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50GK 1 PAGE 338 MINIITES OF THE ORANGE CDTTNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 1, 1971 The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County met in regular session at 10:00 o~clock A. M. on Monday, February 1, 1971, in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Present: Chairman Harvey D. Sennett, and Commissioners William C. Ray, Henry S. Walker, Tra A. Ward and C. Norman Walker. Members Absent: None The minutes were read and approved. Chairman Bennett adjourned the Board of Commissioners and said meeting was re-convened as a Board of Commissioners for the Orange County Housing Authority. Chairman Bennett recognized Coolidge Porterfield, Executive Secretary of the Orange County Housing Authority. Mr. Porterfield read the minutes of the last meeting of the Authority. For other business of this meeting see minute doa$et of the Orange County Housing Authority. Chairman Sennett adjourned the Board of Commissioners for the Orange County Housing Authority meeting and said meeting wsa re-convened as a Board of County Commissianera. Chairman Bennett recognized a group of citizens of the Miller Road area. Lawrence Summey acted as spokesman of the group and they inauired sa to the status of the road petition submitted for sR numbers 1551} and 1555. From the road file it was determined that the County had not received any aorresnondenae relative to this petition. The Clerk was reauested to write the State Highway Commission to have them advise Mr. Summey as to the statue of Millar Road. Chairman Sennett recognized Norman Long, Zoning Officer. Mr. Long advised the Board that the reouest of C. Whid Powell and others for the re-zoning bf approximately 59 cares located in Chapel Hill township from a Residential District to a Mobile Home Park. The Planning Board, by unanimous vote, recommends denial. On the reouest of C. Whid Powell and others for re-zoning of two (2) scree from a Residential Diatriat to a Rural Commercial District the Planning Board, by unanimous vote, reaommenda denial. Discussion ensued. IIpen motion of Commissioner Ira A. Weld, seoonded by Commissioner C. Norman Walker, it wsa moved and unanimously adopted, that the Board conovr with the recommendation of the Planning Board in the denial of the two reavests received from C. Whid Powell and others. -f ~ Chairman Bennett inquired of the County Administrator as to the progress being made on the Seven Mil® Creek Reservoir Mr. Gattis stated that John Pridgen, Engineer for said project, had requested that the Board plan a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the current proposal. Discussion ensued and it was agreed that Quentin Patterson would ba requested to be present and that the meeting with Mr. Pridgen would be scheduled for Monday, February 8, 1971, at_.._ 8 P.M. Chairman Bennett brought to the attention of the Board that Clarence Jones, Chairman of the Drange County Human Relations Council, had requested that the Commissioners appoint three members to the Council. Chairman Sennett inquired as to the fiat of names of parsons who had bean recommended for appointment. No action was taken on the matter. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the Battle of Alamanae Bi-Centennial Committee. Said letter advised that the Alamanoe County Ristorioal Association is planning a Bi-Centennial commoration of the Battle of Alamsace the week of May 9-16, 1971. We want all the counties that were at one time a part of the original Orange County to have a part in this commoration. Thep further reauested that Orange County sponsor a page in the ao~mnerative book and participate in the barade. The Clerk was instructed to vontsat the departments within the county and ask for suggestions relative to Orange County~s participation in said event. Chairman Bennett presented a letter from the North Central Piedmont Recourse and Conservation Development Commission. Said letter extended an _, invitation for the members of the Board to attend a dinner meeting on February 22, 1971, in Rockingham County. It was agreed that all members of the Board would try to attend this meeting.