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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19660516MINUTES OF THE.ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS x'17 ` Ma 6 1966 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Friday, May 6, 1966, at 4:30 o'clock P.M. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members present:. Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, Commissioners Gordon H. Cleveland, William C..Ray, Henry S. Walker and Carl M. Smith. Members absent: None Representatives of the Prange-Alamance Water System, Inc. were present, these were: June Crumpler, Wiley Perry, Turner Forrest, Robert Nichols, Lacy Gibson, Supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration and L. A. Alley, Engineer for the Orange-Alamance Water System, Inc. Mr. Crumpler stated that if orange County and the Town of Mebane proceeded with its present plans for water service to the proposed industrial area, that these plans, would impair the plans currently being considered by the Orange-- Alamance Water System, Inc. as it would curtail the number of water customers that could be serviced by the Orangem-Alamance Water System, Inc. This curtailment would jeopardize the loan., which the Water System, Inc., had made through the Farmers Home Administration. This loan is needed in order for the Water System, Inc. to proceed with their water project plans. Mr. Crumpler further stated that the Water System, Inc. could manage satisfactorily if Orange County and the Town of Mebane constructed the water line to the industrial site but refrained from extending the water line along Highway 70 to the Perry Hills Subdivision. He stated that the Water System, Inc. would offer to purchase any facilities that the County of Orange and the Town of Mebane might construct and that the Water System, Inc. would agree to allow the Town of Mebane to continue the servicing of the proposed industry by renting its line for ten cent (10(r) per one thousand (1000) gallons of water transported to the industry. Chairman Sennett assured Mr. Crumpler and the other representatives of the Water System, Inc. that Orange County's only desire, in this matter, was to secure water and sewer service to the proposed industry. That the county had no intention of trying to put the Water System, Inc. out of business, however, it did appear that the Water System, Inc. had not secured the necessary financial approval for its proposed water project plans and that their plans did not include sewer service to the proposed area. Chairman Sennett brought to the attention of the representatives the need for both sewer and water facilities, and stated that Orange County, through necessity, must continue its investigation of ways to provide these facilities to the designated industrial area. There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was adjourned to meet again on Monday, May 16, 1966. Harvey D. Sennett Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk s. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS May 16, 1966 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Monday, May 16, 1966, at 7:30 P.M., in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Sennett, Commissioners, Gordon B. Cleveland, William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker and Carl M. Smith. Members absent: None This meeting was held for the purpose of meeting with the officials of the Town of Mebane, in order, to receive a report from the Study Committee appointed to study possibilities of providing water and sewer facilities to the industrial area located just east of the town of Mebane. ? 416 Commissioner Smith presented the following report for the Study Committee. He stated several methods could be employed to finance the water and sewer lines but the one most likely to receive the approval of the Bond Attorneys and the Local Government Commission being that of a general obligation bond issue by both the town of Mebane and the county of Orange. He suggested that the other ways which might be employed would be a revenue bond issue by the town of Mebane. This means that the town of Mebane would pledge the entire revenue of its water system, which would be further secured by a contract with Orange County guaranteeing payment of the principal and interest on the bonds over and above the revenue received from the water and sewer lines. This would assure the cost of the entire project and would further assure that the expense would be equally allocated between the two governmental units but that the ownership of these lines would be vested in the town of Mebane. Discussion ensued. The town officials from Mebane left the meeting in order to discuss the proposal in a private session. Upon their return to the Board meeting the officials of the town of Mebane suggested that since the Town of Mebane would be pledging the revenue of the water system and would be receiving no substantial benefits from the project, they were of the opinion, that Orange County should guarantee the payment of the principal and interest on the revenue bonds over and above the revenue received from the water and sewer lines. Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, it was moved and unanimously adopted that, Orange County would guarantee the payment of the principal and interest on the revenue bonds over and above the revenue received from the water and sewer lines. Chairman Bennett then suggested that Orange County retain the services of L. A. Alley, Engineer, to work with the officials of the Town of Mebane and represntatives of the County of Orange in developing the proposed projects. Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Ray, it was moved and unanimously adopted that, L. A. Alley, Engineer, be employed as consultant and advisor for the proposed water and sewer line which is to be constructed just east of the Town of Mebane. A. H. Graham, County Attorney, requested that the Board authorize the closing and abandonment of SR #1306 from its intersection with State road #1326 to the branch just below the site of the old Faucette Mill. This request was approved and the Clerk was requested to notify the State Highway Commission of the action taken by the Board to close the road designated as SR #1306. There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was adjourned. Harvey D. Bennett Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk S. M. Gattis,.Acting Clerk