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65'~ Chairman Garrett referred to Item #1' on the Agenda: Persons not on the Agenda having business to conduct with the Commissioners should make their presence known. No one came forth. Chairman Garrett referred to Item TI: Appointments A. The term of Ms. Elizabeth Martin an the Chapel Hill Planning Board expired June 30, 1976. The Chapel Hill Planning Board has recom- mended Ms. Martin for reappointment to a term expiring June 30, 1981. T7pon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted that Elizabeth Martin be reappointed - as a member of the Chapel Hill Planning Board. The Chairman referred to Item III: The Orange County Board of Education has requested the Orange County Board of Commissioners amend its Capital Outlay budget by providing them an additional appropriation of $50,000. in the new Buildings and Grounds category. George Williams, Superintendent of the County School Administration, H. G. Coleman, Jr., and Emma Sue Loftin, members of the School Board were present. Chairman Garrett referred the Board to Agenda Attachment #2, a letter from Mr. Williams to Mrs. Garrett. George Williams stated he felt the request of $50,000 was left out of the County School Budget by mistake. He stated that the County School Board could not plan for new schools unless the land was avail- : able. Discussion ensued concerning Capital Outlay funds that were being brought forward by the school unit. Mr. Williams stated his Board had trimmed the Capital Outlay Budget closely and that they had - not anticipated the purchase of new sites or the improvement of sites being removed. He stated the amount of land that was needed for the Efland-Cheeks School could run as high as $50,000. and the Scnool~ Board is negotiating now with two different groups on two different tracts of land and one will definitely be needed and at least a part of the other tract. He reminded the Board that the School Board had not been called back to discuss their requested budget and that the Board was not aware of the deletion of this request. Further discussion ensued. The Board asked Mr. Williams to con- fer with the County Manager and the Finance Officer as they have no knowledge of the situation until receipt of the School Board's letter. The Board agreed to place the matter on the August 2nd Agenda. Further discussion ensued. Commissioner Walker moved that the matter be tabled until the first Monday in August. Commissioner Pinney seconded the motion. Chairman Garrett called for the vote. Commissioners Garrett, Gustaveson, Finney, Walker and Whitted voted aye, and the motion was declared passed. Commissioner Pinney requested the School Board .to secure proper energy checks on any buildings that are planned in order that the most efficient type of fuel can be used for the buildings. Chairman Garrett requested the Superintendent of Schools to stay and hear the report of Al Rimer because it dealt with waste disposal and she felt the report addressed itself to the Efland- - Cheeks disposal problem. Item VI on the Agenda: Mr. Al Rimer from the Engineering Firm of Wiggins and Rimer will review his firms proposal to develop a wastewater disposal plan for Orange County. Mr. Rimer gave a background report on how the Efland-Cheeks area came to be studied during the 201 Study of the Hillsborough area. He stated that Efland had a real problem. "Not that they have a phyci- cal problem of the wastewater running out over the ground like in many other areas of the County, but rather Efland is growing. Efland is one of those ripe areas for growth. One of the troubles is that Efland cannot get aid to do anything unless they are an incorporated community if they want to approach their problems of waste treatment and so we studied how Efland could solve their problem in a very cursory way as that was not the intent of the 201 Study for Hillsborough."