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1. UL. 2. 3. 4. MINUTES 5. MARCH 28, 1983 6. 7. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session 8. Monday, March 28, 1983, at 7:30 P.M. in the Superior Courtroom, 9. Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. 10. Commissioners present: Richard E. Whitted, Chair, and Com- 11. missioners Ben Lloyd, ►Shirley E, Marshall , Norman Walker and Don 12. Wilihoit. 13. A. BOARD COMMENTS: 14. Commissioner Whitted suggested that the Board proceed with 15. the scheduled public hearings prior to hearing any audience com- 16. ments. 17. C, PUBLIC HEARINGS: 18. 1. REVENUE SHARING 19. Mr. Wallace Harding, Finance Director, told the Board that 20. this public hearing complies with Federal Regulations regarding 21. Revenue Sharing funds. He said the funds were approximately one 22. half of what the County received last year, that is, $250,000, and 23. that the County usually uses this amount for capital projects. 24. An unidentified woman asked Mr. Harding how the funds may be 25. spent; he replied for "any general fund purpose. " 26. Ms. Sharlene Greenae-Pilke,y suggested the revenue sharing funds 27. be used to replace the roofs at Stanford Jr. High School . 28. With no further comments from the audience, Commissioner Whitted 29. declared the public hearing adjourned on the Revenue Sharing funds 30. for Fiscal 1983-84. 31. Mr. Griffin, New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, asked to 32. address the Board on a bill now before the General Assembly. The 33. Board agreed to hear Mr. Griffin now rather than waiting until all 34. public hearings were completed. Mr. Griffin said that SB 107 35. (Revise Annexation Laws) was presently before the General Assembly. 36. This bill would permit a municipality to annex up to 10% each year 37. of a rural fire department without assuming any of that fire depart- 36. ment`s liabilities. This would increase the financial burden on 39. 110.