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2. 698 3 •'': s. SEPTEMBER 30, 1981 6. 7. The Orange County Board of O mudssioners met in a special session with the Board of Aldermen of the `loom of Carrboro on Wednesday., September ' 30, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. in Roan 110, Car rboro Town Hall, Carrboro, North Carolina. 110 Commissioners present: Crntnissioner Anne Barnes, Chair, and Conmis- _.__.7,2. sioners Norman Gustaveson, Richard WE tied and Don Willhoib. 13• Cmumssione s absent: Cawassioner Norman Walker Carrboro Aldermen and Mayor:present: Mayor Robert Drakeford, and 15. Aldermen John Boone, Braxton Foushee, Ernie Patterson, Steve lose and Douglas 16. Sharer. 7•7• The purpose of the meeting was a special work session to discuss areas of interest as indicated in the Minutes below. Mayor Drakeford welcomed the Commissioners and County and Tbum Staff c'.0 to the meeting. Agenda Item 1: Joint P12Mk Mr. Jim Polatty, Orange County Planning Director, presented a report 23. on the status of the joint planning process among Orange County, Carrboro, 24. Chapel Hill and SSA. He stated the objectives of the joint planning process. 25. The Carrboro Board of Alderman and the Mayor said they wanted industrial 26• growth to increase the tax base for Carrboro. 7hey'asked the County to con- 27, sider ceding a portion of lard outside the Tom limits, now in the County ?_c3. planning jurisdiction, to Carrboro.for its control. The A1demmen and Mayor said there were industries which wanted to locate an Carrboro (just cutsjAe 3C• its jurisdiction) but would not when the industries learned the area was not 31. zoned industrial and was not under zoning control of Carrboro. 12. Mawr Drakeford suggested each Board appoint a sub-committee of turo members plus the planning directors of each governmental entity to explore 4. the areas of " nality" and to explore and resolve areas of disagreement. The Board of Commissioners said the joint planning process was set up to 36, do e%acllly those particular things, but that Cariboro had not been that in- 37- volved in the joint planning process thus far, therefore, the joint planning 33. ccnruttee did not know Carrboro had these ouncerns. 39. 4Q.