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~s9 Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commis- . sinner Whitted, it was moved and unanimously adopted to endorse the concept of the Miller Road Community project. The Chairman referred to Item V: Mr. Ebert Pierce, County Exten- lion Chairman will introduce to the Board of Commissioners: A. Ms. Maria B. DiMenna, the new 4-H Program Assistant in the Extension Department. Mr. Pierce stated that Ms. DiMenna would work mainly in the Chapel Hill area. Ms. DiMenna commented that she believed in two main objectives to be accomplished in 4-H work. (1) Learning and (2) to get involved in activities. B. Mr. Pierce introduced Mr. Gene Owens, the new District Agent of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District. Mr. Owens stated that he was looking forward to woxking with the A5C District, people of the County and the County Commissioners. Ms. DiMenna and Mr. Owens were welcomed by the Chairman. Mrs. Garrett referred to Item VII: The County Attorney, A. B. Coleman, Jr., has requested the Ordinance regulating the use of the County's refuse containers be readopted since it had been previously adopted without a full Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and unanimously readopted to approve the Ordinance regulating the use of the County's refuse containers. (For copy of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book 1, Page 13.) Chairman Garrett read to the Board a letter from Gray Clark of the Community Health Task Force requesting to appear before the Board at its May 18th Meeting. The Chairman referred to a letter received from Bob Epting, Acting President of the Orange County Bar Association, requesting _ permission to hang a portrait of the late Bonner Sawyer in the Superior Courtroom in Hillsborough. '.. Upon motion of commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and unanimously adopted to grant the request to hang a portrait of the late Bonner Sawyer in the Superior Courtroom of the Courthouse. The Clerk was instructed to so inform Mr. Epting. Chairman Garrett referred to Item VSI2: The County Planning Board has acted on the following matters and are referring them to the Board of Commissioners for their consideraticn. B. A request from Curtis and Dorothy Bane to rezone 19.1 acres in Eno Township from Residential to Mobile Home Park. This request was unanimously approved by the members present at the Planning Board meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and unanimously adopted to approve the rezoning request from Curtis and Dorothy Bane to rezone 19.1 acres from Residential to Mobile Home Park. Mrs. Garrett spoke of the transition area being developed around the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area and stated that she felt this Eno area needed similar development. She suggested that the County talk with Durham City and County officials regarding this area which was rapidly becoming developed with the same kind of criteria. She stated that she felt this area should be looked at for comprehensive planning in the same manner as the Chapel Hill area, and to be developed as a transition area. Further, she stated that since water and sewer would be coming from Durham County, some mechanism for coordinating this should be instituted, and that development in this area was too intense. A. A request from Curtis and Aorothy Bane to rezone 25.5 acres in Eno Township from Residential to Mobile Home Park. This land consists of two tracts, 12.7 acres in the northern tract and 12.8 acres in the Southern tract. Excluded from the rezoning request is a 40,000 square foot lot in the northern tract that at present contains an old house and a cemetery (125 X 135 FtJ in the Southern tract.