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g60K 7 FACE 58 Chairman Bennett and Commissioner Ward reported to the Board on the meeting which they had attended with the Community Action group. Frank Frederick, Clerk of Superior court, along with members of the Jury Commission, appeared before the Board to explain the needs which would arise, financially and otherwise, in order that the legal provision for the institution of the Jury Commission,by Orange County,could be met by January 1, 1968. It was estimated that the cost involved in the preparation of this system would be approximately $1,000.00. The Clerk of Court and the Jury Commission were authorized by the Board of Commissioners to proceed with the preparation of the jury box as the needed finances would be made available. Dr. Hubert Patterson, Medical Examiner, presented a report on the recently adopted Medical Examiner Law. He stated that under this new law the expense incurred under the current Medical Examiners program would be reduced because services rendered to out of county patients would be the liability of the state. The following letter from the Department of Conservation and Development was. presented: "Industrial sites are one of the most important problems today throughout the entire State of North Carolina. A piece of property does not become an industrial site on which a manufacturing plant can be constructed unless certain things are done; particularly the supplying of water and sewage facilities to the property lines. The Division of Commerce and Industry through its five Regional Offices is making plans to hold a series of meetings throughout the entire state for the purpose of discussing water and sewer extensions,. provision?o£ new systems, and the potential of county-wide water and sewer systems. These meetings will have the participation of representatives from the Institute of Government, The State Stream Sanitation Division of the Department of Water & Air Resources, the Farmers' Home Administration, and The Department of Housing and Urban Development. Their participation will involve the discussion of federal funds or other funds for making engineering surveys and the actual financing of the construction of water and sewage systems. These meetings will be held throughout the areas covered by our five regional offices. We would like very much for you to take an-active part in helping us to arrange and participate in the meetings that involve the area covered by this regional office. Your advice, assistance, and help is vitally needed in order to make this meeting a success. I would like very much to have the privilege of meeting with you and other industrial representatives as well as a few leaders in the area covered by this regional office to be held at the Holiday Inn (U. S. Highway I North, across from Westinghouse) in Raleigh at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, 1967. There will be a dutch luncheon in conjunction with this meeting. It would be appreciated if you would advise whether you can attend this meeting as it is for the purpose of discussing the organization of general meetings to be held at later dates. Bill Guthrie and Al Calloway in our Raleigh Office will be with us and will take part and participate in the general meetings to be held at later dates. This is of vital importance to the future industrial and economic growth of the area in which you live and we earnestly hope you will be with us on this date." The following letter from B. B. Olive, Attorney, from Durham, North Carolina, was presented: "I again want you to know that I think all officials concerned are to be commended for what you are doing in developing zoning regulations. Your cautious approach and looking at all angles is especially to.be praised. I also again want each of you to know of my concern for how..Water,_sewer and fire protection is handled in apartment, trailer and other high density areas. It would be absolutely criminal in my view to let developer's repeat all over Orange County what the Roberts people have done at the Triangle Apartment-Nursing Home II complex. Here we have a large sewer plant sitting 200 feet from the front door of a residence and only 10 feet from the front lawn. The sewer foam, noise, etc., makes the lawn unusable for any normal purpose, disturbs sleep and is basically obnoxious as would be the case if all septic tanks were above ground, open, ten times as large and equipped with large motors that never stopped. First, I suggest that no such central sewer plant be allowed anywhere in the county within 1000 feet of any present or future occupied dwelling if later occupied. Second, that no such plant be allowed unless the location is more than 3 miles from a municipal sewer tap.