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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY Bl'x 7 1AGE 103 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS March 26, 1968 The orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, March 26, 1968 in the Court Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina at 8 P.M. Members Present: Chairman Harvey Bennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Carl M. Smith and Henry S. Walker. Members Absent: Commissioner Ira A. Ward. Members of the Orange County Planning Board were present. This meeting was scheduled as the public hearing for the purpose of hearing the recommended amendments to the Orange County Planning ordinance. Chairman Bennett turned the chair over to Charles W. Johnston, Chairman of the County Planning Board. Chairman Johnston conducted the public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Orange County Planning Ordinance. You are hereby referred to the minutes of the County Planning Board for the items of this public hearing. Chairman Johnston turned the chair back to Chairman Bennett. Chairman Bennett reconvened the meeting as a Board of Commissioners. Chairman Bennett informed the Board that the negotiations with the Orange- Alamance Water Systems, Inc. relative-to the enlargement of the water line from a tan inch (101t) to a twelve inch (12") line between the water tank and the Eno Filter Plant running westwardly along highway 70 had been completed. He stated further that the Farmers Home Administration would not approve the loan from Orange County to the Orange-Alamance Water Systems, Inc., however, they would approve a grant for the completion of the project plans. The following contract, as prepared by the County Attorney, was introduced and approved by the Board and same was ordered recorded in the minutes of this meeting. "THIS CONTRACT entered into this the 20th day of March, 1968, by and between the COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA, acting by and through its duly constituted Board of Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the party of the first part and ORANGE- ALAMANCE WATER CORPORATION, hereinafter referred to as party of the second part, W I T N E s S E T H: Whereas, the party of the second part has been organized and established under the provisions of Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina for the purpose of constructing and operating a water supply distribution system serving water users within an area described in plans and drawings now on file in the office of the district, whioh district lies in the western part of Orange County and the eastern part of Alemance County, North Carolina; and Whereas, the party of the second part is now about to construct a water line from Eno River in a general westerly direction toward the Town of Mebane, and has received grant and loan from the United States of America acting by and through the Farmers Home Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture, but said funds are only sufficient to provide for a tan (10) inch water line from the pumping station at or near Eno River to the standpipe which is proposed to be erected near U. S. Highway #70 and near the plant of Perry's Farm Service. That the party of the second part has made efforts to secure additional funds, but without avail, and now applies to Orange County through its Board of County Commissioners to make available to said party of the second part the sum of not exceeding Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000) for the sole and express purpose of increasin.q the water line from the pumping station to the standpipe above referred to from ten (10) inches to twelve (12) inches; and Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County have made a careful and thorough investigation of this reouest and are of the unanimous opinion that it will be not only to the best interest of the party of the second part that said line be increased in size to twelve (12) inches, but that such action will inure to the benefit of western Orange County and will provide adequate water facilities for industrial development: NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed between the parties to this contract that the party of the first part will make available to the party of the second part a sum not exceeding Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000), which payment will be made not later than the first day of June, 1968. That as a part of the consideration for providing the funds herein specified, the party of the second part agrees that it will accord to the party of the first part the right and privilege of making one or more twelve (12) inch taps on any part or at any location in the line of the party of the second part between Eno pumping station and the Alamance County line and that said party of the second part will furnish water through said twelve (12) inch taps at the reouest of the party of the first part, charging there- for the regular rates as included in the schedule of rates of the party of the second part.