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Chairman Garrett referred to Item 5: Dr. C. S. Fuller, District Health Direct4.r, will report the fundings of his department during the investigation of the complaint, filed by Mr. David Squires, con- cerning sanitary practices employed at a farm adjacent to this property. Mrs. Garrett recognized Dr. C. 5. Fuller, who stated that he had visited the farm in question on two different occasions and that he could fund no evidence of any type of nuisance at all and that the farm was a well runned operation. He spoke of the operational pro- cedures for this farm and stated that the owners were following the recommended procedure for disposing of waste material. He added that Mr. Mann, the owner, had assux'ed the Health Department that no waste would be dumped between the property lines of the Manns and the Squires, and that no additional waste material would be brought in from Alamance County to be spread on the fields. Chairman Garrett referred to Item 6: Mrs. Robin Andrews, Chair- person of the Orange County Bicentennial Commission, will make a report of the activities of that Commission. Chairman Garrett recognized Mrs. Robin Andrews, and Mr. Eddie Rowland, a member of the Bicentennial Commission. Mrs. Andrews reviewed the various programs and activities the Bicentennial Commission has sponsored during the past months and spoke of the activities planned for the future. She stated that the present undertaking was the publishing of a histori- cal map for Orange County, which would hava a printed booklet to go along with it. The map is the most comprehensive collection of County data ever made and covers the County for the past two hundred and twenty-four years. Mrs. Andrews stated that the Committee wished to promote projects that would make Orange County a better place in which to live. Eddie Bowland stated that the historical map was ready to go to the printer. There was not yet an estimate of the cost of the printing, but it was hopeful- that the map would be sold. He requested that the Commissioners back the publication of the map. Discussion ensued con- cerning the proper method of handling the financing. Mr. Bowland was requested to bring cost estimates for the publishing of the map back to the Board. The Board was reminded of the up-coming Colonial Ball to be held on October 2, 1976, at the Colonial Iss. - Mrs. Garrett referred to Item 7 on the Agenda: Ms. Carol Rone, representing the Commission on the Status of Women, will report activities of this group. Ms. Rone reported that for the last Four months the Commission on the Status of Women had been working an a survey that the Commission had decided to administer throughout the Gounty to women in order to find out what problems existed. The survey will be completed soon and then the Commission members would visit women organizations and church groups in the County to administer the survey. After the survey has been admini- stered, task forces will be set up in the five different areas of interest. She stated that one of the problems now was the need for an office, a place where the members could receive calls. Ms. Rone inquired of the Commissioners exactly what is the charge to the Commission on the Status of Women? Chairman Garrett stated that she felt the charge was to survey the County and assess the needs where women are concerned and then to came back to the Commissioners with recommendations. Commissioner Gustaveson stated he felt the present Commission were carrying out the charge by the survey which will be administered. ` He stressed the need to look at Orange County as a whole and not one. specific area, and to work on assessing the needs that had not already been looked at. Ms. Rone stated that another problem was that all the Commission members were not active. The Commission members were asked to submit to the Board of Commissioners a list of those members who were not active with recommendations of persons who would be helpful to the Commission. The Chairman referred to Item 8: The State Department of Transporta- tion has submitted the following recommendations to the Board of Commis- sioners: