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The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, January 6, 1975, in the Commissioners Room, in the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina at 10 o'clock A.M. Members Present: Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norm Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. Members Absent: None. S. M. Gattis, County Administrator, Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer, A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk were also present. The Baard reviewed the minutes of December 2nd, 12th, and 17th. After the Clerk was instructed to make several corrections it was moved by Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, that the minutes of December 2nd, 12th, and 17th meetings be approved. Due to the fact that the minutes of December 16th, 23rd, and 30th were not presented to the Board until their arrival at this Soaxd meeting, it was agreed that these minutes would be reviewed prior to their acceptance. Chairman Garrett stated that if it met with the approval of the Board, the Board would deviate from the prepared Agenda in order to hear the presentation of road matters. The Board agreed with this procedure. Chairman Garrett recognized Betsy Farrington. Mrs. Farrington stated that the Right of Way could now be secured for SR ~~1945 and that she wanted to have a Right of Way Agent contact her at the earliest possible date. Mrs. Farrington was advised that it would be desirable for her to personally contact S._H. Jones, District Engineer, at his office in Graham. Commissioner Gustaveson stated it had been brought to his attention that the shoulders on the Smith Level Road were extremely low and that several accidents had been caused by this condition. The Clerk advised the Board that she would contact Steve Chapel, Superintendent of the Local Highway Maintenance Group. Commissioner Pinney stated another matter relative to the need for a stop sign at the intersection of SR X1751 and SR ~~1752 had been brought to his attention by Paul Minor. The Glerk.was instructed to write the Department of Transportation-requesting that stop signs be installed at this intersection. Chairman Garrett stated that Helen Hines, of SR ~~1752, had contacted her relative to the need for maintenance on said road. The Clerk was requested to contact the Department of Transportation on this matter. Chairman Garrett referred to Item ~kl on the Agenda: (Community Development Act: A. Any additional information Mark Burnham has to report. B. Any other matters concerning this program.) Earl McKee, Marilyn Riddle, and Tom Bacon, members of the Community Development Act Task Force, were present. Earl McKee was the spokesman for the Group and he stated that the following six (6) items were the suggestions that had been formulated by the Task Force. Mr. McKee said that these suggestions, however, were subject to be changed as the Task Force planned to hold a Public meeting prior to making any concrete recommendations. He then proceeded to list the six (6) items. They were; Water Sewerage Treatment and Disposal for outlying areas, Fire Protection, Garbage in addition to Greenboxes, Housing Rehabilitation and Inspection, Community Centers and Health Care in addition to current programs it was: brought out that certain codes should be adopted. Specific reference was made to the Plumbing Code. Chairman Garrett referxed to Item ~~2 on the Agenda: (Social Services Director, - Tom Ward, reporting on Food Stamp Program). Chairman Garrett xecognized Tom Ward, Director of Social Services. Mr. Ward filed a Food Stamp Report from the Orange County Department of Social 5exvices. Said report showed. that due to the increase of Feod Stam Applicants his current staff was being required to work an additional twenty (20~ hours per week. The overtime t paid staff members amounted to approximately 100 hours during the month of December.