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22~ Charles Crowder spoke in behalf of the request by saying that last years program had taken at least one hundred and fifty (150) young people off the streets and had provided constructive recreation for these young people during the summer months. Ha urged the Hoard to adopt the proposed program. Chairman Walker inquired as to the date the Hoard needed to act on the request. Mr. Williams advised that an answer would be needed prior to June 10 as certain personnel committments must be made in order to astute the services of the supervisors and aids that would be needed. Commissioner Richard E. Whitted questioned Mr. Williams on the number of site locations planned in Hillsborough. Re expressed a desire to see programs located at Hillsborough, rfland-Cheeks, and Cedar Grove. Mr. Williams said he could not rule out the possibility of any sites. He stated that the Cedar Grave School is being renovated for the Head Start Program and that based upon recommendations from the Study Committee it could be then considered and programs might be instituted at each site. He stated that he was of the opinion recreation facilities were needed at all these places and that he was open to recommendations from the Study Group. Commissioner Flora Garrett questioned Mr. Williams about age grouping and the supervision involved. Commissioner Richard lJhitted wanted to pursue the matter of more work done at Cedar Grove. He wanted to know to what extent this would interfere -• with the recreation program. Mr. Williams stated that the area needed cleaning up and that the water system and bathroom facilities were not working and that the problem of securing more money had not been solved. Discussion ensued concerning the recommendations of the Recreation Study Committee. Mrs. Ray, member of the Study Committee, replied that the committee would li'se to see all three sites operated during the summer. Upon motion of Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Henry S. Walker, it was moved, that the Superintendent of Schools be authorized to spend up to the maximum of X11,200 on s auzr~mer recreation program and that the details as to the sites of the programs be worked oat with the Recreation Study Committee. Commissioner F7.ora Garrett stated that her hesitancy in voting for the motion was due to the fact that the Board needed to emphasize its desire to see Recreation located throughout the county, i.g. Cedar Grove, Efland-Cheeps, Hillsborough. This trial would enable the county to see the need for supervised county-wide recreation. Mr. Whitted stated this was intent of his motion -- seconded and it passed unanimously. Chairman Walker referred'the Board to Item III on the Agenda: (Mr. Robert Nichols and Mr. Turner Forrest to discuss Sedimentation Control on the Watershed of Orange-Alamanee Water System). ' Robert Niohols, Representative of the Orange-Alamanee Water System, stated that the system ha3 encountered problems that he, personally, could not explain, however, Quentin Patterson of the ASCS Office would inform the Hoard sa to the technical aspects of the situation. Mr. Patterson stated that the Directors of the Orange- Alamance Water System approached the Soil Conservation Service in 1972 to inquire about possible help with a problem of sedimentation of the Orange-Alamanee lake from McGowan Creek. The major portion of the sediment deposition was at the outlet of McGowan Creek. The request wsa endorsed by the Orange Sotl ar_d Water Conservation District. It was submitted to and approved by the Area Steering Committee of the North Central Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Program as a project. This made it eligible for RC&D funding. It became project X207 in the RC&D work plan. As reeuested by the Soil Conservation Service, the Hoard of Directors of Orange-Alamanee Water System furnished letters from the landowners who would be involved indicating that they viewed the proposal favorably and offered their cooperation in a feasibility study. The proposed structure is ~~19 of the possible sites evaluated in "The Potentials for Outdoor Recreation Development in Orange County." It has a drainage area of x.200 acres along the north side and roughly parallel to Highway x'70 between the Eho River and Mebane. Sediment yield studies indicate that 112 acre feet are needed for 100 years of sediment storage. Cross sections of the valley have been made; and a profile of the atrea!n gradient. We have received estimates of future municipal and industrial storage needs for consideration. The next step needed is a detailed topographic survey of the notantial basin of the reservoir. We propose to put the information from this survey in computerized form - which will provide a variety of alternatives for selection of the most favorable by the sponsors. Because of limited personnel and involvement in other projects and work already underway, the Soil Conservation Service is unable to make such a survey.' If the information was available we could proceed with processing it and provide the sponsors with the alternatives they need in making a decision or. what appears to be the beat course for them. Chairman Walker inoured of Mr. Nichols exactly what he felt the Hoard could do about the problem that had been 3escribed by Mr.. Patterson. Mr. Nichols stated that the project described would ta'~e X1,500 to implement and that the Orange-4lamance :•Iater System was not financiBelly able to support the needed study and suz^vey, therefore, he was requesting the Board to donate or do whatever could be done ir_ order to work out a way to pay for the employment of a privately conducted study on the sediment control basin for the Eno River. Fa stated that this study and survey would provide contour mans and other needed technical data in order to solve the current sedimentation problem. Chairman Walker inqu;red as to haw much time was needed before an answer might be given to tY.e request. Mr. Nichols stated no time limit on an answer to the request had been established. Dissuasion ensued.