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'Z 1r Rt 4 , Bx 516 nillsborowah., NO 27278 GIs rc b 12, 1978 Chairman R. Be rihitted & Board of 00amissioners orange County C mutissioners H it iaborough 3' x C 27278 Dear Chair ; hittad an ror-missioneers : I tam not too pleased with the recent turn of events reivarding the as you know, paving of the short unpaved section to the Coon# has been kicks aroend for Many y , I am therefore writing to request your essietgnce in getting this job dol on Frlday Marcia 14th, a Mr. Mack De Laney , of Higtaway Right of Way Department , DOT, Camel to my home by appointment Made Mprch 8th , bringing with him a Mr.. irm D. E. Fornes, their Surveyor. The visit was bri4f. Mr. DeLpnoy imod me an ultimatum to sign the Right of Way for :,awrcnec Road . {by his f ` and aut horit pt iv a tons in asking rye t hr*4 or four time;would if I would sign, and InformInE we that if I did not sign Lancy bynrepeat in be t rensferred to another road ). T raespondsd to I�lr. my earlier r�et , ast for my copy of their Survey Drawing (wilich�I he�'athe�e for sevaeral ti as without re3ceiving } with the viroffwre+dtto&drive to Document I hzav seven. pertaining to they error. prowl �7a.C,ancy p Greensboro and gent theee trio docuarents right theno but Mr. Ded me aprow to mail, them b th to ate Monday from Greensboro, I would give t e an Right of when I two an Old taa;ihi.r� T would s�i.ve h m _n consulted my a tornsy on t kle+ seattar. As the Co missloners may recall, the Division Engineer cut off publ diseusgion of tai$ public esatter at the Publ�.e Hearing you b.eel� did not Indicating the he would pursue the matter with ae privately. di epu't a this a ttae t ima , not wIBhi.eg to be unduly rude to a st ra tge►r, especially one br#.na ing a bushel basket full of money to give us and looking for soft speech and t#aanks;nfrom us and not rudeness. But Tad it to being dumfounded at this Public Hearing to hear tho j)jstrict sod, eer say Lawrence Road was doubtful and that I was one who was delaying, t. The last I hart heard from them was in February when Mr Fornest trio S rveyor, came by , had a cup of coffee with we and left to find Mr. 'Robe t Jones, local surveyor iiho last surveeyed my land , and gt the matt*r st ai,ghtoneed out . Indicated they would be In touch With me• I had receive no indication of further difficulty prior the Public FOR 5o it dic not sit too well on my st cna.ah Wjae"n the highway man coot so it di� U in front of the Commissioners and a big audience , and then cu d�ctery dic public di E eussyon, after I have told them I ace willing to give t49 off some of my laid to widen their road ,, but that I do ask that they give m s win how the road ie t o be in relation to my land,sand a document h g precisely how much of my land they need. First they said their �urveeyo was not a Rog atered Surveyor, but later agreed to as k Mr. Robt . Jones to taelp them. T fool that I have made a very simple request to the highway' •tact It Sevres to ctt that a citizon is entitled to be told, in writing,, what he is be ng asked to givee t'o 't'lae State . (This is not a Salve; it Is a Loan. It is a Gift and it is forever. ) I want to know what 1 cue giv i