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~7y Mr. Dobson, the Planning Director, stated that he had received a call from Bi11 Dark, a field planner with the Department of Transportation, and Mr. Dark had made reference to the Land Classification System map and the Zoning Amendments. He had asked the status of these programs and Mr. Dobson had responsed that the County was working on this. Mr. Coleman stated that he was concerned about who the individuals are who feel strongly about these routes coming through Orange County. He added that there may be friends we do not know about. He stated that Section 103 of the 23 U. S. Code states that the purpose of the Interstate Highway Act is to go from industrial center to industrial center, from city to city. This alternate is doing just the opposite of 'this. Instead of being the shortest possible distance between major industrial centers, they are .taking the long way around and not from city to city, but by-passing the cities. The Environmental Impact Statement contains language which appears to make the routes scenically attractive. He stated that somewhere in those Planning Departments there might be persons who could persuade others that this is not in keeping with the original act. He added that there is acknowledgement in the Depart- ment of Txansportation that these roads do violence to communities, how- evex, the technique used is to acknowledge the violence but to justify it. Commissioner Willhoit stated that the Department of Transportation had not really evaluated the cost benefit of the impact, only the cost of the road. Mr. Coleman asked that the Board be available to any calls that h might need to make to them. Commissioner Pinney requested that the Agriculture Department and the Soil Conservtion Service be contacted. The meeting was adjourned. ~' ~, ,~ ~~ i i Richard E: Whitted, Chairman Agatha Johnson, Clerk MINUTES ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 2, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 2, 1977, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commissionexs' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance Director, Jeffrey Gledhill, County Attorney, A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney, was present for part of the meeting, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 1 on the Agenda and asked if there -"- were persons present who were not on this agenda tb make their presence known. No one came forth. The Chairman referred to Item 2 on the Agenda: Minutes of the Board meetings held on April 19th and April 26th. Upon motion o f Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the minutes of April 19, 1977, be approved. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, it was moved and adotped that the minutes of Ag7ri1 26, 1977 be approved.