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"' 1' 1 ... l_. ~ 'IN gTO Y. COLEMAry 1 d E+ERNHOL2 g1~ORHfiT5 Ai LqW ;HgF.L H~LL.:1. C. ~iLL590itOUaN, N. C. A meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, North Carolina, was held at Hillsborough, North Carolina, the regular place of meeting at 10:00 o'clock a .m., on October 3, 19 ~~. Present: Commissioners Rich~~d CIhittPA _ Norman rustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Donald ~aillhoit Absent: None ***x:t~*****~******~*~r***:r:~*~x*********~r*,r~~r********~r************** The fallowing resolution was read to the Board: WHEREAS the Board of Transportation of the State of North Carolina has apprave'd a route known as Alternate 1-B far the extension of Interstate 40 from I-85 west of Durham to the Research Triangle Park, which route, if followed, would result in the construction of a major new highway through Orange County and; WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners of Orange County appose the extension of Interstate 40 along Alternate Route I-B and the construction of a major new highway through Orange County) laecause, based on the inframation available to date, the Board is of the opinion that the construction of a major new highway through Orange County is not in the best interest of the citizens of Orange County and the citizens of the State of North Caroiina;i IT IS HERE$X RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Attorney is authorized to take whatevex steps necessary, including appropriate court action in opposition to the decision of the Board of Transportation of the State of North Carolina approving Alternate 1-B or any future decisiozri of the Boaxd of Transport- ation, or any other Boaxd or Agency, the result of which will be the construction of a major new highway through Orange County. This resolution is effective upon its nassa-° Thereupon Commissioner Norman rustaveson passage of the foregoing resolution and Com-nissioner