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a <br />„_~ '7 :'~- 521 <br />Commissioner Garrett~s motion received a second from Commissioner Richard <br />?~Thitted. Chairman Walker oalled for a vote and all members of the Board <br />voted in the affirmative. Chairman Walker deolared the motion passed. <br />Chairman Walker reported that he had discussed the matter of the recent <br />action of President Nixon in freezing Federal Funds for Rural Environmental <br />Programs with members of the local Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation <br />Service and the Extension Service. Discussion ansaed on the matter. <br />Upon motion oP Commissioner Henry $. Walker, seoonded by Commissioner <br />Richard Whitted, it was moved and adopted, that the Board write to Congressman <br />L. H. Fountain and Senators Sam Ervin and Jesse Helms requesting these men <br />to take whatever action that is necessary to restore the funds for the Rural <br />Environmental Programs. <br />The matter of appointments of Board members to the various committees <br />was brought before the members. Chairman Walker stated that each member had <br />agreed to the following committee appointments: <br />Orange-Person Mental Health Authority - Commissioner Riehard Whitted <br />will fill the unexpired term of former Commissioner William C. Ray. <br />Triangle S Council of Governments - Commissioner F].ora Garrett will <br />fill the unexpired term of former Commissioner Harney D. Bennett. ` <br />Joint Crange-Chatham Community Action Board -Commissioner Flora Garrett <br />will fill unexpired term of Commissioner Ira A. Ward who will resign from <br />this Board, i <br />A petition for the streets in Carolina Forest Subdivision was presented. <br />The Clerk was instructed to forward same to the State highway Commission. <br />There being no further business to some before the Beard the meeting <br />was adjourn®d to meet again on Wednesday, January 17, 1973 at B P.M. <br />C. Norman Walker, Chairman <br />S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk <br />MINUTES OF THE DRANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~ <br />January 17, 1973 <br />The Board of County Commissioners met in the Carrboro Town Hall at <br />$:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 1973, in joint session with members <br />of the Town Governing Boards of Chapel Hill sad Carrboro. ~ <br />Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker and Commissioners Henry S. <br />Walker, Tra A. Ward, Flora Garrett and Richard Whitted. <br />Members Absent: None <br />This meeting was held to give the members of the Board an opportunity <br />to discuss the purohase of all or part of the University Utility Systems. <br />Since this discussion aoncarnad the acquisition of real estate the meeting <br />was declared to be an executive session, and no detail minutes of the <br />meeting were recorded. <br />There being na further business to some before the Board the meeting <br />was adjourned-to meet again on Tuesday, January 30, 1973 at 8:00 P. M. <br />C. Norman Walker, Chairman <br />S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk <br />