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B11K FnE 114 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS May 9, 1968 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, pursuant to adjournment, met at 8:00 o'clock P.M., Thursday, May 9, 1968, at the home of George Spransy, Dogwood Acres, Orange County, North Carolina. Members Present: Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman, and Commissioners William 0. Ray and Ira A. Ward. Members Absent: Henry S. Walker and Carl M. Smith. Also present: Charles Rundgren and M. 0. Caton representing the North Carolina State Board of Health. At the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M., the Chairman announced that, pursuant to a notice duly posted and published, this was the date and hour fixed by the Board of Commissioners and the State Health Director of the North Carolina State Board of Health for the joint public hearing upon a petition filed with the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange on April 1, 1968 proposing the creation of a sanitary district in Orange County. The Chairman announced that the Board of Commissioners and the representative of the State Board of Health would immediately hear any and all resident freeholders within the proposed sanitary district, all non-resident freeholders owning property within the proposed sanitary district and any any other interested person concerning the creation of the proposed sanitary district. Chairman Bennett introduced Mr. M. 0. Caton and Mr. Charles Rundgren, representatives of the State Board of Health, to the audience and turned the chair over to Mr. Caton. M^. Caton then requested Mr. Rundgren to read the Notice of Public Hearing and legal description of the proposed district. This having been done Mr. Caton then asked if anyone present desired to speak against the creation of the proposed district. Mr. Lester Coehen, representing.Southeastern Water Utilities, read a statement opposing creation of the district and advised Mr. Caton he would file a copy of this statement with the Board within 48 hours. One other unidentified person spoke in opposition to the creation of the district. Following this approximately ten persons spoke in favor of the creation of the district. At the conclusion those'preeent indicated by a show of hands that approximately 35 persons favored creation of the district and two persons opposed the creation of the district. Thereupon Commissioner Ward introduced the following resolution which was read: RESOLUTION CONCERNING CREATION OF A SANITARY DISTRICT IN ORANGE COUNTY WHEREAS, a petition proposing the creation of a sanitary district in Orange County was filed with the Board of Commissioners on April 1, 1968, which petition is set fdrth in the minutes of the April 1, 1968 meeting of said Board, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange: Section 1. That the Board of Commissioners deems it advisable to comply with the request of said petition for the creation of a sanitary district in Orange County and does hereby determine that the territory described in said petition should be created and established as a sanitary district pursuant to Article 12 of Chapter 130 of the General Statutes of North Carolina for the purposes stated therein. Section 2. That the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is hereby directed to certify immediately a copy of this resolution to the State Health Director of the North Carolina State Board of Health. Commissioner Ward moved the passage of the foregoing resolution entitled: "RESOLUTION CONCERNING CREATION OF A SANITARY DISTRICT IN ORANGE COUNTY" and Commissioner Ray seconded the motion and the resolution was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Ward, Ray and Bennett. Noes: None ?I There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Monday, May 13, 1966. Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman S. M. Gattia, Acting Clerk f