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i <br /> MINUTES <br /> AUGUS1 255 1532 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners net in a special session on Thursday, <br /> August 2.6, 1582, at 7:30 P.N. in the Commissioners' Room in the Orange County <br /> Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> Ccimnissioners present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted, and Commissioners Norm <br /> D. <br /> Gustaveson, Shirley E, Marshall and Don liillhoit. <br /> 1, <br /> Commissioners absent: Commissioner Norman Balker <br /> 2. <br /> The purpose of the meeting was to discuss with representatives of the Greater <br /> 3� <br /> Chanel rill-Carrhoro Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee and the <br /> Cerrboro Economic Development Corporation their desire to establish a county- <br /> 50 <br /> wide economic development commission.. <br /> Chairmn Whitted announced that the Triangle J COG had passed a Resolution <br /> the previous evening which called for President Reagan to restore Title V o'' the <br /> . Older Americans Act funding, Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by C:o:,Imis- <br /> L9, <br /> sio+mer Marshall, to add this item to the agenda, Vote: Ayes, 4; noes, O. <br /> 20. <br /> Commissioner Whitted suggested the Board forward this Resolution, mortified to <br /> reflect its adoption by this Board, to the President of the United States of Amenic <br /> 22, <br /> Speaker of the House, Majority Leader in the Senate, the Secretary of Labor, and <br /> 23, <br /> our Congressmen and Senators. <br /> ?� Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Cornissior Marshall , to support <br /> 25. <br /> this Resolution and to forward it to those leaders /Tilted in the above paragraph?. <br /> Vote: Ayes, 4; noes, 0. <br /> 270 <br /> Mr, John Gastineau, Chairman of the Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of <br /> Commerce Economic Development Committee, told the Board that his committee had <br /> met with the Carrboro Economic Development Corporation to discuss their desire <br /> 30, <br /> to establish an Orange County Economic Development Commission which would be com- <br /> 3',. <br /> posed of representatives from government, private business and the municipalities <br /> 32. <br /> working with the planning departments. He said this was the only county in North <br /> X33, <br /> Carolina without some such organization. <br /> Mr-. Miles Crenshaw, representing the Carrboro Economic Development Corporation, <br /> said as he envisioned such a commission, it would work for both industrial and commercir ; <br /> devi. : ,pment. He said non-water using and non-polluting development was very <br /> 37. <br /> desirable and competition for such development was keen. He said Carrboro had <br /> 36, <br /> lost development because it did not have sufficient land and there was a lack of <br /> 39. <br />