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"""~~ ~ F.'„E 5:]U MI:Vi7TES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS April 17, 1973 The $oard of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session on Tuesday, April, 17, x973, at 8 o~cloak P.M, in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker and Commissioners Henry..S..Walker, Ira A, Ward, Flora Garrott and Richard E. Whitted. "`~ Members Absent: None Commissioner Ira A, Ward presented the following Resolution; _ -- "The Board of County Commissioners aincerelq appreciates the kind and generioua offer of Miss Rebecca Wall to give her homeplace, "the Burnside Estate", at Hillsborough to the people of Orange County for a new public library site. Gifts of this magnitude from public spirited citizens such as Miss Wall oaaur so infrequently this Board of County Commissioners does not want to let the opportunity to openly recognize Miss Wall for her gesture pass by unnoticed. Unfortunately at the present time we see no waq the County can make any effective use of the main structure, Ekhaustive analgais by architects and engineers lead to the decision it is impractical to convert the main structure into a library. Therefore, after giving careful consideration, both to alternative uses of the main structure and to the cost of repair and maintenanoe of this building, the Board of County Commissioners feels it cannot justify proceeding further with this project. We are hereby instructing the Chairman and County Attorneq to return title of the property to Mias Wa11:as soon as practical. Again we would like to express to Mias Wa11 both our personal thanks and the appreciation of the people of Orange County for her effort to help the Board of Commissioners secure a better library for the residents of this community. Walkerpoitmwasomoved0and adopted,lthat~therResolutiondbeyunanvimouslyeadaepteds~ Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that she did not want the adopted Resolution HillsborcughaareaposOther memberscofatheaBoardoagreadnwithiCommissionereGarrett~a statements. The Chairman recognized Marion Alexander of Chapel Hill. Mr. Alexander stated that he was present representing a roue of citizens who were interested in the recently adopted one hundred per cent (10C;6) tax assessment ratio. Mr, Alexander requested that the Board consider passing a Resolution that would revoke the previous nation of the Board and re-establish the seventy (7C~) percent tax ratio and keep the ratio at that percentage until 1977. Copies of Mr. Alexander~s remarks were filed with the Clerk. The Chairman recognized George Williams, Superintendent of the County School Unit and Tohn Midgett, Supervisor of the Neighborhood Youth Core. They stated that the regular gouth core program would not be funded during the coming summer months. This program, in the past, had offered up to twenty-six (26) hours of work per week to approximately seventy (70) children from low inapma family backgrounds, Mr, Williams said that the school unit had been assured that the Neighborhood Youth Core Program would be funded during the 1973-197Li. school year, but that theq had no assurance that these funds would be available, therefore, Mr. Williams did request that the County appropriate $30,010.00 for the funding of the Neighborhood Youth Core Program during the coming summer. He stated that the request for these funds had been approved by the County Board of Education. Chairman Norman Walker advised the men that the Board would have to take this matter under consideration. Mr. Williams then requested the Board to appropriate $6,300.00 for the operation of a summer recreation program that would be under the supervision of school personnel who would utilize the current school facilities. He stated that this request for funds had also been approved by the County Board of ~.ucation. Dissuasion ensued. Tt was agreed that the request for funds for a summer recreation program should be referred to the County Recreation Studq Committee for their recommendations and comments.