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PAGE 1 <br /> APPROVED 5/16/89 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> MARCH 29, 1989 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Chatham County Board of Commissioners <br /> met in joint session on March 29, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cuibreth Jr. High Auditorium <br /> for the purpose of receiving public comments on a proposed boundary line between Orange <br /> and Chatham Counties. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT FROM ORANGE COUNTY: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. , and <br /> Commissioners Stephen Halkiotis, Shirley Marshall and Don Willhoit. <br /> BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: John Hartwell. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT FROM CHATHAM COUNTY: Chairman Carl Thompson and Commissioners <br /> Earl Thompson, Gus Murchison and Mary Hayes Holmes. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr. , Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy <br /> Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Tax Assessor Kermit Lloyd and Land Records <br /> Manager Roscoe Reeve. <br /> INTRODUCTORY REMARKS <br /> Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. made introductory remarks. He welcomed everyone and stated <br /> that the proposed county line is the result of discussions between the two Boards over the <br /> last three years. The primary purpose of this proposal is to affect as few people as <br /> possible and recognize as much as possible the history of this line. The importance of <br /> establishing this line has never been greater because of the growth that this area is <br /> experiencing. Part of the process in establishing this line is to receive public input <br /> before a final decision is made by each of the Boards. <br /> Chairman Carl Thompson made introductory remarks. He welcomed everyone and emphasized <br /> that establishing the line is important to both counties. The plan that is proposed will <br /> not be disruptive to any family. <br /> County Manager John Link stated that as a result of several meetings between the <br /> Chatham County and Orange County staffs, there has been an agreement on the monument <br /> siting at Starpoint. This proposed line has been drawn on the map. <br /> Roscoe Reeve, Land Records Manager, described the proposed line as shown on the aerial <br /> photographs he displayed. He used the established monument on the Durham\Orange County <br /> line as a beginning point of the northern boundary line of Chatham County which is the <br /> southeast corner of Orange County. He explained the process that will be followed once the <br /> line has been approved by both boards. <br /> Commissioner Marshall entered into the record a letter from Elinor Moore Irvin who <br /> expressed a concern that the proposed line would place five or ten acres of her land in <br /> Chatham County. She asked that all of her property stay in Orange County. <br /> PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS <br /> Walter Atwater expressed concern that part of his property will be in Orange County <br /> and part in Chatham. He asked what he would need to do when he was ready to subdivide his <br /> land. Chairman Carey stated that he would be taxed in Chatham County. However, that part <br /> of the property that is sufficiently in one county or the other would be govern by the <br />