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various major projects, with funds on years without a major project <br /> being divided evenly between the two school systems , which would <br /> eliminate the need to set the smaller projects in any sort of priority <br /> order at this time. <br /> Mr. Weatherly said that he finds the proposal appealing, since experi- <br /> ence has shown that a vote on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board <br /> is often split, and, on election of new people to the Board, the <br /> priority ranking of projects may change. Fie said that if a bond <br /> issue were decided on, this would not prevent the Board from decid- <br /> ing which specific projects were to be funded by bonds. <br /> Mrs. Garrett set the next joint meeting for Tuesday, March 2 , 1976, <br /> at 7: 30 p.m. at the Board offices of the Orange County Schools. <br /> The meeting adjourned. at 11:15 p.m. " <br /> (The foregoing is a verbatim copy of the "Report" furnished to the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> School Board. ) <br /> MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> February 11, 1976 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special ses- <br /> sion on Wednesday, February 11 , 1976 , at 7:30 p.m. , in the Commis- <br /> sioners ' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. <br /> Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norman <br /> gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Richard Whitted. <br /> Members absent were none. <br /> S. M. Gattis , County Administrator; Neal Evans , Fiscal Officer; <br /> and Betty June Hayes, Clerk; were also present. <br /> Mark Burnham, representative of Triangle J Council of Govern- <br /> ments; Ervin Dobson, Planning Director; Chris Edwards and Hall Minnis <br /> of the Planning Staff; Fred S. Cates, Mayor of the Town of Hillsborough; <br /> Paul R. Williams and John Roberts, members of the Hillsborough Town <br /> Board, Jeff Howard, Community Development Coordinator for the Town of <br /> Carrboro, and Marvin McPherson, Jr. , Building Inspector for the <br /> Town of Carrborq; were also present. <br /> The Chairman referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: Representatives <br /> of the Orange County Planning Board will review with the Board of <br /> Commissioners possible Community Development Applications for the <br /> coming fist,-. 1 year. <br /> Ervin Dobson of the Planning Department stated that the Planning <br /> Staff had met jointly with representatives of the Towns of Carrboro <br /> and Hillsborough. That from the discussion, study and investigations <br /> by his department, they were recommending that the County of Orange <br /> join with the Town of Hillsborough in making application to HUD for <br /> joint Community Development Grant Funds. The Planning Director filed <br /> the following report: <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES <br /> NORTHERN FAIRVIEW TARGET AREA <br /> 1. housing rehabilitation grants $ 60,000 <br /> 2. temporary relocatic^ payments 50,000 <br /> 3. removal of dilapidated vacant structures 600 <br /> 4. road paving 301 ,500 <br /> 5. water line extension 33 , 600 <br /> 6. park development on county land 15 ,000 <br /> 7. fire hydrant installation 5 ,500 <br /> $ 421, 200 <br /> Explanation of items <br /> 1. Rehabilitations grants , administered by the Triangle Housin <br /> Development Corporation, will serve to hire a crew of local <br /> residents and to purchase necessary materials. When available, <br />