HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19570104Eflnutes of the Board of Conmissionera ~5
January ~ 1957. .d.
..,, The Hanrd of Commissioners of Orange County met at the City Ha11. do Chapel H111 on the night of
Pnidsyr Jenuary~k, 1957r et 7:30 o'clock P. Et. for the purpose oT holding a public hearing ne pre-
sezihed by law relating to the proposed Chanel 8111-Carrbor'o Recreation District,
Gfembers present: Commissioners D. M. Rnyr H, 5, 74alkery Clau3 T. Pope and Donald Stanford,
Lfembers absent: Chairman R. J, Ei. Hobbs,
I¢ the absence of Chairmen Hobbs, Commissioner Any was designated as Acting Chairman far this
meeting,
"'~ At the outset of the hearing, Acting Chairman Rny announced the purpose of the meeting was to
'',comply wSth the special ast passed in the 1955 legislature relative to the formation of a Recreation
I District by affording the public an opportunity to make themselves heard on the aue stion of Whether
~', ar not this district should be created,
The first speaker from the floor Wes the Reverend Charles S, Rubbaxdr Chairman at the State
Recreation Commission. The Rev. Hubbard spo!ce an the need for a recreation program in the community
end gave somemhnt of an outline es to how this program Would be carried out, Rev, Hubbard was followed
by iArs, Pinltez Spearman Who spoke in favor of the proposal before the Board of Commlosioners and the
public. ldre, Spearman also comc:e nded the "Say-cee s" highly Tor their work on this program.
tin. Grady Pritchard naked someone to answer for him two questions, 1st - Is this an important enoug
need to the community to Justiip a tax lery7 and 2nd - How will the integration issue effect this
proposel7 '
Gtr, Ceorge Coxheed spoke to answer Atr, Pritchnrd's 1st euestion and said that it would ba almost
impossible to determine crFst the most important needs of any community were; howeverr he felt sure
that if tF.e needs of this community Here listed in order of their importance, recreation would be ono
of the moat significant needs,
Air, 'temp Jones touched briefly upon the t¢x limit aspect oT the proposed '~ilh
Dr. J, Sullivan Cibsonr Termer Atnyor of Carrboro. spoke end asked what territory pus included under
tF.e proposed Recreation District. He was then followed by Honorable R. H, Todd, 6Snyor oT Cax^rboror who
in his capacity as a private citizen only. asked thst the Cerrboro arse be excluded from this proposal
ns they Were already considering s special school supplement and he fenced the people oP his community
would feel they could not afford two special tax programs nt this tine,
Several other parsons took the floor to give the$ views on this program and thereafter n general
question an3 anser session was held. At the conclusion of tF.e Due stion and answer se ssionr the
Public Nearing was ad,j earned,
D, 61. Aap
Acting Chairmen
S. ti. Gettis
Acting Clerk