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~7 i.~s He stated further that he had found that there were approximately 34,000 registered voters in Orange County and there are 31,800 tax accounts. He stated that to undertake this task on a county-wide basis, his department would need four additional clerical persons and would take approximately 90 days. The cost would be about $8,000 and would be time consuming. Commissioner Walker stated that he was the Commissioner who had brought this matter to light and it was obvious that there were certain people who were registered to vote declaring themselves as permanent residents here, yet they operate out-of-state licenses and the Depart- __ ment of Transportation says that they can do that if they are students here and if they visit home every ninty days. Mr. Walker stated that it was his opinion that a person could not have two permanent residents ... and he suggested that the Board request that the Tax Department cross reference the two listings in order to verify.. if voters are complying with the law. Commissioner Walker moved that the Board appropriate whatever monies is required to the Tax Department for making this check in order to verify if voters are complying with the law. Discussion ensued. it was pointed out that it would take the dis- covery of at least one million dollars base to pay the expense of this check . Further discussion ensued. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that he felt the Tax Department was efficient and he did not think it was this Board's responsibility to undertake this task. William Ray and Max Kennedy spoke in support of Commissioner Walker's suggestion concerning the request to appropriate money to the Tax Depart- ment for personnel to cross check the voter registration and the tax listing. Commissioner Walker moved that the Board of Commissioners make a check of one precenct in the Chapel Hill area and one precinct in Northern Orange to cross check voters registration with the tax records and he asked the Board to appropriate sufficient monies to cover the cost of these two checks. Commissioner Pinney seconded the motion. The Chairman called for the vote. Voting aye were .Commissioners Pinney and Walker. Voting nay were Commissioner Garrett, Gustaveson, and Whitted. The motion was declared defeated. Chairman Garrett referred to Ttem 6: A Resolution requesting the North Carolina Department of Transportation to pave State Road #1711 with that right of way they presently gave. "WHEREAS more than seventy-five percent of the owners of real property situated along State Reads #1711, 1831, 1832, and 1833 have petitioned the Orange County Board of Commissioners to use its legal authority to assist in the paving of the aforementioned roads; and WHEREAS the North Carolina Department of Transportation has agreed to pave State Roads #1711, 1831, 1832, and 1833 through its participating paving program; and WHEREAS more than seventy-five percent of the owners of real - property along State Roads #1711, 1831, 1832, and 1833 have agreed to pay paving assessment levied by Orange Gounty against their property to provide a portion of the cost for the paving of these roadways; and WHEREAS representatives of the North Carolina Department of Trans- portation have advised the Orange County Board of Commissioners that the standard right of way for a paving project (sixty feet) is not available along approximately four hundred and ten feet(410) of State Road #1711, however, that right of way that is available is sufficient to allow the construction of usable and safe road- way; NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange• County Board of Commissioners does hereby request the North Carolina Department of Transporta- tion to proceed with the paving of State Road #1711, 1831, 1832, and 1833 using that right of way presently available."