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e;. ~. ' 4% 1.. i The Chairman called for the vote and all members of the Board voted aye. The Motion was declared passed. Item 8: Resolution - A. Urging the Department of Transportation to reconsider its decision controlling traffic count on dead-end roads. The Chairman explained to the Board that at the August 17th meeting with the Department of Transportation, it was pointed out that a change had been made in the procedure far rating secondary, dead-end roads. In previous times, the Department had considered one-half of the traffic count. The new procedure will be to consider 100 percent of the count. This has ohanged the standings .on the priority list. ... ,.. ... The Resolution was reviewed and Commissioner Finney suggested a change to the Resolution. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, it was moved and adopted to approve the resolution urging the Department of Transportation to reconsider its decision controlling traffic counts on dead end roads. (For copy of Resolution, see page 364 of this Book.) B. The Board of Commissioners should consider a resolution either endorsing, rejecting or modifying the secondary road plan submitted by the Department of Transportation. Chairman Whitted stated that Mr. Watkins would join the Commissioners' meeting at 2:00 p.m. C. A resolution of Commendation for Pearson H. Stewart. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted to approve the resolution of commendation for Pearson H. Stewart. (For copy of Resolution, see page 365 of this Book.) Item 9: Appointments - A. One vacancy exists on the Chapel Hill Planning Board as Ms. Elizabeth Martin has resigned. Commissioner Willhoit informed the Board that Don Francisco had been recommended to fill this vacancy on the Chapel Hill Planning Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved and adopted to appoint Don Francisco as a County appointee to the Chapel Hill Planning Board. The Clerk was instructed to inform the proper parties of this appointment. B. Terms of Office of members of the Council on the Status of Women have expired. The Council Coordinator has submitted a list of fifteen names recommended by the Council as appointees. Action on these appointments was deferred until September 20, 1977. The Chairman referred to Item 10: The County Attorney' will report results of his investigation into the question of the County's ability to enter into a street assessment program when no Department of Transportation funds are involved in the project. The County Attorney stated that .the General Statutes spoke of the policies which were made by the Secondary Roads Council, which no longer exist. The intention of the Statutes is that the County can provide the local share of financing of paving projects. Mr. Gledhill stated that since there is a limited amount of money this year for paving projects, the County needs to carefully spell out the amount of money it will finance, and the property owners need to know what, they are expected to pay. Mr. Gledhill was speaking of the paving projects in the Morgan Creek Hills area and the Colonial Hills Subdivision.