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<br /> N. C., was appointed to the Greater Chapel Hill Fire District Commission to N
<br /> replace V. L. Bounds. This appointment is to become immediately effective.
<br /> Paul Seibel, Community Services Consultant, presented to the Board a copy of 1
<br /> a proposed resolution to establish a commission on Economic Opportunity of Orange
<br /> County, N. C., and a copy of proposed prooeedures for 9-public agencey to handle
<br /> Economic Opportunity matters for Orange County. Discussion ensued. No action
<br /> was taken.
<br /> The Orange County School Board, G. Paul Carr, Supt. of Schools and S. E. Latta, '
<br /> Manager of the Orange County School Bus Garage, presented to the Board a request for y
<br /> an additional school bus. Mr. Latta submitted to the Board a letter dated October
<br /> 22, 1965, written by D. S. Dark, Transporation Assistant, Division of Transporation, ;;.
<br /> State Board of Education, Raleigh N. C. Said letter stated "that in one instance
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<br /> we found that buses #39, #15 and
<br />3 operati in the old Murphy School area are
<br /> overcrowded. We have found no way to relieve this situation other than to add an
<br /> additional bus." No action was taken on said request.
<br /> Supt. Carr informed the Board of Commissioners that the County School Unit
<br /> would need in the immediate future $400,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a S
<br /> Junior High School. Supt. Carr cited this need was evident on the basic of a recently
<br /> completed study conducted by the State Board of Education in conjuction with the
<br /> County School Unit. He stated further it was the wish of the County School Board
<br /> to let bids on the proposed building in order that same might be ready for
<br /> occupancy by the fall of 1967. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
<br /> The Cbeirman announced that the Board had received a petition from the
<br /> resident freeholders living in Sections 1 and 2 of Colony Woods Subdivision, which
<br /> subdivision lies outside the corporate limits of any Town, and that the said petition
<br /> contains the names of more than fifteen per cent of the resident freeholders living
<br /> in said subdivision and that pursuant to the requirements of General Statutes
<br /> 65-25,1 it was the duty of the Board to call an election in said district for the
<br /> purpose of submitting to the qualified voters therein the question of levying and
<br /> collecting a special tax on all taxable property in said district, of not exceeding
<br /> fifteen cents on the one hundred dollar valuation of property, for the purpose of
<br /> providing fire portection in said district.
<br />- Thereupon Commissioner Smith introduced the following resolution which wee read:
<br /> RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION
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<br /> Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners has received a petition of more than
<br /> fifteen per cent of the resident freeholders living in Sections 1 and 2 of Colony
<br /> Woods Subdivision and that said subdivision lies outside the corporate limits of any
<br /> city or town and that said Sections 1 and 2 of Colony Woods Subdivision is.
<br />shaan by
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<br />metes and bounds on plots duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of
<br /> Orange County, Section 1, Port A, being recorded in Map Book 12, at page 16, and
<br /> Section 2 thereof being shown in Map Book 13, at page 137, which area is described
<br /> in the petition and is hereby designated as "Colony Woods Fire District".
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<br /> NOW BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of `
<br /> Orange:
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<br /> Section 1. A special election is hereby called to be held on Tuesday, r
<br /> December 21, 1965, between 6:30 A.M. and 6:30 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, at which F,.
<br /> there shall be submitted to the qualified voters in said District, the following
<br /> question:
<br /> Shall a special tax on all taxable property in Colony
<br /> Woods Fire District, of not exceeding fifty cents
<br /> (15?O of the one hundred dollar vaulation of property,
<br /> for the purpose of providing fire portection in said
<br /> district, be levied therein?
<br /> Section 2. For said special election there shall be a new registration of the
<br /> qualified voters residing in said Colony Woods Fire District and a new registration
<br /> book shall be open for the registration of the voters therein from 9 A.M. until
<br /> sunset on each day, beginning November 23, 1965, and closing Tuesday, December 7
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<br />1965. On each Tuesday during such registration period such book shall be open at
<br /> the polling place hereinafter designated. Tuesday, December 14, 1965, shell be
<br /> Challenge Day.
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<br />4 Section 3. The Clerk of the Board of Commissioners shalll cause a notice to be.
<br /> published in The News of Orange County at least thirty days before the election,
<br /> and thereafter twice before the election at intervals of at least one week between
<br /> publications, reading substantially as follows:
<br /> NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION AND NEW
<br /> REGISTRATION IN THE COLONY y.
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<br />WOODS FIRE DISTRICT. . ..
<br /> A special election will be held throughout the Colony Woods Fire District
<br /> between 6:30 A.M. and 6:30 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, December 21 y
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<br />1965, at which there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said District ,•
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<br /> the following question:
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