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2 effective December 1, 1986, less the landscaping requirements, and that the moratorium be from December 1, 1986 to March 24, 1987. After further discussion, this item was referred back to the staff and the County Attorney for further review and recommendation. 10. RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT - CHANDLER CONCRETE County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson referred to the public hearing set for Chandler Concrete on June 1, 1987 and presented three alternatives for Board consideration. Mr. Chandler has requested additional time in which to submit an application for a new special use permit. Ms. Betsy Rhine stated it has been six months since the courts decided that the use of the land in question by Chandler Concrete is illegal. She noted that Chandler has had ample time to withdraw his business from the land or submit a revised application for the May hearing and asked that a further delay not be granted. Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to authorize the Manager through the Planning Director to notify Chandler to submit an application for the next regular quarterly public hearing in August and postpone authorizing the County Attorney to begin legal proceedings unless the application is not received by the July deadline for items going to hearing in August. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 11. CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM ORDINANCE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 12. PROPOSED ALERT CABLE ORDINANCE FRANCHISING AMENDMENTS - FIRST READING 13 . PROPOSED CAROLINA CABLE ORDINANCE FRANCHISING AMENDMENTS - FIRST READING At the request of two cable companies and by consensus of the Board, the three cable television agenda items were postponed until the June 1, 1987 meeting. 14 . OWASA PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO REPEAL G.S. 162A-7 (A copy of the resolution from OWASA is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office) . The OWASA has requested county support for adoption of legislation to repeal G.S. 162A-7 which requires that water and sewer authorities receive the additional approval of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission prior to exercising the power of eminent domain to obtain land. Commissioner Carey stated his concern with appointed officials exercising authority over the property of taxpayers. This kind of authority should be lodged with elected officials who are accountable to the citizens in the County. Chair Marshall stated that eminent domain should be used very sparingly and only by elected officials. Everett Billingsley from OWASA stated that the statute puts an extra burden on water and sewer authorities and the utilization of the eminent domain powers that they already have. The process is laborious and expensive and he endorsed the repeal of this General Statute. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Chair Marshall not to support the resolution as presented by the OWASA Board which would repeal G.S. 162A-7. VOTE: AYES, 4 ; NOES, 1 (Commissioner Willhoit) . 15. PROPOSED RURAL BUFFER WORKSHOP Chair Marshall referred to a workshop scheduled at the Institute of Government for June 19 which will discuss rural buffer issues and