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MINti'I'F.S OF THE DHAAIGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMAtiISST0I1ER5 ~"( ~ .'"E Q9~ November 6, 1972 Ths Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session in the Conference Room of the Soci&1 Services Building in Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, November 6, 1972, at 10 o~alock A. M. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Sennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Ira A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None The Clerk was directed to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the previous meetings. Chairman Bennett recognized Paul Seibel of Chapel Hill. Mr. Seibel seated that a non profit corporation plena to build forty (L}0) apartment unit buildings in the Town of Chapel Hill and that these unite would be leased to the Housing Authority. He stated that the construction of said units would be financed through municipal type bonds and that he had, recently, learned that the proposed apartments would fall in the category of other public housing, therefore, he was requ®sting the County to issue a letter or some type of document certifying to th®.fact:that said property would enJoy a partial tax exempt status. Mr. Seibel advised the Beard that ha had discussed the matter with the County Administrator and that the Attorney Generals office had been requested to render a ruling on the question df the tax exempt status of the proposed project. Mr. Seibel stressed that time w&s of the essence in hie planning and that he would like to have an indication from the Board what action they felt they would take on the request. Mr. Gattis adviaed.Mr. Seibel that he could assume that the Beard would adhere strictly to the General Statutes and that he would suggest that they must wait for the ruling from the Attorney General's office prior to taking any action on the matter. Chairman Bennett recognized Clayton Haithcock, Zoning Officer. Mr. Haithoock presented the following plats for approval and he stated that each plat had been approved by the County Planning Board; 1. Bernice R. Smith Subdivision located in Chapel Hill Township. Upon motion of Commissioner Ira A. Tdard, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, it was moved and adopted that Chairman Bennett be authorized to sign the Bernice R. Smith Subdivision plat. 2. Final Plat, Lot l} and 5 Partin 1ii11s Upon motion of Commissioner Z+lilliam C. Rap, seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker, it was moved and adopted, that Chairman Bennett be authorized to sign the final plat of lot L~. and 5 of Partin Hills. 3. Section 1 Meadow Estates, property of Joe Berini in Eno Township on Pleasant Green Road. Upon motion of Commissioner Henry S. Walker, seconded by Commissioner Ira P_. Ward, it was moved and adopted that Chairman Bennett be authorized to sign the plat of Section 1 Meadow Estates. A4ark Burnham, Research Triangle Planning Commiasi.on, advised the Board that the Council. of Governments had made a survey including Durham, Orange and Wake Counties relative to the mobile home parka that were located in each county. Mr. $uurham presented copies of the maps and they revealed that in proporta,on Orange County had a larger percentage of mobile home parks than did Durham and Wake: He stated that the final analysis was not yet available as to the reasons that so many parks were being located in this particular area. Airs. Carl Anderson presented a petition signed by thirty-two (32) landowners who own land on the Eno River. Said petition read as follows; "We, th® undersigned Orange County land-owners, who hold frontage on the Eno River or lands closely ad~aaent thereto, do earnestly ~.~ petition the Orange County Commissioners to take such action as they can to protect our property from lan3 condemnation by the City of Durham." Discussion ensued relative to the matter and Mr. Bennett advised the Board that it was his understanding that the City of Durham had chosen an alternate site for its proposed reservoir. A road petition was presented for Pine Trail which is located in the Whispering Pines Subdivision. Upon motion of Commissioner Norman Walker, seconded by Commissioner Ira A. Ward, it was moved and adopted, that said petition be accepted.