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1<~NUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF C02R~1ISSIDNERS February 19, 197LI. The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in Regular Session in the Orange County Museum on Tuesday, February 19, 1971+, at 8 o~clock P.M. Members Present: Chairman C. Norman Walker and Commisaicnsrs Henry 5. Walker, Flora Garrett, Richard E. Whitted and Melvin Whitfield. Members Absent: None. The Officers and the Directors of the Museum had prepared coffee and refreshments for the Board members and the other guest who were present for the occasion. Chairman Y7alker recognized J. F. Minnis, Chairman of the Museum Committee. Mr. Minnis stated that this was the sixteenth anniversary of the founding of the. Museum and he felt that it was appropriate that the Board of Commissioners share the birthday celebration for without the financial assistance and support the Museum could not have become a reality. He then proceeded to recount the history of the founding of the Museum. Chairman Walker thanked Nir. Minnis and the Museum Committee for the hospitality that had been extended to the Board. Countyh$vard of aElectionarremotdiscussdthe petitionnsubmitgeddby thoaeipersona interested in proposed Orange Grove Rural Fire Protection District.) Marshall L. Cates, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Elections, stated that upon review by the Board of Elections of the petition that had been submitted by Orange Grove Fire District it was Sound that the description used on the petition included properties that were located on both sides of Bethel Church Road (SR #110L}), highway #54, Antioch Church Road (SR #1951), SR ~r1952, and SR #1958. Mr Cates stated that the General Statutes did not allow the inclusion of properties lying on both sides of a road and that the original petition, as submitted, was in violation of G. S, 153-39, therefore, the Board of Elections could not accept the petition as submitted by the Orange Grove Fire District. He stated that a new boundary description of the proposed Orange Grove Fire District had been drawn by the County Attorney. This new petition included a revised description and it had been accepted by the $oard of Elections, however, the $oard oP Elections would need the compliance of the Board of Commissioners as to the changes made in the revised petition prior to the 'proceeding of the calling of the proposed election. A complete survey had been made of the parsons who signed the original petitions _ and only fourteen (14) were not eligible to vote in the proposed election. These fourteen (].L~) persons may petition to be included in the proposed fire district if the election on the questio s passed. Mr. Cates stated that the submitted changes were being made ord to comply with the General Statutes and in order to allow the Board of Elec ions to pi Geed with the calling pf the proposed election. • Discussion ensued. Mr. Cates read the following revised description of the proposed Orange Grove Fire Diatriat Boundaries: "B~TNNING at the Orange County line on U. S. Highway 54 (approximately ll miles avast of Chapel Hill)t thence north with the county line 5.5 miles to the Mebane Oaks Road (SR 10071, a boundary of the Efland Fire District; thence with the Efland Fira District boundary sa follows: With the Mebane Oaks Road (SR 1007) in a southeasterly direction 1.7 miles to the intersection with the Oak Grove Church Road (SR 1117), thence with the Oak Grove Church Road in a southeasterly direction 3.1 miles to the intersection of SR 1118, thence with SR 1118 in a southeasterly direction p.7 miles to the intersection of SR 1115, thence in a northeasterly direction with SR 1115 1.2 miles to the intersection of the Buckhorn road (SR 1110), thence with the $uckhorn road in a northerly direction 0.7 miles to the intersection of SR 1 25, thence with SR 1125 in a northeasterly direction 1~..5 miles to the inter ction of SR °..R 1120 in a northeasterly direction 0.7 mile to the bridge1on03evennMile th Creek, thence with said creek in an easterly irection to the r7zo River in the line of the Orange Rural Fire District; then a with the Orange Rural Fire District as follows: In an easterly direction with said Eho River to SR 1134, thence with SR 1131x, in a southerly direction 1.1 miles to the intaraection with SR 1135, thence with SR 1136 in a westerly, a utherl direction 1.9 miles to another intaraection :/rith SR i~34nd then easterly direction with Sft 1134 0.7 miles to an intersection with~SRh1006,ithenceuinealy southerly direction with SR 1006 0.6 miles to the intersection of 3R 1129, thence in an easterly direction with SR 1129 3 0 miles to the intaraection of SR 1009, thence in a southerly direction with SR 100q 2.2 miles to the inter- section of SR 1723, a boundary of the Nsw Hope Fire District; thence with the Nsw Hope Fire District line and with SR 1009 approximately 3.1 miles to the South Orange Fire District; then with said South Orange Firs District in a southwesterly direction approximately 1.4 miles to the intersection of Dairyland Road (SR 1112) and Bethel Church Road (SR 1104); thence with the center line ~~9