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June 19, 1979
Mr. Richard Whitted, calnirman
and Mambers of The Or.!rge County Board of Commissioners
hillsborough, NC 27278 x
Gentlemen:
The following resolution was approved on a five to two vote by the Orange
County Board o Education at its scheduled meeting on Monday, .June 18, 1979.
1 trust that this resolution is helpful in clarifying the Orange County hoard
of Education's pns:ition on funding for our Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan.
"Resolved that the Orange County Board of Education supports a
county wida bond issue for capital improvement for Orange County
Schools, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools, and Orange County in the
amounts set forth on the attached Capital Improvement Program
Summary: provide) however that if the Board of Commissioners calls
for a bond referendum for school and county capital improvements
in a principal amount less than that set forth on the attached
Capital Improvement Program Summary that the proportionate share
of said new pr4ncipal amount designated for the Orange County
Schools shall not I:! less than the portion of the Capital Improve-
ment Program Summary now designated for the Orange County Schools."
Sincerely,
R. Mike Simmons
Superintendent
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CC: Mr. Sam Gat.tis
Mr. Neal Evans
Dr. Robt. Hanes
Or:,nge County Board of Education
On motion by Mr. Strickland, seconded by Mrs. Hill , the following
resolution was passed by a vote of 3-2 at a special meeting of the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro Board of Education held on Monday evening, June 18, 1979:
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education requests the
Orange County Commissioners to authorize a bond referendum for
capital improvements to provide necessary funds to meet the
capital needs of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district, the
Orange County school district, and the Orange County government,
with the stipulation that the amount allocated to the two
school districts be equal and that the amount allocated to
the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools be at least $7,000,000.
Voting in favor of the resolution were Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Hill , and
Mr. Caldwell . Voting against the resolution were Mr. Riddle and Mrs. Insko.
Absent were Mrs. Sockwell and Mr. Parrish.