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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOOK ~ PACE 333
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
December 10, 1970
The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned session
at 8:00 o~clock P,M. on Thursday, December 10, 1970, in the District Courtroom
of the County Courthouse in Rillsborough, North Carolina.
Members Present: Chairman Harvey D, Bennett and Commissioners William C.
Ray, Henry 6. Walker, C. Norman Walker and Ira A, Ward.
Members Absent: Nane
This meetin was called for the
g purpose of discussing the private utilization
/~~of sewerage faailitiea in the Mebane Snduatrial Park area.
Ray Lester, Regional Planner o:P the Research Triangle Regional Planning
Commission, made the following suggestions:
~,~ That tk~e County recommend to -the Town-oP Mebane that it increase its
water and sewerage rates for the residents of the town and customers
located-outside the city limits.
2. That the Town of Mebane levy a surcharge on customers living outside
the city limits.
3. That a reasonable portion of the revenues collected, excluding the
Industrial Park area, be retained by the Town of Mebane.
Mr. Lester stated that if these recommendations were instituted they would
prove advantageous to both unite of government, in that, it would provide a
significant amount of additional revenue Por the County of Orange and would
provide incentive for the Town of Mebane to accept effluent from non-industrial
areas as the revenue received would offset the cost of processing and assist
in aaaumulation of a capital gain. -
Disausaion ensued relative to Mr. Lester~s proposals. ~ `
The Board expressed a willingness to pursue the matter with the Town of
Mebane.
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There being no Further business to come before the Boaxd.~ the meeting
was adjourned.
Flarvey b, Bennett, Chairman
3. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk