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_.~ ~ .,~~ 48G 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 disnusaed this matter with the Board at the budget meeting and that the money' for the employment oP this worker had been included in the budget for the fisoal 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 Ward, Social Services Director, be granted permission to employ one additional Social worker. Commissioner William C. Ray brought to the attention of the Board the -~ _ critical condition that does exist, in the Northern portion of Orange County, as far as health facilities or available doatora, He suggested that he would like for the Board to consider the appointment of a study committee for the purpose of investigating possibility of securing additional doatora and adequate health facilities. Aiacusaion 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 commmittee that would investigate the current health needs of the Northern portion of the County. The Board appointed William C. Ray, Roosevelt Warner, Sr., ]7r. Robert J. Murphy, Dr. 0. David asrvin, flordon Liner, Chief of the Northern Orange County Rescue Sauad and Tommy Wade, President of the Hillsborough Jayaees.as members of the Health Study Committee. Commissioner Ray agreed to assume the responsibility for the calling of the first meeting of the committee. Discussion ensued as to when the Board should meet after the public hearing which has bean scheduled for August 21, 1972. It was agreed that the Board should meet on Wednesday, August 23, 1972, for the purpose of 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 MINUTES OF THE ORANaE COUNTY BOARD OF COP~IISSIONERS August 23, 1972 The Board of County Commiaeloners 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~olock P,M. Members Fresent: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Ncrman Walker. Members Absent: Npne This meeting was held for the purpose of considering the proposed sanitary land fill site on embanks road. Chairman Bennett reviewed the sequence of events relative to the re-zoning request of the Eubanks road property. He read the letter of recozmnendations which had been received Prom the County Planning Board. Said letter recommended that the request to re-zone the Eubanks road property from residenti$1 to rural industrial be denied. The letter suggested that the County Planning Board, the Chapel Hill Planning Board and the Carrboro Planning Board should aonduat a study whioh would lead towards & combined countywide sanitary landfill operation. Chairman Bennett reported to the Board that he had been informed that the Town of Chapel Hi11 had secured an option on the Eubanks road landfill site and that the Town was requesting the University of North Carolina, the Town of Carrboro and the County of Orange to 3ointly participate in the financial operation of the pronosed landfill. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the University of North Carolina. The letter stated that the University was again offering to the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Chapel Hill property which the University owns on the Airport road as a landfill site. Chairman Bennett then inquired of Robert Peck, Manager of the Town of Chapel Hi11, what price the town was paying for the Eubanks road property. The Town Manager advised the Board that the proposed purohase price was $235,000.00.