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8069- 7 PACE 95 Discussion ensued concerning the presented qualifications and it was agreed that Chairman Bennett should advise Fiber Industries of the specified qualifications and reauest that Fiber Industries, Inc., in turn. notify the'Board of-Commissioners of their reaction to the proposed oualifications. There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was adjourned to meet again on Monday, January 15, 1968 at 5:30 P.M. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS January 15, 1968 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in adjourned session at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, January 15, 1968 in the Aldermans room at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Carl M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. Members Absent; None Present also were Fred Cates, Mayor Town of Hillsborough; members of the Hillsborough Town Board, Clerk for the Town of Hillsborough; the Water Department Superintendent of the Town of Hillsborough; Chairman of the County Planning Board; L. E. Beard, Town Board Consultant; and Lucius M. Cheshire, Attorney for the Town of Hillsborough and the County of Orange. Chairman Bennett advised the meeting that Fiber Industries, Inc. was desirous of securing a water committment of 1,000,000 gallons of water per day to their proposed plant site. This requested water agreement was made to the County. Chairman Bennett stated that in order to supply the water requested by Fiber Industries, Inc. the cost of said project would be: Water Plant Improvement 250,000.00 Water Line Construction 500,000.00 It was the opinion of those persons in attendance that every effort should be made to furnish the requested 1,000,000 gallons of water per day to the proposed plant site. Discussion ensued as to what arrangements or proposals could be instituted in order to supply the needed water. The members of the Hillsborough Town Board voted to commit the Town of Hillsborough to raising the necessary funds in order to expand the present Hillsborough water plant facilities to the capacity necessary to provide water to the proposed Fiber Industries, Inc. plant site. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker it was unanimously adopted that Orange County advise fiber Industries, Inc, that the County does commit itself to the industries request of providing 1,000,000 gallons of water per day to the plant site by March, 1970. There being no further business to come before the Board said meeting was adjourned. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk S. M. Gattis, Acting Clerk