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' - Chair Willhoit referred the public comments to the Secondary Road improvement Advisory Committee and Mr. George H. Bressler, Chair of that committee. He asked if a tour could be arranged for the Board to look at some of the roads. Thompson questioned the repaving of roads and John Watkins indicated that the State has reduced the spot stabilization program. Those funds are allocated to the County for maintenance. THERE BEING NO FUPagERcaelEurs, THE BEARING WAS CLOSED. kik& 't c1/4 ILEW t kit.) Planner Susan Smith presented for public comment the Preliminary Assessment Roll for Pineview Road/Pineview Drive. Nettie CONeal spoke of her inability to pay the assessment. ger daughter Joyce Hewett indicated they are not opposed to the paving of the road but only that some of the people cannot afford to pay the assessment. Her mother is living on disability income and has been assessed $567.12. O'Neal'a house faces Sesame Road but her driveway is on Pineview Road. Chair Willhoit pointed out that the requirements for the project had been complied with and asked what the impact would be on the project if this property was deleted. Commissioner Walker questioned the possibility of the other property owners paying the assessment for Mrs. O'Neal. Geoffrey Gledhill indicated that each property owner would be assessed for a portion of the total project cost. However, if the individual assessment amounts were to be changed, the process would need to be repeated. THERE BEING NO FURTHER ODDMENTS, THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. Motion was made by Commissioner Lloyd, seconded by Commissioner Walker to defer action on the Pineview Road/Pineview Drive PPP Project. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 1,----MEMETER4801308alE- 1111118515EMENLEGM, Planner Susan Smith presented for public comment the Preliminary Assessment Roll for Clearwater Lake Road. The assessment was done on a per lot basis. THERE BEING ND COMMENTS, THE HEAR= WAS CLOSED. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to (1) confirm the Assessment Roll, (2) Accept the Certificate of Mailing offered by the Clerk, and (3) direct the Tax Collector to collect the assessment. Confirmation time took place at 9:32 p.m. ITEMS FORDeCISION *0 y' __ ii •• elk Judy Eastman, Chair of the Commission for Women, presented for consideration of adoption the following resolution prepared by the Orange County Commission for Woman: WHEREAS, Harriet Morehead Berry (July 22, 1877-March 24, 1940) was a native of Hillsborough and a long time resident of Chapel Hill and Orange County, and WHEREAS, Harriet Morehead Berry from 1917-1921 was a leader in the North Carolina good roads movement, and WHEREAS, Ms. Berry, as acting head of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, led the North Carolina Good Roads Association in an attempt to secure legislation to construct a state system of hard-surface roads, and WHEREAS, upon failure to secure an adequate law, she exerted strenuous efforts between 1919 and 1921 to speak in 89 of North Carolina's 100 counties, and disseminated news releases, letters, petitions, and circulars, and WHEREAS, through her efforts the membership of the North Carolina Good Roads Association increased from 272 to 5500, and WHEREAS, in 1921 she led a unified and enthusiastic good roads movement to the General Assembly and emerged with a road law eaffullasszelmmutan,----