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:-,-~. -:~, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENT Regina Mitchell spoke in opposition of renaming Street B St. John Church Road because the road runs in back of the church and suggested naming the road in front of the church St. John Church Raad. She stated that the original petition had the names Council Lane and 5t. John Church Raad. She stated that the first homeowner in that area was Jesse Council who is her grandfather who donated the land for the church. She spoke in support of renaming Street A St. Jahn Church Road and Street B Council Lane. John Council, Jr, spoke on behalf of his father. He supported the suggestion made by Regina Mitchell. WITH NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Director of Housing and Community Development Tara Fikes stated that the petition to rename the road Council Lane had only five signatures. After further discussion, the Board requested that Tara Fikes work with the citizens in this area to attempt to resolve the disagreement. She was requested to prepare a historical abstract giving the history behind the communi.ty•and the Council family. With reference to the petitions, Geoffrey .Gledhill indicated the decision to rename the roads is a Board decision which may or may not take into consideration the petitions that were signed. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to continue the public hearing until November 15 to receive a report from Tara Fikes. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. D RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS None E. REPORTS 1. NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE FOR 1987-88 (A copy of this report is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Officice). Bradsher E. Bowling, Orange County Forest Ranger, reported on the accomplishments made by the North Carolina Forest Service in Orange County for the fiscal year 1987-88. He expounded on his responsibilities and his relationship with the Agricultural Extension Agency. 2. EFLAND SEWER FROJECT County Manager reported that the system is virtually completed. A letter will be sent to each of the original petitioners who will have the gravity service in front of their home or business informing them the service is available and giving instructions an tapping on to the sewer line. An application will be available for those who did not sign up originally. The third group is that group which signed the petition but does not have the gravity line available to them yet. A plan for implementing the remaining phases of the sewer project will be presented to the Board of Commissioners at a later date. 3. MUTUAL AID COMPACT FOR WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCIES Commissioner Hartwell explained the changes in the draft joint resolution "Establishing Common Local Policies for Mutual Aid during Water Supply Emergencies in Region J, North Carolina". He answered various questions from the Board members. A final resolution will be placed on the November 1 agenda.