HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19630710318 Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
. July 10, 1963
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Wednesday,
July 10, 1963, at 11 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in
Hillsboro, N. C.
Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett,
Gordon Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker.
Members absent: None
James G. W. MecLamroc, Highway Commissioner, T. A. Burton, Divisional
Engineer, Paul Welch, Assistant Divisional Engineer, Earl Hoover, District Engineer,
and C. I. Walters, County Maintance Supervisor, of the State Highway Commission,
were present and presented to the Orange County Board of Commissioners the proposed
1963-1964 secondary road program.
Mr. MacLamroc explained that Orange County would have available for this
fiscal year the sum of $267,876.00 which would be expended on the secondary road
program. In addition to this amount, $100,000.00 had been allocated from a special
fund of the State Highway Department for specific projects not included in the
proposed 1963-1964 secondary road program.
The total amount of mileage being received for this yearts program included
5.8 miles of paving and 10.9 miles of stablization.
Discussion ensued concerning the proposed road program. Upon motion of
Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopted,
the proposed 1963-1964 secondary road program for Orange County, as presented by
the representatives of the State Highway Commission, was adopted.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
1963-1964 Secondary Road Program
Orange County
Construction Allocation $260,830
Less Reserve 23,454
Taking Down W.O. 6.502071 25,500
Taking Down Rev. SR 1005 - Lloyds Dairy 2,000
Taking Down Widening Curves SR 1005 3,000
Funds to be Programmed $267,876
Map Sec. Rd. Es timated
No. NO. - Length Description Cost
PAVING PROGRAM
1 0.5 Eat. Pleasant Drive - from its present $ 52,000
terminus at Sykes St. in a northeasterly
direction to Umstead Drive.
2 1506 1.4 Caviness-Jordan Road - From SR 1508 to $ 35,000
SR 1577
3 1508 0.7 John Hawkins Road - from end of pavment $ 14,000
to $R 1507 (Walter Wilkinson Road)
4 1115 0.8 Bradshaw Quarry Road - from end of $ 16,500
pavment at SR 1117 to SR 1118.
5 1709 0.6 Rock House Road - from US 70 to us 70A $ 15,530
6 1944 1.8 Blythe Wilson Road - from NC 54 to SR 1005 $ 26,290
STABILIZATION (GRADING DRAINAGE & LIGHT BASE
7 1538 0.6 Clyde Roberts Road - from Sr 1573 to SR 1575
approaches to Br. #57 $ 9,400
8 1526 0.8 Claude Grey Road - from SR 1523 to SR
1527 approaches to Br. #126 $ 8,250
9 1528 0.8 Dick Holman Road - Approaches to Br. $ 7,050
#141 (being replaced by Bridge Maint.
Forces)
10 1.56 Extension SR 1101 - from inter. SR 1100 in
a westerly direction to NC 54._ $ 36,000
11 1956 1.7 Crawford Dairy Road - from SR 100,5 to $ 10,750
i Chatham County Line
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12
1939
2.8
Pridgen Mill Road - from SR 1919 to
$
12,000
Chatham County Line
13 1937 1.2 Dr. Lloyd Road - from NC 54 to Sr 1005 $ 12,000
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Map Sec. Rd. Estimated
No. No. Length Description Cost
14 1,553 0.5 Jack Walker Road - Straighten $ 3,106
curves to improve alignment
15 1555 1.0 Miller Road - from US 70 to Orange $ 10,000
High School Road
Reserve for Additions & Surveys $ 23,454
SUMMARY
5.8 Miles Paving $159,320
1100.9966 Miles Stabilization $108,556
Reserve for Additions & Surveys 23,454
Total Funds Available 1963-1964 291,330
Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner Walker, the
following Appropriation Resolution was adopted-.'
For the Bond Fund the sum of 13,355.
For the Farm Fund the sum of 29,890.
For the General Fund the sum of 354,900.
For the Property Revaluation Fund the sum of 20,000.
For the Public Health Fund the sum of 46,500.
For the C E Fund the "sum of 391,951.
For the C 0 Fund the sum of 573,200.
For the D S Fund the sum of 308,000.
For the Welfare General Fund the sum of 119,505.
For the A F D C Fund the sum of 189,030.
For the A P T D Fund the sum of 110,260.
For the 0 A A Fund the sum of 140,001.
TOTAL BUDGET $2,296,593.
The above mentioned school appropriations are to be divided as follows:
Current Expense
Chapel Hill Unit $ 168,756.00
County Unit $ 223,195.00
Capital Outlay
Chapel Hill Unit $ 231},093.
County Unit $ 339,107.
Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Smith, the
following Tax Levy Resolution was unanimously adopted:
To finance the appropriations previously made the following tax levy was
adopted.
There shall be levied.for the below listed funds the following tax rate per
$100.00 of property valuation:
Bond .0109
Farm .0237
General .0000
Property Revaluation .0176
Public Health .0395
School C E .2690
C 0 .4927
D S .1770
Welfare General .0413
A F D C .0207
A P T D .0130
O A A .0146
Total rate $1.1200 per $100.00 of property valuation.
Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Smith, the
following miscellaneous tax levy resolution was unanimously adopted:
1. A poll tax of $2.00 shall be levied on all male arsons between the
ages of 21 years and 50 years. Twenty five per cents (25 of the proceeds of this
tax shall be deposited in the Welfare Accounts and seventy five per cent (75%) of the
proceeds will be deposited in the School Current Expense Fund.
2. A special school tax of $.20 on the $100.00 of property valuation shall
be levied on all property in the Chapel Hill School. District.
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3. A special fire tax of $ .10 on the $100.00 of property valuation shall be
levied on all property in the Greater Chapel Hill Fire District.
4. On each open female dog (6) month of age or older the sum of $2.00 on all
other dogs the sum of $1.00.
5. On each marriage license a tax of $4.00.
6. In accordance with Section B of the Revenue Act (Article 2, Chapter 5 of
the General Statutes) and any other section of the General Statutes there is hereby
levied a privilege license tax in the maximum amount permitted on all businesses,
trades, occupations or professions which the county is entitled to tax.
Fred Claytor, Mayor of the Town of Hillsboro, requested the Board to consider
appropriating $1000.00 annually to the town Fire Department. Mayor Claytor explained
that the town needed improved fire protection and that said protection could only be
given with adequate equipment, this included the purchase of a new fire truck.
Discussion ensued on Mayor Claytor0a request. Chairman Stanford directed that the
request be referred to the County Attorney for a ruling concerning the legal aspect
as to whether any action could be taken by the county to appropriate monies to the
Town of Hillsboro.
Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and
unanimously adopted, The News was given the contract to publish the tax sale
advertisements.
Chairman Stanford informed the Board that Don Matheson, the countyts represent-
ative on the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission, bad resigned from this
position.
Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, and
unanimously adopted, Clarence D. Jones of Hillsboro was appointed as Orange County's
representative on the Research Triangle Research Planning Commission to fill the
unexpired term of Don Matheson.
Upon motion of Commi.ssioner.Smith, seconded by Coimniesioner"Bennett.the
following,motion was unanimously adopted, that effective on the date of the recent
"'annexation all property in the Greater Chapel Hill Fire District that was annexed
into the Town of Chapel Hill be removed from the tax roll of the Fire District and
that no Special Fire tax be levied on this property after the 1962-1963 fiscal
year.
I' There.being no further business to come before the Board this meeting was