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Minutes of the Orange County Board of Commissioners + October 2, 1962 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, October 2, 1962, at ten o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' room at the courthouse in Hillsboro, N. C. Members present: Chairman Donald Stanford, Commissioners Harvey Bennett, Clarence Jones, Donald McDade and Henry Walker. Members absent: None The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board. The following Department Officials presented reports for the month of September, 1962: Cashe Boggs, Dog Warden Frances Dansk, Asst. Home Demonstration Agent Jim Wight, Director of Welfare E. M. Lynch, Clerk of Court and Walter Wrenn, Veterans Service Officer A discussion arose concerning the forthcoming zoning hearing. It was agreaded that certain rules governing said meeting should be instituted, in order, to provide for an orderly meeting. H. Conway Browning, resident of the Eno Community, spoke in behalf of the Eno Fire Association and requested that the A.B.C. Store #h be enrolled as a member of said Fire Association. Mr. Browning stated that the fee for commercial buildings was 4100.00 and that the A.B.C. Board would pay this fee if the Board of Commissioners would authorize said payment. Mr. Browning's request was taken under advisement. The following road petitions were submitted and the Clerk was requested to mail same to the State Highway Commission. 1. Road lf1956 (southern end) 2. Terrace View Road 3. Markham Drive 4. Old Oxford Road 5. Howell St. Extension X1907 6. Oak Grove Church Road A petition signed by citizens living on road ,#1713 requesting that the name of the road be changed to Mount Herman Church Road was presented. Upon motion of Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Walker, and unanimously adopted, road #1713 was named Mount Herman Church Road. The Clerk was requested to mail a copy, of said petition to the State Highway Commission and to inform James A. Boland of said action. Chairman Stanford presented a copy of the "Orange County Records Inventory". Said inventory had been made.by the State Department of Archives and History. The purpose of the inventory, was to determine which records should be microfilmed for security purposes and which should be repaired, and to provide county officials with schedules of retention and disposal. The disposal schedules contained in the inventory was discussed. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, and unanimously adopted, each department official was authorized to proceed with the recommendations of the Department of Archives and History as given in the "Orange County Record Inventory", pertaining to the disposal.of records in their respective offices. The Clerk was requested to write the State Department of Archives & History commending them on their program and expressing to them the appreciation of the Board of Commissioners for said inventory and other services rendered to Orange County. George Levings, County Attorney, ask in behalf of the Orange County Bar Association for permission to have affixed on the doors of the courtroom a copy of the Canons of Professional Ethics. Upon motion of Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, and unanimously adopted, the Orange County Bar Association was granted permission to affix &'•eopy of the Canons of Professional Ethics on the doors of the courtroom. A discussion arose concerning the „park area" in Oakwood Development which is being claimed by the Town of Chapel Hill. The county had advertised this property for tax sale. The County Accountant was requested to i.nvestigate,this matter. The County Accountant and the County Attorney were requested to investigate and make a report to the Board at their next meeting on the matter of the legal requirments necessary to enroll the Eno Fire Association District with the Insurance Commission at Raleigh, N. C. There being no further business this meeting was adjourned. Betty June Hayes Donald Stanford Clerk Chairman