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<br />Dr. Adams presented a budgetary request from the Joint Orange-Chatham Community
<br />Action Committee. This budget is to be shared by Chatham County but Orange County's
<br />share of the Program Development proposal being prepared amounted to $1,649.58. The
<br />entire Program Development proposal will be financed as follows:
<br />Total Budget $27,493.00
<br />Chatham County's Share $10,977.20
<br />Orange County's Share $16,495.80
<br />Dr. Adams explained that ninety per cent (90%) of the cost of this program will
<br />come from Federal Funds and that Orange County's share will amount to ten per cent
<br />(10%) which will require the appropriation of $1,649.58. Discussion ensued.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was
<br />moved and unanimously adopted, that Orange County appropriate from the Emergency
<br />Fund the sum of $1,649.58 to the Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action Committee
<br />for Economic Opportunity.
<br />Commissioner Ray presented the following letter from Thomas D. Rose, Engineer,
<br />of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
<br />"In reference to our discussion regarding a proposed lake on the East branch of
<br />Eno River, near Mt. Zion Church, I submit herewith some preliminary information. I
<br />am referring to it as "Lake Orange."
<br />Based on your knowledge of the terrain, you stated that the lake would have a
<br />surface area of approximately 150 acres and an average depth of approximately 10 fee
<br />Under these conditions the lake would have a volume of approximately 490 million
<br />gallons. From County maps we estimate the drainage area at about 6,200 acres or 9.7
<br />square miles.
<br />Using the foregoing as a basis, I have made certain calculations and have
<br />prepared the following tabulation, comparing the proposed lake with other known lake
<br />All of these lakes are in actual use. Incidentally, the writer's firm handled the
<br />engineering on Richard Lake for the Cone Mills, Greensboro, N. C., and Lake Fisher
<br />for the city of Concord, N. C. Richard Lake has an earth dam and Lake Fisher a
<br />concrete gravity dam.
<br />Richard Buffalo Lake Lake
<br />Lake Lake Fisher Orange_
<br />1. Drainage area--sq. mi.T.6 _6 -1-6=. 9.7
<br />2. Lake surface--sq. mi. 0.44 0.22 0.43 0.23
<br />3. Per cent Lake surface 6.7 6.0 2.7 2.4
<br />4. storage--million gals. 1,064 353 1,100 490
<br />5. Storage--1000 gals./sq. mi. 161 95 69 50
<br />6. Draft--M.G./sq. mi. 0.675 0.54 047 0.40
<br />7. Total Draft--M.G.D. 4.4 2.0 7.5 3.9
<br />On line 6, the Draft in million gallons per square mile, I have used the figure
<br />0.40, which you will note is lower than the figures shown for the other lakes. At
<br />this figure, which appears to be conservative, Lake Orange should supply a daily
<br />draft of 3,900,000 gallons.
<br />The above statements are approximate and preliminary, but should serve as a
<br />guide when considering future action. Before any definite cost figures can be given,
<br />actual surveys would have to be made. Base lines should be run within the proposed
<br />lake area, levels taken and cross sections made to determine the height of the dam,
<br />the lake volume and the water line elevation. Then a complete report could be made.
<br />The cost of these surveys and the report would have to be estimated after an
<br />inspection trip of the area."
<br />The County Administrator was requested to advise Mr. Rose that it planned to
<br />proceed with the necessary water survey..
<br />Ed Barnes, County Extension Chairman, stated in a letter to the Board that the
<br />following Orange County citizens have been asked and have agreed to serve for a three
<br />year period on the Orange County Extension Advisory Board:
<br />E. Wilson Cole, Hillsborough, N. C.
<br />William F. Hogan, Route 2, Chapel Hill, N. C.
<br />Richard C. Roberts, Route 1, Hillsborough, N. C.
<br />William C. Dorsett, Route 1, Efland, N. C.
<br />Verna Burnette, Route 3, Mebane, N. C.
<br />Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved
<br />and unanimously adopted, that the citizens named by Ed Barnes, County Extension
<br />Chairman, be appointed to serve a three year term on the Orange County Extension
<br />Advisory Board.
<br />The Board endorsed action taken by Chairman Bennett who granted permission to
<br />the Hillsborough Garden Club to plant roses on that portion of the bank, owned by
<br />Orange County, located just south of the courthouse.
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