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,,, , , "l PAGE 3~g MINUTES CF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 1, 1971 The Board of County Commieaionera of Orange County met in regular session in the Conference Room of the Welfare Building in Hillsborough, North Carolina at 10 o'aloak A,M. on Monday, November 1, 1971. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S, Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None Minutes oY the previous meetings were read and approved after oorrectiona were made. Chairman Bennett reaagnized Larry Watkins. Mr. Watkins spoke in behalf oP residents living in the Carr Cormaunity on SR 1168. Re sited that the oondition of thin road was unpaaaable and that ten new homes had been built on the road in the last year. The Board inapeated the traffic count report and found that a high aavnt did exist. Chairman Sennett Snformed the group that the Board would write the State Highway Commission in support of improvements to said road. Reverend Eugene Moore submitted a petition for SR 1310. Rev. Moore stated that a similar petition was filed about a year ago and that the road, in the past, had been scheduled for paving, however, said allocation had been withdrawn. because two property owners had refused to sign the needed right of way. Chairman Bennett advised Mr. Moore that the Board would forward the petition and a letter to the State Highway Comnieaion, Chairman Bennett recognised Norman Long, Zoning Officer. Mr. Long presented a plat entitled "Section Three, Falls of Neu Hope". He stated that said plat had been approved by the County Planning Board and that same had to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners before it could be anbmitted for filing. Upon motion of Commissioners Ira A, Ward, seconded by Commissioner William C. Ray, Chairman Bennett was authorized to sign said plat entitled "section Throe Falls of New Hope". Mr. Long brought to the attention of the Board that the procedures now being followed by the County Planning Board and the County Board of Commissioners relative to the Pitsal approval of subdivision plate had been questioned by several realtors; in that, the County Commisaionera are not inspecting the preliminary Plata. The ob~eationa were based on the feat that certain stages of development could be completed and the County Commissioners could refuse to approve the final plat. Dissuasion ensued relative to this matter. Upon motion of Coffiniaaioner lra A. Ward, aeoonded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, Mr, Long and Mark Burnham were requested to prepare an amendment to the current subdivision ordinance dealing with this matter. Said proposed amendment moat be presented at the next public hearing on zoning matters. Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S, Walker, seconded by Coemnisaianer Norman Walker, Glean Whitfield of Route 7, Durham, North Carolina, was appointed as an alternate to the County Board of Ad~uatments for a three year term effective November 1, 1971. Diooueaion ensued relative to the sixth position which is now vaoant on the County Planning Board. No cation was taken on this matter. Commi.asioner Norman Walker reported that he had talked with Melvin Holt relative to the abandonment of certain portions of SR 1580. Commissioner Walker stated that Mr. Holt was anxious to have said road abandoned as persona ware using it to dump trash and that he would like to black the road in order to prevent fwrther public abase. Upon motion of Commissioner William C. Ray, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "WH8RFJIS, North Carolina State Highway Commission has requested abandonment from State maintained aeaondary road system .15 mile of Secondary Road #1193 located dust south of Hillsborough, North Carolina as shown oa the attached map, and .5 of a mile of secondary road #1580 as shown on the attached map: i NOW, THEREFORE, BS IT R3s30LV'}~D, that the Board of Coa¢aisaioners of the County of Orange does hereby approve the abandonment Pram State maintained secondary road system these two portions of said roads as shown on maps attached hereto."