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Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
<br />July 12, 1960
<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Tuesday, July 12, 1960,
<br />at 8 olclock p.m. in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
<br />Members present: Chairman R. J. M, Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
<br />Donald Stanford and Henry Walker.
<br />Members absent: None
<br />S. T. Latta, Chairman of the County Board of Elections, and Frank KUngburg, a member of
<br />the same Board, were present to discusses their proposed budget.
<br />Commissioner Stanford moved that the election budget for the 1960-1961 fiscal year be set a
<br />?4,50OXO. This motion received a second and Chairman Hobbs called for a vote. There were 4
<br />ayes and 0 nayes. Chairman Hobbs then declared the motion passed.
<br />The Board discussed other budget matters until 10:30 p.m.
<br />Chairman Hobbs announced the next meeting would be on Friday, July 15th, at 8 o'clock
<br />p.m. He informed the Board that the Board of Education would again present its request. for
<br />the purchase of the school site designated as Northern Orange High School.
<br />There being no further business this meeting was adjourned.
<br />S. M. Gattis
<br />Acting Clerk
<br />R. J. M. Hobbs
<br />Chairman
<br />Minutes of the Board of Commissioners
<br />July 15, 1960
<br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Friday, July 15, 1960,
<br />at 8 o'clock p.m. in the Commissioners room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C.
<br />Members present: Chairman R. J. M. Hobbs, Commissioners Clarence Jones, Donald McDade,
<br />Donald Stanford and Henry Walker.
<br />Members absent: None
<br />The County Board of Education was present and again presented a resolution requesting the
<br />Board of Commissioners to approve the purchase of a site to be designated as Northern Orange
<br />High School. Said resolution reads as follows:
<br />Resolved that: The Orange County Board of Commissioners be re-requested to approve the resolution
<br />presented to them on July 5, 1960.
<br />The July 5th resolution follows:
<br />The County Superintendent, G. P. Carr, brought to the attention or the Board the matter of
<br />disposition of funds in the amount of $3,'000.00 which was recently received from the sale of school
<br />property in the Town of Ourboro, N. C. After discussion and in line with many conferences had by
<br />members of the Board of Education, Mr. F. Ross Porter offered the following resolution, to-:rib:
<br />WHEREAS, it is the carefully considered opinion of the Board of Education of Orange County that
<br />the long range plan for future development of educational facilities in said County will require a
<br />large amount of land. Said program includes the erection of a Senior High School, a Junior High
<br />School, and possibly an elementary sdhool, with necessary space not only for buildings and
<br />playgrounds, but also for athletic activities; and
<br />WHEREAS, as a result of extended negotiations the Board of Education has the opporunity to
<br />purchase from Mr. S. T. Latta a tract of land containing 100 acres within a distance of
<br />approximately one mile of the Courthouse, at the price of b30,000.00, this tract is shown on a
<br />preliminary sketch as made by Robert A. Jones, Registered Surveyor, in June, 1960; and
<br />WHEREAS, The Board of Education is unanimous in its considered opinion that said purchase of
<br />this large tract of land which is new available will be not only adequate, but exceptionally well
<br />suited for the future development of the educational program in this County:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, this Board goes on record as approving the purchase of said 100 acre tract
<br />subject to the consent of the Board of County Commissioners approving the expenditure of the funds
<br />now on hand for this long range capital outlay expenditure.
<br />BE IT EURTHER CONSIDERED A part of this motion that a copy thereof be immediately presented to
<br />the Board of County Commissioners and their concurrence and approval be requested.
<br />Further that upon the approval had from the Board of County Commissioners that the Superintendent
<br />of Education be authorized and directed to proceed with the necessary steps for the acquiring of said
<br />land, together with opinion of an acceptable attorney as to the title thereto.
<br />The foregoing motion was duly seconded by Mr. Charles M, ,talker, Jr, and after further discussion,
<br />said motion was unanimously adopted:
<br />/a/ C. 11. Stanford, Chairman
<br />Is l Ross Porter, Board Member /s/ Gordon B. Cleveland, Board Member
<br />// G. P. Carr, Secretary a Chas. H. Walker, Jr., Board Member
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<br />s J. E. Hawkins, Board Member
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