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eoaK ~' PAGE 3~2 A letter from R. H. Peck, Town Manager, reeuesting a representative from the Board be named to a committee which would pursue the proposed development of a local airport other than the Horace Williams Airport. Chairman Smith named Commissioner Bennett as the representative from the Board of Commissioners. A letter from the Orange County Homemakers Club which extended an in- vitation to the Hoard to attend the Achievement Dag which had bean planned for November 12, 197 D. A letter from Clifton M. Craig, Commissioner of State Department of Social Services, advising that a Social Serviaea Institute has been scheduled for October 29th and 30th in Raleigh, North Carolina. Commissioner Rag was appointed to represent the Orange County Board at this institute. A letter from Governor Robert W. Scott stating that ~5[ecutive Order Number Three dated Mag 7, 1970, established seventeen multi-aountg planning regions covering the entire state. Said letter explained the procedures which must be followed in order for a county to change the present multi-county regional boundaries. Copies of letters received from Electrical companies within the County relative to the reauest made concerning the proposed amendments to the National Electrical Code. A letter advising that a Legal Assistant Demonstration 1'ro~ect had been established and that the Orange County Hoard of Commissioners should name a representative to the Orange-Chatham Board of ]]ireators. Commissioner Henry Walker was appointed as Orange Ccunty~s r®presentative. An application and pamphlet advising that a Local Government Training Course for maintenance personnel had been scheduled. The County Administrator advised the Board that he had received identical information and that soma member of his department might attend .said meeting. A request from the Orange County Rescue Souad for land on which to erect a facilitg to house the eouipment and provide of1°ica space was made in the farm oP a letter from Dr. Sarah Dent, Director of the Sauad, Chairman Smith recognized Tom Ward, Director of Social Services. Mr, Ward presented the monthly Aid to the Blind Aid Agenda. IIpon motion of Commissioner Rag, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, Chairman Smith was authorized to sign the following blind aid agenda: AID TO THE BLIND October 5, 1970 NAME EFT'. DATE AMOT_TNT REASON Carrie Brown 9-1-70 170 - 185 To cover attendant care Emma S, Allen 11-1-70 60 - 70 Increased cost of utilities Elsie Council 11-1-7D 77 - 75 Decrease coat of laundry Sadie Koonce Miller 11-1-70 78 - 88 Cover cost of boarding situation Clayton Roberson 11-1-70 57 - 60 Include cast of insurance & laundry ~-r l Oommissioner Ward inouired as to the agreement which was reached with the Town of Rillsborough relative to the re-pagment of the $28,000.00 loaned to the private water corporation. Chairman Smith reported that he met with the County Administrator, the County Attorney and the Mayor of the Town of Rillsborough and that the tentative agreement for re-payment of the $28,000.00 loan would begin on July 1, 1971, and that each annual installment would not exceed $7 000.00 per year. That after the fir at gear the rate of interest would be five (5~~ percent on the unpaid balance and that the County would be allocated up to fifty (500) percent of the revenue received Prom the water recipients on said line. . Mr. Jesse Ei. Gibson, Economic Developer, and L. M. Cheshire, County Attorney, presented a resolution relative to the Orange County Land Development Company. IIpon motion of Commissioner Ward, seconded by Commissioner Walker, the fallowing resolution was unanimously adopted: Whereas the Orange County T,ocal Development Company, Incorporated was organized for the purpose of promoting community agriculture or industrial development and whereas such would seem to be exempt from the previsions of North Carolina Securities T.aw, Chapter 78 of General Statutes of North Carolina upon the adoption of this resolution approving such ^rganization~s purposes; now therefore be it resolved that the Board oP Commissioners of Orange County do hereby give approval in accordance with G.S. 78-4 (13). This approval is given in order to exempt this corporation from the provisions of Chapter 78 of the North Carolina General Statutes and for no other purpose.