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Commissioner Norman Walker stated that Tom Ward, Social Services Director, requested permission to employ one additional Social worker. Commissioner Norman Walker pointed out that Mr. Ward had discussed this matter with the Board at the budget meeting and that the money for the employment of this worker had been included in the budget for the fiscal year 1972-1973. He recommended that the Board approve Mr. Wards request. Upon motion of Commissioner Norman Walker, seconded by Commissioner William C. Ray, it was moved and adopted, that Tom t+Tard, Sooial Services Director, b® granted permission to employ one additional Social worker. Commissioner William C. Ray brought to the attention of the Board the -- critical condition that dose exist, in the Northern portion of Orange County, ae ~~ far as health facilities or available doctors. He suggested that he would like for the Board to aonaider the appointment of a study committee for the purpose of investigating possibility of assuring additional doatora and adequate health - facilities. Dissuasion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner William C. Ray, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, it was moved and adopted, that the Board should appoint a study committee that would investigate the current health needs of the Northern portion of the County. The Board appointed William C. Ray, Roosevelt Warner, Sr., Dr. Robert J. Murphy, Dr. 0. David Garvin, Gordon Liner, Chief of the Northern Orange County Rescue Squad and Tommy Wade, President of the Hillsborough Jaycees.as members of the Health Study Committee. Commissioner Ray agreed to assume the responsibility for the calling of the first meeting of the committee. Aisousaion ensued as to when the Board should mast after the public hearing which has been scheduled for August 21, 1972. It was agreed that the Board should meet on Wednesday, August 23, 1972, for the purpose oP deciding on the landfill site. There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Wednesday, August 23, 1972. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk ifi2NUTES OF TAE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF .COMMISSIONERS August 23, 1972 The Board of County Commi,ssionera of Orange County met in adjourned session in the Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina on Wednesday, August 23, 1972, at 8 o~clock P,M. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Ncrman Walker. Members Absent: None This meeting was held Por the purpose of considering the proposed sanitary land fill sits on E4~banks road. Chairman Bennett reviewed the sequence of events relative to the re-zoning request of the Eubanks road property. He read the letter of recommendations which had been received from the County Planning Board. Said letter recommended that the request to re-zone the Eubanks road property from residential to rural industrial be denied. The letter suggested that the County Planning Board, the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Carrboro Planning Board should conduct a study which would lead towards a combined countywide sanitary landfill operation. Chairman Bennett reported to the Board that he had been informed that the Town of Chapel Hill had secured an option on the Eubanks road landfill site and that the Town was requesting the University of North. Carolina, the Town of Carrbvro and the County of Orange to jointly participate in the financial operation of the proposed landfill. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the IIniveraity of North Carolina. The letter stated that the IIniveraity was again offering to the Town of Carrboro and the Town oP Chapel Hill property which the University owns on the Airport road as a landfill site. Chairman Bennett then inquired oP Robert Peak, Manager of the - Town of Chapel Hill, what price the town was paying for the Eubanks road property. The Town Manager advised the Board that the proposed purchase price was $235,000.00.