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S 7 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in North Carolina the Lead Regional Organizations, as voluntary organizations serving municipal and county governments, have established productive working relationships with the cities and counties across the state; and WHEREAS, many counties and cities continue to need assistance in pursuing economic and community development opportunities, but federal assistance in the form of intergovernmental revenues has been severely curtailed in recent years; and WHEREAS, the 1987 General Assembly has again recognized this need through the appropriation of $990,000 each year of this biennium to help the Lead Regional organizations assist local governments with grant applications, economic development, community development, support of local industrial development and other activities as deemed appropriate by their local governments; and WHEREAS, these funds are not intended to be used for payment of members dues or assessments to a Lead Regional organization or to supplant funds appropriated by the member governments; and WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by a unit of government for release of these funds to our Regional Council, the available funds will revert to the state's General Fund; and WHEREAS, in Region J funds in the amount of $55,000 will be used to carry out the economic development plan approved by the COG Board of Delegates and especially to improve the economy of the counties and towns of the Region by strengthening ties to and consequently benefits of the Research Triangle Park. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County requests the release of its $7,609. 37 share of these funds to the Triangle J Council of Governments at the earliest possible time in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 830 of the 1987 Session Laws (HB 1515) . 7. 1988 MEETING SCHEDULE -- BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS To add to the official 1988 Meeting Schedule a work session for December 10, 1988. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. G. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA 1. WEST CORNER SUBDIVISION - PRELIMINARY Marvin Collins made the presentation. The property is located at the intersection of Harmony Church Road (SR 1341) and Mill Creek Road (SR 1343) in Cedar Grove Township. The total acreage of the tract is 38.35 acres with one lot of 1. 3 acres divided from it. The property is designated Agricultural Residential (A-R) in the Orange County Land Use Plan. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to approve the preliminary plan as recommended by the Planning Board and the Administration. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2 . DARK HILLS - PRELIMINARY Marvin Collins made the presentation. The property is located on Carr Store Road in Cedar Grove Township. The total acreage of the tract is 136.25 acres with 13 lots of 1 acre each proposed. Each lot is to have frontage on Carr Store Road with joint driveways for lots 2-13. The property is not zoned and is designated Agricultural Residential and Water Supply Watershed in the Land Use Plan. The di Planning Board and The Administration recommends approval with three contions: