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<br />._ __,7 <br />afford such a plan would be through tax increases. He also <br />expressed the concern that property would be devalued by the <br />easements along the waterways. He indicated that perhaps a <br />district vote would be one way tv solve such issues. <br />Chair Marshall spoke to the issue of district representation <br />and having a Commissioner from each township. She stated <br />that the Federal Government demands one man, one vote. The <br />concentration of people is in the lower urban area, thus <br />there is no way within the Federal Law to have a Commissioner <br />from each township. She noted that it had generally been the <br />feeling of the Board that the people in Northern Orange <br />County have a better chance of promoting someone. and getting <br />them on than if there were district division since most of <br />the districts were in the urban areas. Because of the <br />situation of the voters and the demographic distribution, the <br />Board is very careful tv see that each township is <br />represented on all boards and commissions. She noted that <br />less than 5~ of those people volunteering to be on boards or <br />commissions are from the rural areas or from other townships <br />other than Chapel Hill or Hillsborough, It is extremely <br />important to get the demographic distribution that cannot be <br />allowed even if the district system was observed. <br />Dennis Hils, a resident of Cheeks Township, stated that he <br />worked as a volunteer with kids programs for fifteen--twenty <br />hours per week and in response tv Mr. Hobgood, it was not <br />because "he needed something to do". He encouraged others to <br />volunteer their services to the Recreation Department and <br />indicated that he felt a commitment from Orange County for <br />community recreational services and facilities is as <br />important as or even more important than capital or physical <br />plant infrastructure. He encouraged adoption of the Plan as <br />an opportunity to preserve much of the beauty of Orange <br />County. <br />B.W. Pittman expressed the thought that the plan was <br />"ridiculous" and there were far greater needs in Orange <br />County than recreational needs. He stated that less than 10~ <br />of the total population of Orange County would benefit from <br />or use the facilities. He expressed concern with the <br />destruction of private properties and the loss of farmlonout <br />along the waterways. He asked that the Commissioners g <br />and view the actual areas being referenced in the Plan. Mr. <br />Pittman also used the word "communism" in reference to the <br />Plan. <br />Ted Latta, resident of Eno Township, indicated he was in <br />favor of a parks plan for Orange County but that a plan <br />such as proposed was an unaffordable luxury for the county. <br />Mr. Latta expressed concern that if the original proposed <br />
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