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C0~ .._.... ~; Y Ms. Henrietta Auman: Noted the number of visitors to the h1useum in the past month and asked the Board of Commissioners to renovate the down- stairs courtroom. She asked that the Board not disturb the huseum's pre- sent location. s 0 i Mr. Lunsford Long, President of the .Orange County Bar Association and speaking for that group: Noted the inadequacy of the court facilities in Orange County and urged the Board to supply the additional roam for Court. He reminded the Board,that the State mandates the Counties to Supply space for court facilities. Mr. Long reviewed the present Courts' meeting schedule and the number of cases heard in one year. He emphasized the need for space, privacy and quiet in which to conduct proceedings. Ms. Betty Eidenier: Said that the Old Courthouse had forced the same complaints in her father's time that she heard the attorneys saying tonight, i.e, it would be noisy too. She suggested the third floor of the present Courthouse be renovated as additional court space. She voiced fears that the Museum would disband if forced to seek other shelter for its treasures. Judge Stanley Peele: Emphasized the need for appropriate quarters _.:,• court proceedings.. He said it was noisy, too small and disgraceful in the courtroom downstairs. He cited the need for at least three addition- al courtrooms. Ms. Josephine Barbour: She questioned the cost of the renovation oi' *.he Old Courthouse and its structural soundness. She suggested a new °••ilding or renovation of some of the schools. qtr. Fox, the Assistant pistrict Attorney: Said the citizens were talKinn as though it were a question of either the Museum or court F•~cilities. +le said it didn't have to be a question of either or; at present the use of the Old Courthouse as a Museum underutilized that facility. He said it was not a question of whether Orange County needed a Courtroom but where. hir. haul Carr: He suggested the Board seek other alternatives since the County, according to Mayor Cates, doesn't Darn the Old Courthouse. He contended it would require too much renovation to make the Old Courthouse acceptable as a courtroom again. Or. Robert Murphy: Also suggested the Board seek another location