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44.3 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS May 2, 1966 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 2, 1966, at ten o'clock A.M. in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse n Hillsborough, N. C. Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, Commissioners Gordon B. Cleveland, William C.Ray, Henry S. walker and Carl M. Smith. Members absent: None The minutes of the meetings held on April 4th, April 14th, April 25th, and April 26th, were read and approved. The following road petitions were received and the Clerk was directed to forward them to the State Highway Commission. 1. County road #1941 - for paving - presented by Forrest T. Heath. 2. County road #1958 - for widening and straightening - presented by Donald M. Stanford. 3. Camp Ground Road - for addition to the State System - presented by Albert Reaves. 4. Wilkins Drive (SR #1803) - for addition to the State System. 5. County Road #1338 - for paving - presented by John L. Efland, Jr. 6. Reverie Road - for addition to the State System - presented by Ruth Latta. Chairman Bennett presented two letters from R. B. Todd, Town Clerk for the Town of Carrboro. Said letters advised the Board that the term of T. W. Goodrich on the Carrboro Planning Board expires on April 181 1966, and that the term of Jesse Basnight on the Carrboro Adjustment Board expires April 18, 1966. Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, it was moved and unanimously adopted that J. S. Wearn of North Greensboro Street, Carrboro, North Carolina, be appointed to serve a three (3) year term on the Carrboro Planning Board. Said term effective upon the expiration of the term of T. W. Goodrich. Upon motion of Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, it was moved and unanimously adopted that Jesse Basnight be re-appointed to the Carrboro r with Adjustment Board for a term of three (3) years. Said term to his present term. Marvin Walker, Mayor of the Town of Mebane, and A. A. Bradley, Fire Commissioner for the Town of Mebane, appeared before the Board. They stated that the Mebane Volunteer Fire Department was the only fire department rendering service to the western Orange County area and that last year their department made approximately thirty-seven (37) calls in this area. They stated further that their department received no financial contribution or assistance from any source in Orange County for this service, but that Alamance County contributed $75.00 per month for fire protection service to the unincorporated area in Alamance County which surrounded the Mebane area. Mayor Walker requested that the Orange County Board of Commissioners consider in their 1966-1967 budget making a contribution in order to help defray the expenses incurred by the Mebane fire department in rendering fire protection service to the stated areas. No action was taken... Chairman Bennett presented a letter from Dr. W. B. Saunders of 606 Coolidge Street in Chapel Hill. Said letter expressed concern for an area located just below his home which was being used as a dumping ground for trash. The Board of Commissioners talked with the District Health Department and were assured that the Health Department was aware of the situation and they were taking steps to see that . same was corrected. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from Mary Esser, Secretary of The Citizens' Committee of the Chapel Hill Schools. Said letter recommended that federal funds made available to the Chapel Hill City Schools should in no way affect increased support from the county for the'Chapel Hill Schools. .The following Blind Aid Cases were approved. AID TO THE BLIND AGENDA May 2, 1966 Revision Name Eff. Date Amount Reason Emma S. Allen 6-1-66 87 to 70 Due to added income from Social Security Benefits Frank Woods 6--1-66 74 to 76 Due to increased cost of Utilities. TRANSFER OUT Novella Sykes transfer to Durham County effective June, 1966. Marvin Jarrett transfer to Alamance County effective June, 1966.