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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-29-1989 (no agenda) PAGE 1 APPROVED 5/16/89 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 29, 1989 The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Chatham County Board of Commissioners met in joint session on March 29, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cuibreth Jr. High Auditorium for the purpose of receiving public comments on a proposed boundary line between Orange and Chatham Counties. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT FROM ORANGE COUNTY: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. , and Commissioners Stephen Halkiotis, Shirley Marshall and Don Willhoit. BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: John Hartwell. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT FROM CHATHAM COUNTY: Chairman Carl Thompson and Commissioners Earl Thompson, Gus Murchison and Mary Hayes Holmes. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr. , Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Tax Assessor Kermit Lloyd and Land Records Manager Roscoe Reeve. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. made introductory remarks. He welcomed everyone and stated that the proposed county line is the result of discussions between the two Boards over the last three years. The primary purpose of this proposal is to affect as few people as possible and recognize as much as possible the history of this line. The importance of establishing this line has never been greater because of the growth that this area is experiencing. Part of the process in establishing this line is to receive public input before a final decision is made by each of the Boards. Chairman Carl Thompson made introductory remarks. He welcomed everyone and emphasized that establishing the line is important to both counties. The plan that is proposed will not be disruptive to any family. County Manager John Link stated that as a result of several meetings between the Chatham County and Orange County staffs, there has been an agreement on the monument siting at Starpoint. This proposed line has been drawn on the map. Roscoe Reeve, Land Records Manager, described the proposed line as shown on the aerial photographs he displayed. He used the established monument on the Durham\Orange County line as a beginning point of the northern boundary line of Chatham County which is the southeast corner of Orange County. He explained the process that will be followed once the line has been approved by both boards. Commissioner Marshall entered into the record a letter from Elinor Moore Irvin who expressed a concern that the proposed line would place five or ten acres of her land in Chatham County. She asked that all of her property stay in Orange County. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS Walter Atwater expressed concern that part of his property will be in Orange County and part in Chatham. He asked what he would need to do when he was ready to subdivide his land. Chairman Carey stated that he would be taxed in Chatham County. However, that part of the property that is sufficiently in one county or the other would be govern by the AMON PAGE 2 rules and regulations in that County. Atwater asked that all his land be put in Chatham County, He suggested that the boundary line follow his property line. Bob Small asked about the bubbles in the line and what criteria was used in determining where the bubbles would be placed. Chairman Carey answered that these bubbles were minimized recognizing the historic location of the property while keeping the line as straight as possible. Ken Rorach asked about the process of determining this line and asked if after this line is established if there is a possibility that in ten years this would come up for discussion again. Roscoe Reeve explained that this line will be monumented. Once this permanent boundary is recorded it would take a court decision or an act of the legislature to change this line. Steven Edwards asked about the placement of the signs on the highway and Chairman Carey stated that the signs, especially the one at Starpoint, has no significance as to where the County line is located. That sign is moved by DOT when they make changes in the road. Marvin Hoffman, County Manager of Chatham, stated that each County appointed five people who actually located the well, which was a historical marker. This line does cross where those five people determined the location of the well. James Arndt questioned the difference in the lines shown on the two maps and Roscoe Reeve assured him that the lines should be the same. He explained that there are two lots that are taxed in Orange County that are below the line. John Link recommended that these properties stay in Orange County. Chatham Commissioner Mary Hayes Holmes stated that historically these properties have been taxed in Orange County because of the convenience of being closer to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. Marvin Hoffman informed the Boards that these two houses are part of a subdivision which has grown to seven houses. The other five are taxed in Chatham County. These two properties will be discussed further. Bob Strowd asked if he would be able to walk this line and Roscoe Reeve stated that once the monuments are set, a surveyor will be able to determine on the ground where the line is located. Jim Atwater asked if the markers will be placed in a straight line and Roscoe Reeve explained the procedure that will be followed. John Banks expressed appreciation for keeping the Boulder Bluff section of Wolf's Pond in Orange County. In answer to a question, Roscoe Reeve noted that the Church has a semi-circle driveway. The line will fall on the south side of that southern driveway. Ann Harrowood, Clearwater Lake Road, asked if Chatham County Schools would send a bus out for one or two children. Chairman Carey answered that based on what is shown on the maps, those houses would be in Chatham County and the children would attend Chatham County Schools. It was decided that the issue of these two houses and the situation with the schools would be referred to the County Managers to bring back a recommendation to the Boards. Commissioner Willhoit stated for the record that he has a partial interest in a parcel 11111111121Eir PAGE 3 on the west side of Jones Ferry Road and this new line would put the line nearer the improvements on this property which would be in Chatham County. WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. There being no further items for consideration, Chairman Moses Carey adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting of the Board will be on April 3, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk