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Discussion ensued concerning the proposed Lake Orange project. Commissioner <br />Ray suggested that a meeting of the County Board of Commissioners, the property <br />owners, who were donating the land for the proposed lake, the consulting <br />engineer and the County Attorney be arranged in order that the plans for land <br />acquisition might be discussed and general agreements necessary for the project <br />might be understood by all the parties involved. The County Administrator was <br />requested to schedule such a meeting at the earliest convenient date.- <br />Chairman Bennett informed the Board of his recent conversation with Judge <br />Hamilton Hobgood concerning the present facilities and services of the County <br />Jail. The Board decided to inspect the facilities and reply to the Court <br />concerning said matter. <br />Discussion ensued pertaining to the County Planning Board and the proposed <br />Zoning Ordinance. No action was taken as copies of the proposed Ordinance had <br />not been officially presented to the Board. <br />The Clerk was authorized to forward the following road petition to the State <br />Highway Commission: <br />1. Lake Shore Drive (SR 01160) <br />Chairman Bennett advised the Board that he planned to meet with Dr. 0. David <br />Garvin, the County Administrator and the Architect for the Medical Care Commission <br />to discuss the problem of the exterior design of the proposed Health Building. <br />Pete Grimes, Agent of the State Board of Welfare in charge of the Community <br />Coordinator Program, introduced to the Board Jefferson Strickland, who was <br />being proposed by the State Welfare Board as the Community Coordinator for <br />Orange County. <br />Upon motion, seconded and unanimously adopted, Jefferson Strickland was <br />accepted as the Community Service-Consultant for Orange County. -.The County <br />Administrator was.requested to inform Mr: Grimes of-the Board's action. <br />Dr. Roy Lindhal, Roger Marshall, Grey Culbreth, Dr. Willard Swiers and G. <br />Paul Carr, representatives of the two School Units of the County were present. <br />The following list of Capitol Outlay needs of the School Units were presented and <br />the request made by these representatives that the listed Capital Outlay <br />expenditures be included in a School Bond Issue. <br />COUNTY UNIT <br />PHASE I (URGENT) <br />A. Junior High School $ 11200,000.00 <br />B. Equipment for Junior High School $ 240,000.00 <br />C. Garage and Administrative Office $ 100,000.00 <br />PHASE II (NEEDED AFTER THREE YEARS) <br />D. Additon Orange High School $ 550,000.00 <br />E. Elementary School (12 rooms) $ _ 300,000.00 <br />TOTAL $ 2,390,000.00 <br />Less Funds Available $ 4000 <br />Net $ 1,990,000.00 <br />CHAPEL HILL <br />Elementary School (24 Rooms) $ 650,000.00 <br />Junior High School S 11500,000.00 <br />High School Addition $ 700,000.00 <br />Phillips Addition $ 290,000.00 <br />Miscellaneous Alterations $ 50,000.00 <br />Elementary School (24 Rooms) $ 720,000.00 <br />Administrative Office $ 222.000.00 <br />TOTAL $ 4,132,000.00