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BOOK..... ~ ;-GE `CBS Chairman Smith read a letter from the Cedar Grove Raritan Club relating to the improvement needed on certain roads in the Cedar Grove area. Aiacusaion ensued. The Clerk was directed to forward this correspondence, along with the two road petitions, tv the State Highway Commission. Dr. O, David Garvin, District Health Officer, preeented a report on the activities of the Health Department and a report on the agency concerned with administering home health sere and other needed services to the aged and infirmed of the Chapel Hill area. Chairman Smith requested Dr. Garvin to keev the Board advised of the progress of both agencies. Chairman Smith stated that he had been advised, by the Orange County Planning Board, that the request of C, P. Buckner to re-zone, Prom a residential area to a rural commercial area, a small tract of land on Mt. Carmel Road had been approved by the County Planning Board on the basis of a three to one vote. Chairman Smith recognized John T. Manning, Attorney at Law from Chapel Ai 11, North Carolina, who spoke in opposition to the proposed re-zoning of the C. P. Buckner property. Chairman Smith then recognized Eddie Williams of Chanel Hill, North Carolina, who spoke in favor of the reouest for re-zoning as submitted by C. P. Suclmer. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, it was moved and unanimously adopted, that the recommendation of the County Planning Board, relative to the re-zoning of the C. P. Buckner property, be denied. Tom Ward, Social Services Director, presented the following Blind Aid Agenda and Chairman Smith was directed to sign same: AID TO THE BLIND AGENDA April 6, 1970 NAME EFF. DATE AMODNT REVIS2oNs Dora Winston 3-1-70 From 108 to l2 Rachel Pippin !}-1-70 From 18 tc 15 Value C. Moore 1~.-1-70 From 32 to 28 Sadie K. Miller (G-1-70 From 79 tv 78 Matilda Pickett L~.-1-7p From 196 to 1qq Julie N. Allred !}-1-70 From 1l~3 to 138 Elsie Council ~-1-70 From 71 to 68 Lizzie.West 1}-1-70 Fram 1}3 to la.8 sAM~ Thomas S, Breeze. 73.00 REASON Entered nursing home Inoreased SSA benefits Increased SSA benefits Chaage in coat of utilities To include mediosl transportation OASI increase Increased SSA benefits Increased SSA benefits TERMINATION Dora Winston L~.-1-70 12.00 Death of recipient 3-22-70 -f~~ A document entitled "Memorandum of Understanding Between Orange County, Orange Soil sad Water Conservation District; and the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service" was preeented to the Board by the County Administrator for their aavroval and signature. Chairman Smith stated that the Soil Conservation Service would conduct preliminary tests of the suggested water storage site in order to establish the suitability of said site and that the exploration would be expensive and the Conservation Department would be unable to proceed w3,th the tests unless the memorandum was duly executed. The County Attorney stated that the memorandum specified the responsibilities which moat be asslaued by both the County of Orange and the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, however, the axeaution of the contract would not be valid if the County decided not to proceed with the survey project. Unon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, it was moved and unanimously adopted, that Chairman Smith be authorized to sign the memorandum entitled "Memorandum of Understanding Between Orange County, Orange Soil and Water Conservation District; and the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservatien ~~~~ Service".