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T"I~?~JT s c_ m?;J nRSrc. co~7-"xv <br />3CA_RD of CCT~y'iIUSSO_'T'~RS , ~~'~ <br />i?arch h, 1972 <br />The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County mat in regular session <br />on T4onday, Tiarch 5, 1972, at 10:00 n~clvek :1, M, in the Commissioners Room of <br />the Courthouse in Hillsborough, Tdorth Carolir_a. <br />Iiembers Present: Chairman Hareey D, 3er_nett, and Comm?ss`_oners `illiam C, <br />stay, Henry S, Walker, Ira A, .lard and C, Norman Walker. 1 <br />Members Abssnt: None <br />T4inutes of the previous meetings were read and approved after some <br />corrections, <br />Chairman Bennett recognized John L, line, Jr „ President of the Idew Tiope <br />Improvement Association, T•x. Tiline stated that at a meeting of the association <br />a petition in opposition to the Town of Chanel Hill extending its current zoning <br />authority beyond the present limits be reported to the 3oard, Said petition <br />requests that the area be left under. the jurisdiction of t'r_a Crange County <br />Planning 3oard, <br />i~x, Y.line presented a latter from the Tdew Hope 2-rmro~rement Association <br />which requested the 3oard of Commissioners to call for a ,ire District <br />Tax ~,lection, Discussion ensued as to ther_lans already underraay for the i <br />establisT+slent of fire protection in the Tdew Hnpe area. <br />Commissioner idilliam C. :icy crnT-fended the Tdew '±ope Improvement Association i <br />for tak,nT; the inititive in the matter of Tire protection. i <br />i <br />U-:on motion of Commissioner ?dilliam C, Ray, secor_dsd by Commissioner Henry <br />S, udallter, it tras movsd that tee Board proceed faith the necessary legal <br />enactmer_t for the callinb of the .dew Ho»e rite District Mention. Discussion <br />ensued. <br />Commissioner Henry S. T+dalker stated that the Bno Fire Department and <br />possibly that other areas should be given the opportunity to be included in any <br />election that was called for the purpose of establisri ng fire districts. <br />Commissioner Ira A, Ward stated that perhaps the 3oard should consult <br />*aith Marshall Cates, Chairman of the BoardJof ~.satior_s, as to the appropriate <br />date for calling said election. <br />Chairman Bennett reported that ,.,,r. Flowers who is Assistant Chief of the <br />?;'no Fire District, frill arrange a meeting to see if that district wishes to be <br />included in the special election. <br />I.srion Clark, Secretar~* of the Orange Rural Fire Department, reported to <br />the Board tr.e eativity arising from meetings which had been held throughout <br />the county relative to fire protection areas. <br />Chandler Cates, Chief of the Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Department, <br />stated that if fire protection districts were not established by an election <br />than he would like for the County to assist in the collection of pledges. <br />Mr, Cates was advised that the County.had no legal authority to collect <br />money of this nature. <br />Chairman Bennett read the follotaing petition: <br />"iJ®, the undersigned, petition the Crange County Board of <br />Commissioners to reject the proposal that the zoning authority of the <br />Town of Cha±~el Hill he extended beyond the present limits, Tha <br />undersigned are satisfied with the past performance of the Orange County <br />Zoning Board and sinoerel~* bolieve that their cor_tinuad jurisdiction <br />Trill better serve the citizens of Orange County. <br />All of the ur_deraigned. are residents of Orange County." <br />The petition had been signed by approximately two hundred and forty (2!}0) <br />citizens. <br />Chairmen Bennett recognized C, D, Jones, the County~s representative or_ ' <br />the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission. T•Ir, Jones presented ~ <br />each member of the Board a cony of a book entitled "Economs Indicators." <br />- -- <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />