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2f5 $175,000 for renovation at Cameron Park, $500,000 for the Cultural Arts Building at the High School, Stanford Junior High School $150,000, furnishings are estimated at $50,000 and the maintenance facility at $36,000; These estimates total $2,711,000. Chairman Whined stated that the 3 million dollars is what the School Board will have to work with'for the next 3 to 5 years. Commissoner Willhoit asked of the programs in the schools to correct occupation safety and health conditions. Mabel Gordan stated that there were Safety Committees in each school -- which met monthly. The schools are surveyed for safety and two years ago magnetic starters and guards were installed on all shock equipment. Dust _ collectors are being installed in the different shop areas and safety lights will soon be installed. The Chairman stated that the Board of Commissioners would be meeting regularly between now anti June 21, 1977, and that a representative from the Schcol Board would be welcome at these meetings. The meeting was then adjourned. /~' J .' Y/ ~ r ,~. .~ . ~~ i7ichard E. Whined, Chairman Agatha Johnson, Clerk ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 19, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, May 19, 1977, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissoiners' Roam of the Courthouse in _.. Hillsborough, N. C. to continue budget hearings for 1977-78. Present were Chairman Richard Whined, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Donald Willhoit. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance Director, Joe Bradshaw, Administrative Assistant, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. Chairman Whitted read to the Board a letter from Major James Wallace, Mayor of Chapel Hi11, requesting that a member of the Commissioners be appointed to a Human Services Committee. Commissioner Gustaveson was asked if he would be willing to serve as the Board's representative and Mr. Gustaveson did so agree. The Clerk was instructed to inform the Mayor's Office in Chapel Hill of this appointment. Chairman Whitted stated that the"'first agency to present a budget request is the Historical Museum. The Chairman then introduced to the Board, Mrs. Glenn Auman, Secretary of the Historical Museum. Mrs. Auman presented to the Board a Statement of Income and Expendi- tures far the calendar year of 1976. She requested from the Board an - allocation 6f $4,000 for the next fiscal year. The anticipated expense which Mrs. Auman spoke of is for salaries to replace the present curator who will soon be quitting. There was some discussion of tying the telephone of the nuseum into the County Telephone system to reduce the cost of telephone service. The Finance Director stated that the museum probably had a present fund balance of between $2,000 and $3,000. He suggested that a $2,000 allocation be made to the museum in July to take care of their operating expenses. Commissioner Walker suggested that the Administrative staff assist the museum staff in preparing the proper budget for next year. The County Manager presented to the Board a Deed to Otis Wright for sale of a vacant lot in the Town of Hillsborough and situated on the East side of Nash Street. Orange County has forclosed for taxes this parcel