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P".I?PJTES CF THE ORAidGE COUNTY '.{ '7 ; ~,.~ 4$~ BOARD OP COMP4ISSIONERS September ~, 197 The Board of County Commissioners of Prange County met in regvJ_ar session in the Conference Room of the Social Services Building on Tuesday, September 5, 1972, at 10:00 o~oloak A. M. Members Present: Commissioners Henry ~. Walker, William C. Ray and Ira A. Ward. Commissioner Norman Walker was present for the afternoon session. Members Absent: Chairman Harvey D.'Bennett In the absence of the Chairman, Vice Chairman Henry S. Walker presided at the meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Ward, seconded by.Commissioner William C, Ray, tt was moved and adopted, that the Board dispense with the reading of the minutes. `lice Chairman Henry Walker recognized L, ?~I. Cheshire, Tr. Mr. Cheshire introduced Clayton Haithcock, the new Zoning Officer. P~Ir. Cheshire requested the Board to schedule a date, time and place for a public hearing on recent zoning requests. Disouasion ensued concerning the possibility of establishing a definite date and time for all public hearings: Commissioner Ira A. Ward moved that Monday, September 25, 197p, at 8 P.M. at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina be designated as the public hearing on zoning matters. ' The following plate were presented: 1. Lot l0 ~iwin Carden property, University Station Road, Eno Township. Mr. Cheshire advised the Board that a percolation teat had been conducted by the District Health Department and the County Planning Board--did-approve said plat. Upon motior_ of Commissioner William C, Ray, seconded by Commissioner Ira A. Ward, the Edwin Carden plat wsa approved for recording. 2. property of C. Dupree Smith, St. Mary~a R oad, Eno Township. Mr. Cheshire stated that this property had undergone a percolation test and the County Planning Board did approve said plat. Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Ward, seconded by Commissioner William C. Ray, the C. Dupree Smith plat was approved for recording. ~. Strayhorn Hills located on Old #10, r''ho Township. The Board was advised that the County Planning Board had approved the recording of said plat. Upon motion of Commissioner William C. Ray, second®d by Commissioner Ira A. Ward, it was moved and adopted, that Strayhorn Rills plat be approved for recording. B. B. Olive stated that he noted that the back portion of the Strayhorn Hills Subdivision lot abuted a railroad track. He suggested that the Board inolude a provision in the planning ordinance that the deve7,oper of ?7z~opsrtp that ad~•oined or abuted a railroad track be required to fence off the property at the railroad track, Commissioner Ward suggested that the Planning Officer advise the County Planning Board of this recommendation. Vice Chairman Henry S. walker recognized B. B. Olive. Mr. Olive stated that he wsa present to petition the Board to revoke their previous action on the rezoning of the Eubanks Road property. Ha stated that he was convinced that a grave mistake would be made if the decision was allowed to stand as the action taken by the Board was based on erroneus information. Mr. Oliva stated that three sores of land from the University to the Town of Chapel Hill would grant a one year period of time and thus would allow adequate time for proper planning of any sanitary land fill area. Mr. Olive ureaented data that he had acquired from the State Health Department and he advised the-Board that the State Board of Health had agreed to review the matter. Vice Chairman Henry S. Walker advised Mr. Olive that the Board would take the matter of the sanitary landfill data under advisement, but that he did not feel the Board was in a position to answer his request relative to the revoking of its action to re-zone the Eubanks Road property.