HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19600712Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
July 12, 1960
The Orange County Board of Cw. *ssioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, July 12, 1960,
at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
Donald Stanford and Henry Walker.
liembers absent: None
S. I. Latta, Chairman of the County Board of 3lections, and Frank Klinaburg, a member of
the same Board, were present to discusses their proposed budget.
Commissioner Stanford moved that the election budget for the 1960-1961 fiscal year be set a
34,500.00. This motion received a second and Chairman Hobbs called for a vote. There were 4
ayes and 0 nayes. Chairman Hobbs then declared the motion passed.
The Board discussed other budget matters until 10:30 p.m.
Chairman Hobbs announced the next meeting would be on Friday, July 15th, at 8 o'clock
p.m. He informed the Board that the Board of Education would again present its request for
the purchase of the school site designated as Northern Orange High School.
There being no further business this meeting was adjourned.
S. M. Gattis
Acting Clerk
R. J. M. Hobbs
Chairman
Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
July 15, 1960
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Friday, July 151 1960,
at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman R. J. !d. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
Donald Stanford and Henry Walker.
Members absent: None
The County Board of Education was present and again presented a resolution requesting the
Board of Commissioners to approve the purchase of a site to be designated as Northern Orange
High School. Said resolution reads as follows:
Resolved that: The Orange County Board or Commissioners be re-requested to approve the resolution
presented to them on July 5, 1960.
The July 5th resolution follows:
The County Superintendent, G. P. Carr, brought to the attention of the Board the matter of
disposittan of funds in the amount of $3,000.00 which was recently received from the sale of school
property in the Town of Curboro, N. C. After discussion and in line with many conferences had by
members of the Board of Education, Mr. F. Ross Porter offered the following resolution, to-wit:
WHEREAS, it is the carefully considered opinion of the Board of Education of Orange County that
the long range plan for future development of educational facilities in said County will require a
large amount of land, Said program includes the erection of a Senior High School, a Junior High
School, and possibly an elementary sdhool, with necessary space not only for buildings and
playgrounds, but also for athletic activities; and
WHEREAS, as a result of extended negotiations the Board of Education has the opporunity to
purchase from Mr. S. T. Latta a tract of land containing 100 acres within a distance of
approximately one mile of the Courthouse, at the price of $30,000.00; this tract is shown on a
preliminary sketch as made by Robert A. Jones, Registered Surveyor, in June, 1960, and
WHEREAS, The Board of Education is unanimous in its considered opinion that said purchase of
this large tract of land which is new available will be not only adequate, but exceptionally well
suited for the future development of the educational, program in this County:
NOW, IRERZORE, this Board goes on record as approving the purchase of said 100 acre tract
subject to the consent of the Board of County Commissioners approving the expenditure of the funds
not on hand for this long range capital outlay expenditure.
BE IT FURTHER CONSIDERED A part of this motion that a copy thereof be immediately presented to
the Board of County Commissioners and their concurrence and approval be requested.
Further that upon the approval had from the Board of County Commissioners that the Superintendent
of Education be authorized and directed to proceed with the necessary steps for the acquiring of said
land, together with opinion of an acceptable attorney as to the title thereto.
The foregoing motion was duly seconded by Mr, Charles M. rlalker, Jr. and after further discussion,
said motion was unanimously adopted:
/s/ 0. W. Stanford, Chairman
Is l Ross Porter, Board Member /s/ Gordon B. Cleveland, Board Member
s/ G. P. Carr, Secretary a Chas, td. Wblker, Jr., Board Member
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s J. E. Hawkins, Board. Member
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