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302 Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners March 4, 1963 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 4, 1963, in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C., at 10 o'clock a.m. Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey D. Bennett, Gordon Cleveland, Carl M. Smith and Henry Walker. Members absent: None The minutes of the February meetings were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board. The following department officials presented reports for the month of-February,. 1963: E. M. Lynch, Clark of Court Jim Wight, Welfare Supervisor Dalton Loftin, Attorney, requested in behalf of James J. Freeland, local contractor, that the road running south off of 70-A sometime designated as the Lawrence Road and more recently named the Rock House Road be paved. Mr. Loftin cited that Mr. Freeland had built approximately 25 homes in this area and that additional homes were in the planning stages. Chairman Stanford advised Mr. Loftin that a road petition must be submitted before the Board could act on this request. Jim Wight, Welfare Supervisor, explained that under a revised policy for certify- ing families for surplus commodities a number of persons who had been receiving commodies would be disqualified. Due to the fact that total household members and income would have to be considered. On the basis of this plus the rather high housing cost existing in the southern end of the count it was recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve using scale 21 which ranges from $85.00 per month for one to M0.00 for fifteen or more persons, rather than scale 1 of $75.00 per month for one to $200.00 for fifteen or more persons. Mr. Wight from a survey of terminated cases indicated that the number of families which would now be eligible under scale 2 who bed not been eligible under scale 1 would probably be equal to the number of families that would be terminated by the new policy. The County Accountant pointed out that the coat to the county for additional families would be lessen due to the state participation in the program. Upon motion of Commissioner Cleveland, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and unanimously adopted, the Welfare Board was authorized to proceed with their plan of changing from the existing scale 1 to scale 2. Burch Compton, A.B.C. Officer, and Mann Dorris, of the State Highway Patrol, inquiried of the Board as to their decision concerning their previous request for the offices formerly occupied by the Farm Agent located on the first floor of the court house. Chairman Stanford advised them that this space had been allocated to the Welfare Department but that the office now being used by the A.B.C. Officers could be occupied by the State Highway Patrol. The matter of petitions and arrangements would shave to be taken under advisement. Burch Compton, Civil Defense Director, inquired of the Board as to their wishes pertaining to Orange County's participation in the Civil Defense Program. He stated that the program eould be as large or as small as the county wishes to make it. The Board agreed that Mr. Compton should attend some of the Civil Defense conferences and that from these conference be could make his report to the Board as to what program he felt would beat suit the needs of the county. George Levings, County Attorney, presented for the signature of the Chairman of tbe.Board and the Clerk a right of way from the State Highway Commission covering project #8,25359. Said right of way covered properties deeded to the county by instruments recorded in deed book 90, page 29,5 and deed book 101, page 152, Orange County Registry. A discussion arose concerns the damages that would be caused to the county property by the proposed project#8,25359. Upon motion of Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopted, the Chairman of the Board and the Clerk to the Board were authorized to sign right of way for project #8,25359. The Tax Supervisor was ask to report on the Charles Crowder request of lest month pertaining to his tax valuation. He stated that he could not recommend a change in this assessment. Commissioner Bennett reviewed for the Board a legislative meeting he had attended in Raleigh. The Board discussed the proposed legislation as contained in the Marab 1, 1963, Legislative Bullentine from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.pertaining to the Secondard Road Committee Recommendations. Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, and unani ly adopted, the Board of Commissioners went on record as approving the transfer of the coat of the Prison Department and the coat of the Department of Motor Vehicles from the Highway Fund to the General Fund. The Board preferred a pay as you go policy on the matter of the secondary and highway building program.