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Monday, February l6, 1976
The orange County Board of Commissioners met in joint session
with the Boards of Aldermen of Chapel Hill and Carrboro at 6:30 p.m.
on Monday, February 16, 1976, at the Colonial Inn in Hillsborough.
Iviembers present: Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norman
Gustaveson, Jan, Pinney, and Richard Whitted.
Alembers absent: Commissioner Norman Walker..
This meeting was held for the purpose of reviewing with. Engineers
that developed the Greater Durham-Chapel Hill Area 201 Study their
proposed rex~ort.
Chairman Garrett introduced representatives of the Engineering
Firms of Piatt and Associates, Olson and Associates, and Rose, Pridgen
and Freeman; authors of the report. These Engineers gave a brief review
of the phase of the study that their company concentrated upon.
A question and answer session ensued. During this discussion it
became apparent that many possible alternative positions to the one
taken in the report did exist, therefore, the proper position for the
Boards to take at the present would be to sit at the hearing uncommitted
and receive public input. Following this hearing and resolution of the
questions raised the Boards would develope their position.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. .
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Flora R. Garrett, Chairman
5. N. Gattis
Acting Clerk
MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Tuesday, February 17, 1976
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Tuesday, February l7, 1976, at 7:3p p,m,, in the Commissioners' Roam of
the Courthouse in Hillsborough.
I~iembers present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norman
Gustaveson, .Ian Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. .T~itted.
1•iembers absent: P7one
S• r~. Gattis, County Manager; Neal Evans, Finance Officer; A. B.
Coleman, Jr., County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk were also
present.
Richard Whitted, Vice Chairman of the Board, opened the meeting.
(Chairman Garrett joined. the meeting at a later time.)
Chairman Whitted referred to Item 7 on the Agenda: Persons not on
this Agenda desiring to speak with the Board of Commissioners should
i make their presence known in order that an appropriate time might be
arranged for them to be heard.
No one came forth.
chairman Whitted referred to Stem iI: Isrs. Robin Andrews desire to
petition the Board of Commissioners far additional funds to continue
the programs of the Orange County Bicentennial Committee.
Nlrs. Robin Andrews, Chairperson of the Bicentennial Committee,
filed with the Board a list of the activities that were being planned
for the forthcoming year. She stated that the request for $1,025.00
was the minimum that would be needed to stage the events. Discussion
enured.
Upon motion of commissioner walker, seconded by Commissioner