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/.-. <br />never receives any outsfde medical services that they do not pay for. Therefore, they <br />must be careful in selecting the programs they will offer. A program that cannot be <br />followed up =s often wasted. <br />In reviewing the subject of sanitation, Commissioner Ri.chard'Whitted asked Dr. <br />Garvin could the Health Department constantly monitor the areas of high population <br />density that were served by septic tanks with the addition of one sanitarian. Dr. <br />Garvin replied that he was not certain of this but felt it probably could be done. <br />Flora Garrett, Chairman <br />S. M- Gattis, Acting Clerk <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />June 10, 1975 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, June 10, 1975, at <br />7:30 p.m., in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, N. C. <br />Members present Were: Commissioners Flora Garnett, Norm Gustaveson, San <br />Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. <br />Members absent: None. <br />S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Meal Evans, Fiscal Officer; A. B. Coleman, <br />Jr., County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board, were present. <br />Chairman Garrett announced that this was a Public Hearing on the Proposed <br />1975-1976 County Budget. It was requested that each speaker identify himself prior <br />to making his presentation. <br />Ms. Peggy Pollister, President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Parent Teacher <br />Student Association, spoke in behalf of the Capital Outlay request for a Cultural <br />Arts Center. She stated that there were forty (40) parents who were members of the <br />Executive Committee for the School unit and all of the parents had endorsed the pro- <br />posed Arts Center. <br />Dr. Ear]. Wynn of Chapel Hill spoke in favor of the Cultural Arts Building and <br />termed the needs as being for the purpose of "renewing of the human spirit." <br />Edward Vickery of Chapel Hill spoke in favor of the County giving full support <br />for the Chapel Hi11-Carrboro School unit Budget and total school budget support for <br />the entire County. He recommended that if a tax increase was needed to support the <br />programs of the two school units then an increase should be made. <br />David Reynolds of Chapel Hill stated that he was of mixed emotion concerning the <br />School Unit's Budget request and that perhaps the Board need not to be concern over <br />"what's nice rather than what's necessary" because inflation was prevalent and money <br />is tight and that the basic thing we need is basic education. Mr. Reynolds stated <br />that he felt the Board should use fiscal responsibility in the balancing of the budget <br />and if anything is left over then . spend the surplus pn the nice things. <br />An unidentified female spoke in support of the Reading Program and emphasized the <br />importance of continuing it as much as possible and in support of the Cultural Arts <br />Center. <br />Lynn Gunn of Chapel Hill spoke in support of the Day Care Collation. She referred <br />to Title Xx and encouraged the Board to appropriate local monies needed to "draw down <br />the Federal monies." Ms. Gunn's second request involved the Department of Social Ser- <br />vices and the necessity for a staff person to coordinate the needs of the Day Car Program. <br />Eileen Long of Chapel Hill stated that Day Care workers could receive in-service <br />training through a program that was being sponsored by the local Health Department(HEHE). <br />navid Liner of Efland stated that he was a member of the Efland-Cheeks School <br />Advisory Council and that he was present to speak in support of the appropriation to <br />the Orange County School Budget. This budget includes the plans fdr constructing a <br />new school in the sfland-Cheeks area. Mr. Liner reviewed the needs of the area and <br />the lack of space in the current school. <br />Lindsey Efland of Efland supported Mr. Liner's remarks and added that no capital <br />inprovements were scheduled ar had been made to Efland-Cheeks School in recent years. <br />He stated that this school facility was the only community school left in the County <br />and that the citizens of the area took pride and interest in their local school. xe <br />requested that the County, at least, allocate some appropriation for land acquisition <br />and architectual fees. <br />