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BGGiS $ P.SGE ~13 Commissioner Henry 3. Walker stated that h® desires to have Drange County considerations incorporated as a part of the proposed agreement between the State of North Carolina and .the County. Commissioner Flora Garrett presented comments that had been supplied by the Triangle J Gouncil of Governments. She requested that the material be included in the next draft of the proposed agreement. Commissioner Richard E. Whitted was requested to review the aaggreement and to present his suggested changes to the Board on Tuesday, September 16, 1973. Chairman Norman Walker asked Mark Burnham to comment on the survey that had been made by the Region J Council of Governments sa to how the new reservoir on Beek Creek in Alamance County would affect Orange County. Mr. Burnham stated that if the Town of Mebane discontinues the use of Lake Michael as an active A-2 water» abed empoundment souse then this move points to a greater Head to sons Cheeks Township. The reason being that the Health Department currently requires 1}0,000 square•feet for residential use due to the location of the reservoir, however, if the reservoir site is discontinued then the xealth Department regulations would no longer be effective. He stated that he felt Orange County needed to consider what impact Chia would have on the Lake Drange watershed. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that she felt the matter should be referred to the County Planning Board. The fallowing petition with thirty-six (36) signatures was presented: "A petition to the Orang® Couaty_Board of County Gommissioners and the Orange County Planning Board. We, the undersigned residents of Eao and Chapel Hill Townships of Orange County, believing that the sound and harmonious development of Orange County and the protection of the present and future enjoyment of the county by all residents requires further restriotions on the development of mobile home parka and the use of mobile homes in areas other than parka in Drange County. DO HEREBY PETITION the Orange County Board of County Commi.asioners and the Orange County Planning Board: 1. To limit the number of mobile home parka in Orange County to the existing number and to limit the number of mobile homes in these parka to the existing number. 2. To raise the sine of individual late in Residential sad Rural Cammeraial Districts on which a Mobile Home may be planed to two sores. 3. To take whatever steps they Peel are practical to put the same limitations in effeot in the other Tawnahipa in Drange County. NAME 9DDRE88 ORANGE CODNTY ORANGE CODNT7C PROPERTY OWNER REGISTERED VOTER~~ Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Henry 3. Walker, it was moved and adopted, that a copy of the petition be forwarded to the County Planning Board and that the Board be requested to give the matter their consideration and sound judgment and that their decision be forwarded back to the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Richard E. Whitted inquired as to what had been done to provide additional apace for the Farmers Home Administration. Discussion ensued concerning the request for additional space that had been filed by the Farmers Home Administration Office. The County Administrator informed the Board that ha wanted them to inspeot the upper floor of the Social Serviaea building. He stated that this space could be made available to the agency. Mr. Gattia pointed out that the area had not been completed, but he Pelt same could be converted into proper office space at a coat of approximately $3,600.00. Commissioner Flora Garrett reminded the Board of the invitation that had been extended to them by the Region J Council of Governments to attend a dinner meetic-g on September 27, 1973. • It was brought to the attention of the Board that solicitation for Cable Television wee being conducted outside the Town of Hillsborough. It was pointed out that the Board had no authority to franchise Cable Television in the County as legislative authorization for such franchising would not become effective until February, 1974. Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that she felt that territorial boundaries needed to be defined and that she understood that the County could receive a small profit from franchises and that she Pelt the need to discuss the matter with the Hillsborough Cableviaian Company.