HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19680304BOOK 7 PAGE 1.0 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 4, 1968
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners, Room of the
Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Monday, March 4, 1968 in regular session.
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, _
Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward.
Members Absent: Commissioner Carl M. Smith.
The clerk read the minutes of the previous meetings and same were approved -
after corrections were entered.
Louise Bradsher and other representatives from the Carr community appeared and
spoke in behalf of the previous recuest for paving of SR #1368. The clerk was
instructed to show the correspondence file relative to this file to these individuals.
Mrs. Betsy Farrington appeared reouesting right of way information relative to
SR #1945. This read had been scheduled for paving. The State Highway Commission
had advised Mrs. Farrington that the money allocated for the project was being with-
drawn because of the inability of the highway department to secure the necessary
right of way agreement. The clerk was instructed to incuirs of the State Highway
Commission as to the status of this road.
Gera Sykes presented a recuest that the Board of Commissioners in conjunction
with interested citizens make an effort to secure a interchange from Interstate 85
at the Dimmocks Mill Road location. Mr. Sykes presented a letter which had been
written to Joe Hunt, Chairman of the State Highway Commission. Said letter advised
Mr. Sykes that monies for the construction of the project must be secured from the
3areau of Biblic Roads. The Board advised Mr. Sykes that a petition fog such an
interchange should be secured before any action could be taken on said matter.
Commissioner Ray brought to the attention of the Board that he had learned,
through an unofficial source, that the monies allooated for widening and improving
of highway #86 North from Hillsborough to the Caswell County line had been withdrawn
and allocated to another project. Discussion ensued concerning said matter.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved
and adopted that the clerk make ineuiries of Thomas S. Harrington, Highway Commissioner
of the Seventh District as to the reliability of this information and to further
recuest information as to how much of the monies from the State Road Bond Issue
for primary roads had been spent or allocated to date.
??? Wiley Perry presented the following memorandum from the State Director, FHA,
Raleigh, North Carolina:
"We have reviewed the proposed agreement between the County of Orange and the
Orange-Alamance Water Corporation wherein the County of Orange is agreeing to lend
the water corporation the aum of $27,000 for the sole purpose of increasing the size
of a water line from 10" to 12".
This agreement is not acceptable as no immediate need exists for the increased
pipe size. No justification for the increase has been given or any explanation
presented as to why the 10" line is not satisfactory.
We realize that water lines are helpful in attracting industry and the larger
size line might be needed in the future for certain types of industry, however, a
nonprofit corporation cannot be expected to raise their water rates so that lines
may be enlarged to accommodate future industry which may or may not locate on the
lines.
We agree that for future planning purposes that the county may need a large
transmission line for the purpose of supplying water to both domestic and industrial
users. The county stands to recover any such investment if industry locates by an
increase in its ad valorem taxes. The county would thereby be wise in considering
making a grant of $27,000 to the corporation to increase the size of line rather than
some later date having to finance the entire amount of a large transmission line.
If the county wishes to consider a grant to the corporation, we shall be glad
to review and consider such an agreement.
We should point out that a large grant has been made by FHA to the corporation
in order that the members could obtain adeouate water at reasonable rates and as it was
determined that the members could not pay higher rates. If it is now determined that
they can pay a higher rate, we may have to reconsider the amount of the grant and
possibly should reduce the grant.
We are returning the copy of the agreement submitted
Mr. Perry also presented a petition for the completion of the Paving of SR #1117.
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Chairman Bennett read a letter from B. B. Olive, attorney, relative to his
petition for the reclassification of New Hope Creek. It was agreed that a meeting
with Mr. Olive should be scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 1968.
A. H. Graham, County Attorney, informed the Board that all papers
presented by the Dogwood Acres Sanitary District had been filed with the State
Board of Health and that the State Board of Health had ruled that certain free-
holders, who had signed the original petition, had moved from the community
and for this reason the necessary percentage of current freeholders signatures
did not meet the percentage recuirements. Mr. Graham stated further that the
State Board of Health reauested that a new petition be filed and also expressed
their intentions of being active in the planning, presentation and public
hearings of the proposed project. A steering committee from the area and
representatives of the State Board of Health were planning a meeting for Tuesday,
March 5, 1968.
Paul Alston, coordinator for OEO, was present and presented to the Board
a statement of intent which would designate the Community Action Agency as the
agency through which OEO funds on the local level would be administered.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it
was moved and adopted that Chairman Bennett execute form CP-69 which designated
the Community Action Agency in conjunction with Chatham County as the agency
to administer OEO funds.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, Chairman
Bennett was authorized to sign the following Blind Aid Grants:
NAME EFF. DATE
NEW
Betty Ann Horne 4-1-68
Mary Frances Lyons, for
Timothy W. Lyons 3-1-66
Novella D. Sykes
Emma D. Andrews
Vallie C. Moore
Lizzie R. West
Emma S. Allen
Rachel Pippin
4 nrtnTrnTr-
$64.00
$14.00
REVISION
4-1-68 67 to 76
4-1-68 28 to 19
4-1-68 30 to 24
4-1-68 48 to 38
4-1-68 48 to 47
4-1-68 23 to 18
SAME
Marie Roberson, Payee for
Clayton Roberson, Minor 14.00
REASON
Attained technical eligibility
Attained technical eligibility
increase in cost of special
medical care
Decreased cost of medical care
and increase So. Sec. benefits
Increase in Social Security
benefits
Increase in OASI benefits
Increase in OASI benefits
Increased social security benefits
Discussion ensued concerning the water line agreement between Orange
County and the Town of Mebane and it was the opinion of the Board that no
one should be allowed to tap the water line until consent is secured from
the County of Orange.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Ward, the County
Attorney, was authorized to write the Town of Mebane a letter of consent, relative
to tao fees and relative to the monetary division of these fees. It was further
agreed that said tan fees should be kept within a reasonable limit and that the
portion received by the Town of Mebane should be applied to the indebtedness
due Orange County.
UDon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was
moved and adopted, that the County Attorney prepare a Fee Ordinance for
Ambulance Service.
Commissioner Ward reported on the progress being made by the Mental Health
Authority. He stated that Dr. 0. David Garvin had been appointed as an ex-officio
member of this committee.
Commissioner Ward presented the names of the following persons who would
be asked to serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Mental Health
Authority. The clerk was instructed to write letters to each of these individuals.
Mrs. Quentin Patterson, Orange Grove Road, Hillsborough, N. C.
Mrs. Bob Floyd, 4-A Williams Circle, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mrs. James W. Murdoch, Christopher Road, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mr. Calvin Burch, 1123 Old Hillsborough Road, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mrs. Elaine Dorsett, Route 101, Efland, N. C.
Mrs. Nancy Phelps, Cedar Grove, N. C.
Mrs. C. R. Laws, Highway 70 East, Hillsborough, N. C.
Mr. Walter McDade, Route #1, Efland, N. C.
Mr. James Wight, 102 Lilac Drive, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mr. Roosevelt Warner, 117 W. North Street, Hillsborough, N. C.
Mrs. Riman Muth, 211 Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Rev. D. E. Patkerson, 400 Poplar Avenue, Carrboro, N. C.
Mrs. A. D. Yates, Elm Street, Carrboro, N. C.
Mrs. Calvin Mellott, Dogwood Acres, Chapel Hill, N. C.
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?-Irs. Maxine Pitch, 405 Brookside Drive, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mrs. Joe Long, Route 41, Box 247, Hill Bbbrou h,N. C.
Mrs. John H. KeNiey, Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mrs. Bonnie Davis, Agricultural Extension Service, Hillsborough, N. C.
Mss. Anyce McKee, Highway 70 East, Hillsborough, N. C.
Mr. Lynwood Williams, Route #3, Box 305, Hillsborough, N. C.
Rev. Thomas Hoyt, Jr., 520 W. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Mrs. Grace P. Sparrow, 2 Bolin Heights, Chanel Hill, N. C.
The County Administrator presented a letter of resignation from Mrs. Arline
M. Tyler, Assistant Home Economics Extension Agent dated February 29, 1968. This
resignation was accented with regret.
There being no further business to come before the Board this meeting was
adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, March 5, 1968 in the Court room at the Courthouse
in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
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S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk
MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 5, 1968
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday,
March 5, 1968 in the Court room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina
at 8 P.M.
Members Present. Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray,
Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward.
Members Absent. Commissioner Carl M. Smith.
This meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the reclassification of New
Hope Creek.
B. B. Olive, attorney, spoke in support of the reclassification of New Hope Creek
from a Grade D stream to a Grade B stream.
Professor J. R..Bailey, Professor Don Livingston and Professor Weston LaBarre
of the Duke University staff, Burnice Rose, William Waller and Dallas Branch all spoke
in support of the reclassification of said stream. Pearson Stewart, Direotor
of the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission, also spoke.
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