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~~3 C. The Board has named only eleven members to the newly organized Planning Board. Mrs. Josephine Barbour requested permission to speak to this appoint- ment. She stated that she was disturbed by a.remark which she said Commissioner Willhoit had made at the February 15th meeting, that "there will be four members from Chapel Hill on the Planning Board." She asked that this remark be clarified. That the County needed equal representa- tion and she did not feel 1/3 of the members to the Planning Board should come from Chapel Hi11 Township. Commissioner Willhoit stated that he did not make such a remark. He added that he may have said "There should'be four" but he did not say "will". He stated further that the growth pressures in the Chapel Hill Township, he felt it appropriate to have another member from Chapel Hi11. He added that Mr. Caldwell lived in the transition area, and that he would be valuable to the Planning Board. Mr. Steward Barbour suggested that Mr. Terry Woods, a builder who lives in Eno Township be named to the Planning Board, Commissioner Whitted asked if there were nominations to the Planning Board. Commissioner Walker nominated Terry Woods to the Planning Board. Commissioner Gustaveson nominated Hilliard Caldwell from Chapel Hill Township. upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and adopted that nominations be closed. The Chairman called for the vote on the nomination of Hilliard Caldwell. Members of the Board voting for Mr. Caldwell were Commissioners Gustaveson, Pinney, Whitted and Willhoit. Commissioner Walkez voted far Terry Woods. The Chairman declared that Hilliard Caldwell was the appointee to the Orange County Planning Board. Item 11-D: Commissioner Walker has informed the Board that his term on the Social Services Board has expired. This item will appear on the March 15th agenda. The Chairman referred to Item 3: Representative Patricia Hunt will discuss issues of legislative interest with the Board. Chairman Whitted welcomed Representative Hunt to the Commissioner's meeting. Mrs. Hunt stated that she was happy for the opportunity to dis- cuss legislative interests with the Board. She stated that in regard to the present Mental Health situation, she was awaiting action from the Person, Chatham and Orange County Boards to then see what the local General Assembly could do to help. Representative Hunt stated that she wanted to bring to the attention of the Board the extra-territorial zoning requests she had received from Chapel Hill and the Town of Hillsborough. She hoped Orange County would make a decision as to what the Board wants for the Towns within the County relative to the zoning jurisdictions. She informed the Board that the deadline for local legislation if April 1st, and she hoped any legis- lation from the County would be submitted by that time. Mrs. Hunt stated that a continual concern was the Chapel Hill Public Library. Work is in process for State financial support for local libraries. Chapel Hill presently has an excellent library and that she hoped the County would pursue a way of getting Hillsborough a new library. She is aware that the Hillsborough Library is overcrowded. Fuxther, she stated that she would like to see Orange County have a County Library system, and she felt issues could be worked out to bring this about. With a County library system, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough could get State monies they are entitled to. She added that if Orange County as unable to do anything about the system, then she will attempt to have legislative passed which will require that the State Library not discriminate against a library merly because it is a municipal library.