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seoK 7 r,~E 2~7 Chairman Smith advised Mr. Hawkins that it would be difficult to access or to establish a firm price quotation because the $oard had no way of being aware of a precise location of any proposed industries and that the total investment, of Orange County, must be considered before any figures were agreed upon. Chairman Smith read a letter received from James Wallace relative to the fees charged at Lake Orange. Mr. Wallace requested that the County proceed to guarantee citizens access to Lake Orange at a reasonable prescribed fee. Commissioner Ward and Commissioner Walker, stated that they felt the County needed the water when the Lake was developed and that the County had obtained the water at a reasonable cost to the public. Further discussion ensued. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was ' adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 9, 1970, at 8 o'clock P.M. Carl M. Smith, Chairman S. M. Gatti s, Actiin~,,.Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in adjourned session at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in the Commissioners Room at 8 o'clock P.M, on Tuesday, June 9, 1970. Members Present: Chairman Carl M. Smith, and Commissioners Harvey b. Sennett, Ira A. Ward, Henry 5. Walker and William C. Ray. Members Absent: None • This meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the proposed 1970-71 budget. Quentin Patterson, County Soil Conservationist, introduced Lacy Coats, Water Shed Planning Economists. Mr. Coats reviewed the findings obtained in the preliminary study of the proposed Seven Mile Creek reservior. He stated that the ~' engineering and geologic point of view for the proposed site was satisfactpry and ' that it would be reasonable to construct an earth dam of approximately 84 feet in height. He stated further that his design would impound water at an average elevation of 600.7 feet above sea level, that a sediment aterage pool of 67.4 acre feet, j 7,056 acre feet for municipal water storage and 2,899 feet for flood water storage ~ could be maintained in the proposed structure. This lake would contain about 400 surface acres and have a total lake capacity of 10,500 acres. With the emergency I spillway elevation set at 590.3 feet, the normal water line would fluctuate about nine feet. Mr. Coats sited that the average land cost of 5500 per acre was Ysed.to determine the following: Construction Cost-5795,000.00; Land value at 5500.00 per acre- 5300,000.00. He further stated that the _ Piedmont Research and Conservation Agency might participate in the funding of the proposed project. The Following estimates were given: A&E Contract-511,000.00 Construction Inspection-571,500.00; Constru- tipn-5135,000.00; making a total of 5217,500.00.. L. David Dixon of the Soil Conservation Service stated that he was of the opinion that work on the planned soil map would be under way after July 1, 1970. Lloyd Osterman, Regional Librarian, presented the Regional Library's budget. Said budget totaled 520,630.000 and represented an increase of 52,670.00 over the 1969--70 budget request. Mr. Osterman stated that 51,900 of the monies was ear-marked for renovation of the upstairs area of the library and that the additional monies would allow for a 10% salary increase for the library personnel. Mr. Osterman presented for the approval of the $oard an agreement for death benefits under the North Carolina Local Government Employees' Retirement System. Upon motion of Commissioner Sennett, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was 1 moved and adopted that the following agreement be properly executed. AGREEMENT-DEATH BENEFIT ` General Employees I In accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of G.S. 128--27 setting forth the conditions under which the rights to the death benefit might be made available to members of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, this AGREEMENT is hereby entered into between the County Commissioners of Orange County and the Director of said Retirement System. In consideratipn of an increase pf .33% in the employer's contribution rate effective as of July 1, 1970, the North Carolina