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,... , 7 eacE 370 Chairman Bennett read a letter Prom the Chapel Hill City School Unit. Said letter rea..uested the Soard to support the proposed State-Sponsored $200,000,000 bond issue for public school construction. Discussion ensued relative to said reaueat. Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Ward, seconded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, it was moved that the Board oP County Commissioners endorse the proposed legislation that would provide for an election of a state sponsored $200,000,000 bond issue for public school construction. Chairman Bennett called for a vote ', on the motion. Commisaionara Ira A. Ward, Henry S. Walker and Norman Walker noted: aye. Commissioner William C. Ray voted nay. Chairman Bennett declared the motion _. passed. ' Chairman Bennett recognized C. W. Davis, Homer Davie and Mitchell Lloyd, Sr. Mr. C. W. Davie was apokeaman for the group and presented a road petition signed by reaidenta of old N. C. Highway 86 South requesting that improvements be made to said road. Discussion ensued. Upvn motion of Commissioner William C. Ray, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the Clerk to the Soard propane a letter addressed to the State Highway Commissioner endorsing the requested improvements to Old Highway #8b South. Norman Long, County Zoning Officer, requested that the Soard set a time, date and place for a public hearing on zoning matters. Tha public hearing wsa aaheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 1971, at S P. M. in the Courtroom at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Diacusaion ensued on the re-zoning request of W. C. Byrd. Mr. Byrd had requested that a tract of land be re-zoned Prom residential to rural commercial. It was noted that the tract of land did not contain the maximum number oP footage required for rural aommeraisl use. Upon motion of Commissioner Tra A. Ward, aeoonded by Commissioner Henry Walker, it wee moved and unanimously adopted, that the request of W. .C. Byrd to re-zone a treat of land from residential to rural commercial be denied on the basis that said treat did not meat the meatimum number of feetage required for rural commercial use. Chairman Bennett then asked the Board if it was ready to consider the proposed Ordinanoe entitled "AN ORDINANCE REG-LATING EXPOSING TO VIEW THE HUMAN kEMALE BODY". The Soard members agreed that L. M. Cheshire, County Attorney _. should proceed with the second reading of the proposed Ordinance. Commissioner Henry S. Walker asked the County Attorney who would defend the Ordinance if the legality of said Ordinance wsa questioned by a suit. Mr. Cheshire replied that it would be the reaponaibility of the County to defend the adopted Ordinance. Chairman Beanett called Por a vote on the motion. Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker sad Tra A. Ward voted aye. Commissioner Norman Walker noted nay. Chairman Bennett then declared the motion passed and the Ordinance duly adopted. (Ordinance enrolled in Ordinance Book #l Page '#!}) Chairman Bennett recognized Ebert Pierce, County Agricultural Extension Chairman. Mr. Pierce reported that all the Nutrition Aida had been hired and that it was too early to determine what aucaesa the program would en3oy; however, he was very pleased at being able to institute the program. Mr. Pierce advised the Board that ha had been assigned by the ~cteneion Service to attend summer school for three weeks beginning on June 21, 1971. Discussion ensued concerning the $5,000 Homestead Exemption Bill. The Board re-affirmed its present position of opposing said bill. Discussion ensued relative to House Bill #83l} which would allow alasaiPication of farm land for ad valorem tax purposes. Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Ward, it wsa moved and aeoonded, that the Orange County Board of Commiasionera oppose House Bill #8311.. Discussion ensued and Commissioner William C. Hay stated that unless some tax relief was given tc the farmer then the maJarity of them would be forced to leave the Farm. Chairman Bennett called for a vote on the motion. Commissioners Norman Walker, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward voted aye. Commissioner William C. Ray voted nay.