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5CL'K I PACE 64 Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Ward, it was moved and adopted that Dr. C. L. Sockwell be appointed as a member of the County Planning Board to fill the unexpired term of Dr. C. T. Keylor. There being no further business to come before the board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, November 9, 1967 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of George Spransy, Dogwood Acres, for the public bearing on the Dogwood Acres Sanitary District Petition. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Harvey a. Bennett,-Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk 5. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 9, 1967 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Thursday, November 9, 1967 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of George Spransy in Dogwood Acres for the purpose of holding a public bearing on the Dogwood Acres Sanitary District petition. Members Present: Chairman Harvey Bennett, and Commissioners Carl M. Smith, and Henry S. Walker. Members Absent: Commissioners William C. Ray and Ira A. Ward who were attending a special meeting of the Orange-Parson Mental Health Committee. Chairman Bennett called the meeting to order and announced that this was the time and place designated for the public hearing on the Dogwood Acres Sanitary District petition, Charles Rundgren, Special Representative of the North Carolina Department of Health, assumed the chairmanship for said meeting. Mr. Rundgren stated that the purpose of this meeting was to determine if the majority of the residents of the Dogwood Acres area wanted to create a Sanitary District in said area. Leslie B. Coehen, Representative of the Southeastern Water Utility, objected to the form of the petition circulated within the Dogwood Acres areal•and he-also objected to the holding of the public hearing. James R. Farlow, Attorney from Chapel Hill and Representative of several of the property owners within the Dogwood Acres area, requested,.that= Mr- C6eh-ens objection be made more specific. Mr. Rundgren stated that he took note of both objections, but as this meeting was an informal hearing called in order to allow all interested persons the opportunity to speak he felt that the objections of Mr. Coehen was out of order, Mr. Rundgren offered all proponents of the Sanitary District the opportunity to speak. Following these presentations Mr. Rundgren then offered all opponents of the Sanitary District the opportunity to speak. At the conclusion of these presentations a straw vote was held on the question of whether or not a Sanitary District should be created for Dogwood Acres. This vote was tallied and showed that forty-tbree (43) persons voted in favor of the creation of the Sanitary District and that seven (7) persons voted in opposition to the creation of a Sanitary District. Mr. Rundgren declared the public bearing adjourned. Mr. Rundgren turned the chairmanship of the meeting back to Harvey Bennett. Chairman Bennett was authorized by the Board to sign the Memorandum of Agreement between Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Person County Board of Commissioners. (For copy of Memorandum see page 62,) There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, November 16, 1967. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HARVEY BENNETT, CHAIRMAN BETTY JUNE HAYES, CLERK S. M. MATTIS, ACTING CLERK