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1 MINUTES OF THE DRANGE COUNTY ~ •7 -,,,, 4~ ~ BOARD OF COMMISSIDNERS August 7, 1972 The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session in the Conference Room of the Social Services Building in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Mondaq, August 7, 1972, at 10 o~clock A.M, Members Present: Chairman Harveq D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Raq, Henry S. Walker, lra A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None Upon motion of Cemmisaioner William C. Raq, seconded bq Commissioner Tra A. Ward, it was moved and adopted, that the Clerk dispense with the reading of the minutes. Chairman Bennett requested the Board to appoint its voting delegate to the forthcoming annual State Commissioners Conference which would be held in Pinehurat, North Carolina August 10th - August 13th, 1972. Upon motion of Commissioner William C. Raq, it was moved, that Chairman Harveq D. Bennett be named as the voting delegate to the State Conference. Commissioner Tra A. Ward amended Commissioners Raq~s motion by adding the name of William C. Ray as the alternate voting delegate to the State Conference. The motion received a second from Commissioner Norman Walker. Chairman Sennett called for a vote and all members voted aqe. Chairman Bennett declared the motion passed. Chairman Bennett presented a letter-.from the Tarheel Sertoma Club of Chapel Bill. Said letter attached commendations from the members of the club in support of the Orange Sheriffs department. Chairman Bennett read a letter from the Department of Natural & Economic Resources. Said letter advised the Board thatthe.Statewide Family Program had been transferred from that department to the State Board of Health. A copy of a letter from Larry J. Watkins of Cedar Grove, North Carolina to C1ifP Benson, Commissioner of this Highway District, was read bq Chairman Bennett. Chairman Sennett recognized Jonah G, Latta, Mr. Latta advised the Board that he had talked with Mr. Benson relative to the road petition which had been submitted for 3R numbers ~55~1, and 1555. Mr. Latta stated that the Highway Commissioner had told him that the County Commissioners had the authority to allocate road funds and in general had authority over all road matters. Discussion ensued relative to the State Highwaq Commission. The Clerk was instructed t^ write to the Righwaq Commissioner and request that Mr, Benson advise them as to those roads which have been scheduled for paving in this county, the names and/or numbers of the roads which are currently under construction in this county and the amount of allocated mileage which has been assigned to this county fox the forthcoming fisoal year. The Clerk was instructed to reply to the letter of Larry J. Watkins. Commissioner William C. Ray brought to the attention of the Board that with the approaching of the opening of school .that a critical traffic situation existed during the early morning hours at the Orange High School Road on Highway 70 North of Hillsborough. The citizens of the County who muatlxavel li to their places of emplogment in Durham are encountering tremendous difficulty, in that, the school traffic is backing up other traffic and thus causing tremendous aonfestion. The Clark was instruoted to write to the State Highway Commission requesting that an additional passing lane on the portion of Highwaq 70 East at and near the point of the entrance to the Orange High:3chool road, be added. Chairman Bennett presented a road petition signed bq residents of Lattimore Street. Commissioner William C. Raq moved that the Clerk forward the petition to the State Highway Commission. Dissuasion ensued. Commissioner Tra A. Ward moved that the petitzan be accepted provided that the requested paving be done on a participating basis from the propertq owners. living on Lattimore Street. Further discussion ensued and Commissioner Ray did not accept Commissioner Wards amendment to his original motion. Commisaloner ~- Henry S. Walker seconded Commissioner Rays motion. Chairman Bennett called for a vote and Commisaionera William C. Raq, Henry S. Walker and Norman Walker voted aqe and Commissioner Ira A. Ward voted nay, Chairman Bennett declared the motion passed. J