen, Town
Bi'lginaer, were present.
S. M. Gattie, County Administrator, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board,
were present.
Chairman Walker recognized Mayor Cates. The Mayor advised the Board that in
$ ,3SO,ooo
theeTosmrmust have,oinHhandbby Tuesday9Saesumdofa$l3$a000ato applystofthe construction
neededH butgthatafurther indebtadnessthbyTth Towns would be0p~ohi.bitedesince~the
Town had reached its debt limit and the Local Government Commission would not approve
the-borrowi~ig. of any additional funds. He stated that the Town now had available
approximately $250,000, but that the complete total of the local share needed amounted
to $338,000. This meant that the Town lacked $9$,000 in needed funds. This
additional cost factor had been incurred due to new environmental reouirements. Tha
Mayor stated that the Town would officially come under a Voluntary Compliance
Agreement next Tuesday as the Town had received a court order that it must either
state its intentions of complying with the order or reduce its sewerage capacity.
Mayor Cates stated further that to reduce the capacity would mean a curtailment of the
sewerage now being pumped into the current plant and this would mean that all manuf-
acturing would be slowed and that this could mean a trearendous economic loss to the
Town of Hillsborough and the County of Orange. He stated that the Town planned to purchase
approximately thirty-five (35) acres of property and that they proposed to use this as
a site for a proposed sewerage plant.
John Pridgen, Town F~gineer, described the proposed plant design, lines
and oapacitq. Discussion ensued.
Chairman Welker renuested Mayor Cates to make a specific proposal to the
Board. Mayor Cates replied that Everett Knight of the Board of Air & Resources,
had stated that the Town must have the money available prior to signing anq
agreement and that all local monies must be expended prior to the scouring of
the monies from the Grants. Be reoueated the Board to consider granting
$50,OOp now and grant the other $4$,000 within six (6) months to a gear.
The Board advised Mayer Cates and members of the Town Hoard that it recognized
the problem that did exist, however, they could not, at this time, give a positive
answer as to what action the Soard could take on the matter.
Mayor Cates reeueated the Hoard to please reach a decis3,on by Monday as the
Town had to reply to the Compliance Order. F~axther discussion ensued. The Hoard
advised the Town that it would consider the matter.
There being no further business to come before the Soard the meeting was
adJourned.
C. Norman Walker, Chairman
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Bettq June Hayes, Clerk