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Sri Mr. Orville Campbell, Publisher of The Chapel Hill Weekly, spoke both as the head of his organization and pledged the support of The Chapel Rill Weekly in every possible way as well as his own personal support, as he felt very strongly that improved.recreation facilities were the.greatest need for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro communities at the present time. After the above persons had spoken enthusiastically.urging the enactment of ordinance by the Board of County Commissioners looking to the creation of the Orange Recreation District and the submission of the question of bonds to the voters in said district, Col. Henry Royall, United States Array (Retired), then expressed his opposition to the proposed recreation district, saying frankly that it would increase his taxes and that he did not feel that recreation was something that should be provided by a tax on property. After Col. Royall had spoken for some minutes and closed his.remarks, the Chairman asked if anyone else desired to offer any statements or remarks, but there was no further discussion and the hearing was adjourned and the Commissioners returned to their regular Commission meeting roars. Thereupon Commissioner Cleveland introduced the following order which was read: ORDER CONCERNING CREATION OF A RECRE- TION DISTRICT IN ORANGE COUNTY WHEREAS, a petition proposing the creation of a recreation district in Orange county was filed with the Board of Commissioners on July 5, 19669 which petition is set forth in the minutes of the July 5, 1966 meeting-of said Board, end is as follows: "PETITION TO; THE BOARD OF COMaSSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY WE, THE UNDERSIGNED resident freeholders all residing within the recreation district herein petitioned for, do hereby request the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County to exercise the authority granted to it by the 1965 General Assembly (Chapter 1107; 1965 Session Laws) with the following action: (1) The creation of a recreation district coterminous with the present boundaries of the Chapel Hill School District, which district is more particularly described in Attachment A hereto, the object proposed to be accomplished by the creation of such district being the providing of public recreation facilities in order to preserve and promote the public good and general welfare, and (2) The calling of a special election within said district for the purpose of voting upon: (a) the issuance of Recreation Facilities Bonds in the amount of $400,000. for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, for acquiring, improving and equipping lands and buildings for parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and, other recreational facilities, and a tax for the payment of the .principal of and the interest on such bonds, and (b) the levy of an annual tax of not less than three cents nor more than ten cents on each $100.00 of assessed valuation of the taxable property within such district for the provision, establishment, maintenance and operation of the recreational facilities, the amount of said tax to be act by the Board of County Commissioners within said range. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands. (in the copy of the petition set forth in the minutes of the July 5, 1966 meeting of the Board of Commissioners the signatures of 896 resident freeholders appear at this point.) ATTACB34M A The boundaries of the proposed recreation district are as follows: BEGINNING in the center line of State Road No. 1112, where the Chapel Hill and Bingham Township line crosses said road; thence in a Southeasterly direction along the center of said road 250 feet to a point where the center line of State Road No. 1113 intersects with State Road No. 1112; thence in a Northeasterly direction along State Road No. 1113, 1,525 feet to a concrete marker in the center of said road; thence South 710 211 East 4,390 feet to a concrete marker in the East side of State Road No. 1179; thence South 820 301 East 5,480 feet to a concrete marker in the East side of old N. C. Highway 86; thence South 810 091 East 8,780 feet to a point 50 feet East of the center line of State University Railroad; thence in a Northerly direction