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t ~ ~• <br />~~ <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />OCTOBER 21, 1986 <br />The orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on <br />October 21, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the old Post Office, <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioner Shirley <br />Marshall, Moses Carey, Jr., Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County <br />Managers William T. Laws and Albert Kittrell, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, <br />Director of Planning Marvin Collins and Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe. <br />A. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Lloyd inquired about the status of the request made by <br />Grainger Barrett on behalf of Alice Gates Durham and her two sisters <br />involving a narrow right-of-way. Ken Thompson indicated that the matter <br />had been referred to the Planning Board for review and a recommendation. <br />B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Chair Willhoit stated that those wishing to speak to items on <br />the printed agenda will be recognized at the time that item is discussed.' <br />2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Josephine Barbour commented about an accident which occurred <br />last Sunday at the intersection of St. Mary's Road and Highway 70. she <br />requested that DOT be informed of the accident and asked to investigate <br />this intersection for placing of a traffic light. Chair Willhoit <br />indicated a letter would be sent to DoT asking for an investigation and <br />report. <br />D. ITEMS FOR DECISION <br />7. CAPACITY USE STUDY (A copy of the verbal presentation given by <br />Don Cox is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office.) <br />Don Cox, Chair of the Soil and Water Conservation District, gave <br />a slide presentation showing the Eno River at different instream flow <br />levels. He emphasized that a capacity use study by the State will be <br />essential in assuring protection for the Eno River and asked the Board to <br />pass a resolution supporting a Capacity use Study on the Eno River. <br />After further discussion of the instream flow and comments from <br />the Board about the study, a motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, <br />seconded by Commissioner Carey to authorize a request be made of the State <br />to conduct a capacity use study to assist in the development of short and <br />long range management strategies and plans. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />C. REPORTS <br />2. TELEPHONE TASK FORCE REPORT (The entire response is in the <br />permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office) <br />Dick Helwig, Ghair of the Technical Telephone Task Force <br />presented on behalf of the Task Force a reply to the second round of dis- <br />closure responses made by AT&T, Centel, and General Telephone, as ordered <br />by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. He outlined the <br />recommendations as contained in the response. <br />