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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF.COMMISSIONERS
MAY 29, 1979
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on
Tuesday, May 29, 1979, at 7:30 p_m_, in the Superior Courtroom of the
Orange County Courthouse, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman,
and Commissioners Norman Gustavesor:, Norman Walker and Anne Barnes.
Commissioner Willhoit was absent.
This meeting was the time set for the joint quarterly public hearing.
Planning Board members present: Dr, Robert Boner, Chairman, and
Dr. Logan Irvin, Mr. Art Cleary and Ms. Hazel Lunsford.
Chairman Whitted called the meeting to order and turned the meeting
over to Or. Bonar, Chairman of the Orange Gounty Planning Board.
Agenda Item 1: Clyde Bowden Request
The Planning Director explained Clyde Bowden had requested to rezone
certain property in Chapel Hill Township, shown on tax map 117, part of
lot 25, from Mobile Home Park to Residential zoning.
Mr. Clyde Bowden spoke in favor of his request and Dr. Irvin spoke
on behalf of Mr. Bowden's request. No other person spoke to this rezoning
request.
Agenda Item 2- T. G. Proctor, Jr. Request
The Planning Director explained Mr. Proctor had requested to rezone
Tax Map 128, part of Lot 21 and Tax Map 127, Block B, part of Lot 1,
in Chapel Hill Township from Residential to General Commercial. The
Planning Director submitted memorandums from the Carrboro Planning Director
and from the Chapel Hill Planning Director which outline.•each department's
concerns concerning the rezoning of Mr. Proctor's property. For copy
of these memorandums, see page 434 of this book.
Ms. Liz Brooks, of Chapel Hill's Planning Department, Mr. Marvin --
Porthress, Mr. Robert Porthress, Mr. Phil Porthress and Mr. Charles Bunting
spoke in opposition to Mr. Proctor's request to rezone. No other person
spoke to this item.
There being no further business to come before the public hearing,
Dr. Bonar turned the meeting over to Chairman Whitted. Chairman Whitted
recessed. the meeting in order to give persons time to move to the
Commissioners meeting room.
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Agenda Item I: Agenda Modifications
Commissioner Gustaveson requested hearing agenda item 12, Health
Department Budget, at the beginning of the meeting.
Agenda Item 2: Items of Public Concern
Mr. Tom Rickman announced that the Orange County School Board had
adopted a supplement to the school's budget presented May ?4th. He said
the supplement was in, line with the Commissioners' request for 7% ceiling
in the "A".;.budget and all amounts over 7% be submitted in a "B" budget.
He said the Superintendent would contact the Commissioners to request
a time schedule to present the budget as revised.
Agenda Item 3: Minutes
The Board postponed consideration of the minutes until the June 4th
meeting when Commissioner Willhoit would be present.
Agenda Item 4: Youth Involvement Week
Ms. Betty Thigpen, Orange County Recreation Department, introduced
to the Board youth who would participate in Youth Involvement Week.
Youth present included: Patricia Ketner, Linda Stevens, Jacqueline
Ramsey, Elizabeth Shearin, Jennifer Turner, Tonya Clayton, Isaisetta Cooper,
Deesie Shearin, Lisa Jeffries and Kenny Davis. Each of the youth had been
assigned an adult counterpart in the county government system to learn
his/her function. The Chairman announced one youth would hold a county
commissioners meeting at 2:00 p.m., on Friday, June I, in the Commissioners
meeting room.
Agenda Item 11: Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control
Financing Authority
Mr. Shannon Julian, Chairman of the Orange County Industrial
Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority, requested a budget
of approximately $500 which would provide funds for a slide show and
brochure about Orange County industrial sites. He requested the Board
give this Authority some directive.
It was the consensus of the Board to schedule a joint meeting with
members of the Orange County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control
Financing Authority after adoption of the 79-BO budget to discuss this
group's role.
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Agenda Item 12: Health Department's Budgetary~Presentation
Ms. Evelyn Lloyd, Health Board member, Dr. William Mayes, Chairman
of the Board of Health, Mr. Jerry Robinson, Health Director, Dr. Jane
Switzer, h1r. Tony Laws and Ms. Maryann Popvvich reviewed program -
requests for the Health Department's 1979-80 "A" and "B" budgets.
Agenda Item 5: Vietnam Veterans Week
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
the Board adopt a Proclamation declaring the week of May 28 through
June 3, 1979 as Vietnam Veterans Week. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
For copy of this Proclamation, see page 436 of this book.
Agenda Item 6: Awards for Vietnam Veterans
It was the consensus of the Board to honor selected veterans at
Fourth of July Parade festivities held in Chapel Hill and in Hillsborough.
The Board requested the Clerk run an announcement in the newspaper
which would list Board criteria for selecting 10 veterans to receive
Outstanding Community Achievement Awards to be presented during the
week of July Fourth and which would invite nominations from the general
public.
Agenda Item 7: Fireworks Display on Fourth of Ju1_y_
Commissioner Walker moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson,
to grant a permit to the Hillsborough Merchants Associat~~•n to conduct
a fireworks display to be held in Hillsborough on the Fourth of July,
provided this display would be supervised by the Fire Department.
Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
Agenda Item 8: Appointments
The Board requested the Clerk advertise vacancies. on the Commission
far Women and the County ABC Board in local newspapers. The Board also
requested an opportunity to review all resumes of persons interested in
serving on the Commission for Women.
Agenda Item 9: Springview.Trail,and Forest Ridge Place
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
the Board acknowledge receipt of a Secondary Road Addition Investigation
Report on which the Department of Transportation recommends
Springview Trail and Forest Ridge Place in Meadow Estates Subdivision
not be added to the state system. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
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Agenda Item 10: Communit Develo ment Water and Sewer Easements
Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson,
the Board accept the Manager's recommendation to accept a report from
the Community Development Task Force concerning just compensation for
eleven water and sewer easements on Old Cornwallis Road and on Old Cedar
Grove Road. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
For copy of this report, see page 437 of this book.
Agenda Item 13: Statement to North Carolina Board of Tran~ortation
The Chairman submitted a draft statement to the North Carolina Board
of Transportation for highway improvement to be presented at the Department
of Transportation's public hearing in Yanceyville on June 5, 1979. After
some corrections, the Board requested to pastpor,e action on this statement
until its meeting on June 4, 1979.
pr. Mike Simmons, Superintendent of Orange County Schools, extended
an invitation to the Board of Commissioners to Beet with the Orange County
School Board to discuss the 7% budget and supplE~~ental "B" budget on
the evening of June 4th. Chairman Whitted explained the Board of
Commissioners would be unable to attend at that =i~~~e and explained
the afternoon of June 4th would be an available -eeting time for Corr~nissioners
or the Commissioners would set a suitable time ~n she afternoon of June 4th
to discuss the Orange County School Board's bud~~ts.
Agenda Item 14: Budget Amendment
The Board postponed discussion of a proposal dental clinic in the
Hillsborough area and proposed budget amendment= .a the June 4th meeting.
There being no further business, Commissiv~-~~~ Barnes moved, seconded
by Commissioner Gustaveson, the meeting be adjc..^:ad. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
'Richard E. Wh'`-_~, Chairman
Mary Lou Bouley, Clerk
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