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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19760524~~ 43~ Chairman Garrett reminded the Board that the Commissioner had voted some time ago that they would go for a bond issue in November unless other alternatives had been presented. The County Manager was requested to schedule a meeting with the School Boards to discuss capital outlay. Chairman Garrett referred the Board to an Ttem from the May 18th Agenda: 5ectian 8 Housing - A, Approval of Annual Contributions Con- tract with HUD. (FOR COPY OF RE5OI~UTION EEE MINUTE DOCKET BOOK NINE, PAGE ), Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved an unanimously adopted to approve tha annual contributions contract with HUD. The meeting was tN1en aEljou~n~ec],.1- Fl~ora R,((G~xarrett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mondays May 24, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners me t. in special session on Monday, May 24, 1970, at 7:30 p,m., in the Commissioners Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough.. Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, and Richard Whitted. Members absent was Norman Walkex'. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer, and Agatha Johnson, Acting Clerk. Chairman Garrett opened the meeting with the following remarks: "I feel this is an appropriate time and place to say that T love Orange County and I have identified with its people, its historical past and its future. During these three and half years, I have really felt that when the people were in need with a dusty road, or a septic tank problem, the Commissioners really cared and we identified with these people and wanted to do something about it. I believe in:,local government, in County government and that this is the government that is close to the people, and the strength of our system of government lies in the ability of local elected officials. Ta hear and respond to the people here at home, dedicated men and women must be in these positions of trust and responsibility. I want to say that T love my job, that it has been personally rewarding and fulfilling, and 2 don't feel that being a County Commissioner is either a liberal or conservative issue because County issues are good gevernment issues and involves human problems. I love my home and my family and I have been told that as a County Commissioner T should do less but .in the next few years the County Commissioners are going to do more. It's going to require enormous time and vision for the challenges that lay ahead and I can't give that time now. My husband and four children need someone who is not at a meeting or on the telephone, someane'wha can go to soccer practice with them or take them to piano lessons, go bird watching or just on _ an outing. So, 1 am not going to run for re-election as County Commiss- ioner, but T am proud of what the County has accomplished and the direction we are taking and I see so much more that we need to do. We have a solid financial footing and we have some tremendous programs that we have accomplished, such as, Green Boxes, EM5 Program, Recreation Department, our Comprehensive Land Use Program is underway and many mare that show a concern for the County's people. The citizens of the County have been a part of all this and I am grateful for the dedication of so many. I want to make it clear that I am not declining to serve again because I am a woman, but because I am a mother. X think there are many dedicated women who can and should serve in gositzons of trust and respon- sibility. I hone, or I would like to think that if my husband were sitting here today, that he would take the same choice because he is a parent of four children who at this stage of their lives need parents. Being a 434 parent involves a responsibility that should not be given up to the community, the schools, or the government, least of all. T do hope my friends will keep their "Flo buttons" and perhaps in the future 1 can serve again. Chairman Garrett recognized Frank Chamberlain and Dave Reynolds of Triangle J Council of Governments, working on the 203 areawide Water Quality Management Planning Project; and Al Rimmer of Wiggins- Rimer and Associates of Durham. Mr. Chamberlain stated that the 208 program had accomplished some bf its goals, however, the 208 program is not complete. The Com- _ pletion date is in October. Two milestones have been reached. First, a preparation of an inventory of existing resources in the region that effects water quality. He stated that the 208 pro- gram is an effort to prepare a comprehensive plan that can be imple- mented for the local units of government, and to be conducted on an area wide basis. Mr. Chamberlain stated that what happens in other regions of Orange County ~.~~hen rainfall hits the earth and water runs off into streams and creeks certainly affects people in other areas. He stated that there were many by-products that had come from the 208 program. One is a map of existing land use or ground cover in Orange County which has been scaled. From the computerized information on the map and from a census tract in Orange County, the 208 team has prepared a listing of land use types in Orange County and their per- centage of acres in each census tract showing the types of land and their usage. Mr. Chamberlain continued by stating that the second milestone reached is a Pollution Source Analysis to determine the significance of water pollution sources, their causes and effect. Mr. Chamberlain asked have Reynolds to comment about the water quality of the streams in Orange County. Mr. Reynolds stated that the pollution source analysis was to be an emphasis on the effects of storm water runoff from nonpoint sources, such as agriculture and forests, as a result of rainfall as well as storm water runoff from urban lands. A major emphasis had been placed on the urban area, because the team felt this area would have the highest potential pollu~ian problem and would also be the most meaningful to control if problems were evident. He spoke of the monitoring and sampling programs within the 208 Program. He stated that water quality was monitored over a period of one year with six stations throughout the region. There are eleven sampling stations to monitor the kinds of storm water runoff, the quality and quantity of runoff from different types of land. Mr. Reynolds stated that tools had been developed from this information which would be very useful in the future to see what effects land use has on water quality. One of these tools is a storm water runoff model developed for the entire 208 area which will be of utmost use in the 208 Program. 4 The 208 Team has developed a.set of 1983 water quality goals. All 208 effort is directed to this 19$3 water quality goals and' that goal is that all waters in the United States by 1983 be fishable and swimable, where obtainable. He spoke of~the cost to develop the 1983 water quality goals. Mr. Reynolds concluded his presentation by stating that the 20$ team does not see significant problems in our streams, but minor problems scattered about and they do not see a major need to correct these problems. They do know that suspented solids problems exist and they are looking in denial at this matter. Mr. Al Rimer, a consultant from Wiggins and Rimer, spoke of Cane Creek. He stated that he had tried to define a potential water problem from agriculture use in the area of Cane Creek. His responsibility was to characterize what effect farming activity in Orange County,particularly the dairy indastry in that area, might have on the water quality in the proposed reservoir; will the people ~a~~ living in the area, who drink the water, feel the effect of the cows living on the water. Mr. Rimer stated that they have done a study of Cane Creek and have determined that there was no problems. An intensive sampling station had been set up on Cane Creek, how- ever, no results had been gathered as of this date. Mr. Rimer concluded his remarks by stating that copper is the only potential concern in the waters of Cane Creek. A question and answer period ensued between members of the Board of Commissioners, Mr. Gattis and the representatives of the 20$ Program. William Laws and Archie Kelly of the County Tax Department were present and presented to the Commissioners a review of requested tax refunds. , W. W. Williams - $320:96 Refund Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted it was moved and u,raanimously adopted to grant W. W. Williams a tax refund in the amount of $320.96. Harold E. Moody - three tracts of land _ Refund of $11.97 Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and unanimously adopted to approve the refund to Harold E. Moody in the amount pf $11.97. Mebane Packaging Company - Refund of X1,454.09 Upon motion of Commissioner Finney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and unanimously adopted to approve the refund of Mebane Packaging Company in the amount of $1,454.09. C. C. Taylor, Heirs - $469.45 Refund Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted -' it was moved and unanimously adopted to approve the refund of C. C. Taylor, Heirs in the amount of $469.45. Mabel Enoch - $153.75 Refund Upon motion of Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and unanimously adopted ~ approve the refund of Mabel Enoch in the amount of $153.75. Lorene G. Brame - Request for refund of $124.22 Upon motion of Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted to deny the refund request of Lorene G. Brame. Dennis J. MacCombie and Gwen Gustafson - Refund of $18.91 Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted it was moved and adopted to deny the refund request of Dennis J. MacCombie and Gwen Gustafson. J. P.'s, Tnc. - Request for refund of $981.97 Upan motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Finney, it was moved and adopted to deny the request of refund of J. P.'s, znc. The Board of Commissioners then adjourned to reconvene as the Board of Equalization and Review. Flora R. Garrett, Chairman Agatha Johnson, Acting Clerk (For Minutes of the May 24, 1976 Board of Equalization and Review Meeting see Page 442A), 442A MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW MAY 18 , 1976 The 1976 Orange County Board of Equalization and Review convened on May 18 , 1976 , in the Commissioners Room of the Orange County Court- house . Present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioner Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney and Richard Whitted. Absent was Commissioner Norman Walker. The Board resolved a number of appeals heard at earlier 1976 sessions by appropriate orders . Confirming the 1976 valuation of $105 ,000 appealed by Alton B. Pons (Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 85 , Block M, Lot 42) ; . confirming the 1976 valuation of $18 ,600 appealed by Mrs. Pattie Hopkins (Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 92 , Block J, Parcel 11A) ; reducing the 1976 valuation appealed by Daniel B. Menzel (Eno Township, Tax Map 13 , Parcel 6A, #2 The Pharms) from $51,200 to $48 , 800; confirming the 1976 valuation of $10 ,400 appealed by Madeleine D. Schuermann (Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 2 , Parcel 19) ; reducing the 1976 valuation of $17,500 appealed by David M. Shanklin (Cheeks Township, Tax Map 6 , Parcel 34) to $17, 300 by reducing the valuation of the new house on this parcel when complete from $39 ,900 to $38 , 100 ; reducing the 1976 valuation appealed by the Village West Homeowners Association (Chapel Hill Township , Tax Map 30A, Block A, Parcel 1) from $113 ,600 to $103,100 by reducing the valuation of the Association' s land from $12 ,000 per acre to $10 ,000 per acre . The Board recessed to reconvene on May 24 , 1976 . Flora R. Garrett, Chairman William Laws, Acting Clerk ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW May 24 , 1976 The 1976 Orange County Board of Equalization and Review convened on May 24 , 1976 , in the Commissioners Room of the Orange County Courthouse . Present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioner Richard Whitted, Norman Gustaveson, and Jan Pinney Absent was Commissioner Norman Walker. The Board considered an appeal by Valley Forge Corporation concerning the valuation of its property in Hillsborough Township identified on Tax Map 42 , Block B as ,Parcel 3A and by appropriate order reduced the 1976 valuation from $2 , 413,600 to $2 ,138, 300 . The Board by appropriate order reduced the 1976 valuation appealed by James J. Freeland from $949 ,400 to $736 ,900 , (Hillsborough Township, Tax Map 40 , Block A, Parcels 24 and 33) . The 1976 valuation of property of Frank H. Kenan (Chapel Hill Township, Tax Map 86 , Block C, Parcel 5) was altered by appropriate order reducing the valuation of this land from $1, 883 , 300 to $1, 777 ,900 . The Board also by appropriate order approved the following 1976 valuations for property of Heater Utilities, Inc. used in connection with the following sub- division developments: Whispering Pines (Eno Township) $14 ,665. 83 Foxboro (Bingham Township) 7,499 . 72 Wildcat Creek (Bingham Township) 11 ,170 . 85 Robins Wood (Chapel Hill Township) 13 ,420 . 75 442B The Board also ordered the 1976 valuations of undeveloped lots in Whispering Pines Subdivision (Eno Township, Tax Maps 7 and 7A) reduced by thirty per cent in accordinace with their suitability for development relative to costs of providing septic tanks and nitrifica- tion lines. The Board decided to adjourn June 7, 1976 . Flora R. Garrett, Chairman William Laws, Acting Clerk