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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS52ONERS NOVEMBER 16, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, November 16, 1976, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard Whitted. Others present were County Manager, 5. M. Gattis, Finance Director Neal Evans, County Attorney, Jeff Gledhill, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk. Chairman Garrett stated that Commissioner Gustaveson had an announce- ment to make to the Board, Mr. Gustaveson stated that the Commissioners and the newly elected Corgmissioner had been invited to a luncheon on Wednesday, November 24, 1976, at the Hargraves Center in Chapel Hill. Chairman Garrett referred to Item l: Persons not on this agenda having business to transact with the Board of Commissioners should make their presence known at this time. Commissioner Walker stated that it had been brought to his attention by 'the Recreation Director that a, leak did exist in the roof of the Recreation Department's building. He stated that the leakage was ruin- ing one of the floors and Mr. Weston had requested that this matter be brought to the Board's attention. Jeff Gledhill, County Attorney, stated that he had two matters that needed to be brought to the Board's attention. A "Resolution Relating to the Canvass of the Returns of the Special Bond Referendum held in the County of Orange on November 2, 1976." The other matter was a violation of the Sediment Control Ordinance. The Board agreed to review these matters later in the meeting. ' Honorable Fred Cates, Mayor of Hillsborough, stated that he was present to request the Board of Commissioners to set a date for a public meeting to discuss the historical Orange County Museum. The Board agreed to set a date later in the meeting. The Chairman referred to Item 8: Mr. F. D. Hornaday and Mr. John Watkins, of the State Department of Transportation will be present to review with the Board of Commissioners the decision to apply recently allocated funds to improvements vn Old Highway 86. Chairman Garrett recognized Messrs. Hornaday, Watkins, and Jones. She stated that the County had recieved additional funds for improve- ment or paving of secondary roads. The Department of Transportation's recommendation was that these funds be used for improvement to Old Hwy. #86, however, the Berard felt that since all improvement to Old 86 could not be done, perhaps, the monies should be used to complete the paving of another road, namely Lawrence Road. Mr. Watkins stated that in accordance with the Secondary Raad ` Program, Old Hwy. 86 was the next priority. The Department tried tv get at least a part of a paved road improved each year. Mr. Watkins pro- ceeded to explain to the Board the source of the addita.onal allocation. Commissioner Gustaveson questioned Mr. Watkins, as to the mileage of improvement that could be done on Old 86. Mr. Watkins stated that his Department could be flexible and they could probably do 3/4 of a mile and could probably work out the "bad curve" coming north toward Hillsborough. He stated that the work would be done on a piecemeal basis. Commissioner Pinney and Gustaveson spoke in favor of using the allocation for improvement to Old Hwy. #86.