HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19680114BOOK 7' PACE 94 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 8, 1968
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in
special session at the Blair House, at 6:30 P.M. on January 8, 1968.
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray,
Carl M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward.
Members Absent: None
Also present for this meeting were James Brennan, Treasurer of Fiber Industries,
Inc., and the Director of operations for said company.
Mr. Brennan advised the Board of Commissioners that the Board of Directors of
Fiber Industries, Inc. were now in the position to present a proposal for the construction
of a $110,000,000.00 Fiber Industries plant in Orange County. He stated further that
upon completion of said plant there would be 3,000 employees and that this special
meeting was called for the purpose of determining if the County of Orange could make
available to said plant a maximum of 1,000,000 gallons of water per day.
Discussion ensued concerning the request of the needed maximum water supply. The
Board of Commissioners advised Mr. Brennan that it would investigate the possibility
of securing a committment for the needed maximum water supply but that time would be
needed in order to obtain the necessary water agreement from the proper governmental
agencies. It was agreed that on Monday,January 15, 1968 the Board of Commissioners
would advise Fiber Industries, Inc. relative to their success in securing the needed
water agreement.
There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was
adjourned to meet again on Sunday, January 14, 1968 at 2:00 P.M.
Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 14, 1968
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in
adjourned session at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 14, 1968 in the Community Room
of the Orange Savings & Loan Association in Chapel Hill, N. C.
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray,
Carl M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward.
Members Absent: None
Chairman Bennett advised the members of the Board that he and Commissioner Smith
had consulted with the Officials of the University of North Carolina and that a
committment for a water supply to the Fiber Industries, Inc, plant site had been
received. This committment, however, was somewhat qualified and it was his opinion
that the qualifications should be considered by the Board of Commissioners. Chairman
Bennett presented the following summary of the specified qualifications:
1. The agreement to furnish water would be re-negotiated on March 1, 1975
2. Any water line built would become University property
3. The University would not secure right of way
4. The County must build line to University specifications
5. Meter installation would be at County expense
6. Demand for water would not exceed 80,000 gallons per hour or 1,000,000 gallons per day
7. The line would begin at the intersection of Estes Drive and N. C. 86
8. That Orange County would undertake to provide water to the plant site by March
1, 1975 from a source other than the University
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Discussion ensued concerning the presented qualifications and it was
agreed that Chairman Bennett should advise Fiber Industries of the specified
qualifications and reauest that Fiber Industries, Inc., in turn. notify
the'Board of-Commissioners of their reaction to the proposed oualifications.
There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting
was adjourned to meet again on Monday, January 15, 1968 at 5:30 P.M.
Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk
MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
January 15, 1968
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina,
met in adjourned session at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, January 15, 1968 in the
Aldermans room at the Chapel Hill Town Hall.
Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William
C. Ray, Carl M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward.
Members Absent; None
Present also were Fred Cates, Mayor Town of Hillsborough; members of
the Hillsborough Town Board, Clerk for the Town of Hillsborough; the Water
Department Superintendent of the Town of Hillsborough; Chairman of the County
Planning Board; L. E. Beard, Town Board Consultant; and Lucius M. Cheshire,
Attorney for the Town of Hillsborough and the County of Orange.
Chairman Bennett advised the meeting that Fiber Industries, Inc. was
desirous of securing a water committment of 1,000,000 gallons of water per
day to their proposed plant site. This requested water agreement was made
to the County. Chairman Bennett stated that in order to supply the water
requested by Fiber Industries, Inc. the cost of said project would be:
Water Plant Improvement 250,000.00
Water Line Construction 500,000.00
It was the opinion of those persons in attendance that every effort
should be made to furnish the requested 1,000,000 gallons of water per day to the
proposed plant site.
Discussion ensued as to what arrangements or proposals could be instituted
in order to supply the needed water. The members of the Hillsborough Town
Board voted to commit the Town of Hillsborough to raising the necessary funds
in order to expand the present Hillsborough water plant facilities to the
capacity necessary to provide water to the proposed Fiber Industries, Inc.
plant site.
Upon motion of Commissioner Walker it was unanimously adopted that
Orange County advise fiber Industries, Inc, that the County does commit
itself to the industries request of providing 1,000,000 gallons of water
per day to the plant site by March, 1970.
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