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MINUTES OF MID -MONTH MEETING OF NOVEMBER, 1976
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MID -MONTH MEETING
EVENING PRAYER
MINUTES READ
EMPLOYEES' RECOGNITION
BANQUET
BID OPENING RE:
JUVENILE VEHICLE
The mid -month meeting for November , convened on Monday,
November 15, 1976. The Chairman of the Board, B. R.
Etheridge, called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. with
Commissioners Brock, Stewart, and Cotton present. Comm-
issioner Alphin arrive a few minutes late. The County
Attorney was present, and the Clerk.
The Chairman led the evening prayer.
The minutes from the last meeting were read and approved.
Commissioner Brock, in speaking of the Employees' Recog-
nition Banquet held on November 12, 1976, made a motion
that Mrs. Gay Burton, Director of the Special Music, "This
is the Sound of America ", a bicentennial cantata, be sent
a letter by the Board to express appreciation of the per-
formance. Commissioner Stewart seconded the motion and
the issue passed.
As previously advertised in the legal section of the news-
papers, the Chairman informed those present that it was
now time to open the bids for the furnishing of a vehicle
for the juvenile program of the county, and called upon
the County Manager to present all bids received. County
Manager Brock informed the Chairman that only one bid had
been received. The Chairman then ordered that the bids
be let again, to be opened on Monday, December 6, 1976
for the furnishing of this vehicle, at 9:30 A.M.
PROCLAMATION FARM CITY
WEEK Rudy Collins presented the following proclamation for
consideration of the Board of Commissioners. Upon a motion
by Commissioner Cotton, a second by Commissioner Stewart,
the proclamation was adopted and made a part of the record
of theCounty.
FARM CITY WEEK
1976
WHEREAS the prosperity and well -being of this community
are dependent upon cooperation between the two great elements
of our society; farmers and urban people, and
WHEREAS the complexities of their individual problems and
the divergence of their activities have led to a widening
gulf of misunderstanding, and
WHEREAS this gulf of misunderstanding must be eliminated,
and each group must understand the other if our American
way of life is to endure, and
WHEREAS Farm -City Week provides an unparalleled opportunity
for farm and city people to become reacquainted,
I, THEREFORE, Bob Etheridge, Chairman of the HARNETT
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, do hereby proclaim the
period of November 19, through November 25 to be Farm -
City Week; and I do father call upon all citizens of
this community to participate to the limit of their capa-
bility in the joint visits, the seminars, the pageants,
fairs, civic and social events attendant to a successful
Farm -City Week in FIarnett County.
Done at the city of Lillington, this 15th day of November„
1976
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RESOLUTION -201 WASTEWATER
FACILITIES PL. STUDY The following resolution pertaining to 201 Wastewater Facil-
ities Planning Study for Dunn - Benson -Erwin was presented to
the Commissioners. Commissioner Brock moved for the adoption
of the resolution, Commissioner Cotton seconded the motion
and the issue carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina,
on January 22, 1974, acting as Lead Applicant for the Dunn -
Benson -Erwin Planning Area, contracted with the firm of Davis,
Martin & Associates, Inc., High Point, North Carolina, for the
preparation of a Wastewater Facilities Planning Study for the
Dunn - Benson -Erwin Planning Area as delineated by the Department
of Natural & Economic Resources of the State of North Carolina to
conform with the requirements of Section 201 of Public Law
92 -500; and,
WHEREAS, said Wastewater Facilities Planning Study containing
plans and recommendations for facilities necessary for meeting
the needs of the planning area for wastewater collection and
treatment have been presented to the Harnett County Board of
Commissioners; and,
WHEREAS, the Board;of Commissioners of the Town of Erwin, Town
of Benson and City of Dunn have adopted resolutions agreeing
to and accepting for implementation the recommendations contained
insaid Wastewater Facilities Planning Study, said agreement and
acceptance being contingent upon approval of said Study by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management and the
United States Environmental Protection Agency; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Harnett
have been requested to concur in the foregoing approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of
Commissioners of the County of Harnett does hereby agree and
concur with the conclusions and recommendations of said Wastewater
Facilities Planning Study.
WILLIAMS & WORKS: REPORT
ON LANDFILL SITE Representatives from Williams & Works Engineering Firm
were present and reported to the Board that the preliminary
plans that had been submitted to the Raleigh Office of Health
Services Division, Vector Control, had not been evaluated and
returned but that results were expected very soon, and that
then progress could be made on the Dunn - Erwin -Coats landfill
site.
REPORT OF GF EXPENDITURES
General Fund report of expenditures was filed with the Board.
PLAN ON SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES
Tony Tucker Tony Tucker, Director of Harnett Planning and Development,
came before the Board to introduce Jim Dougherty from the
Department of Natural and Economic Resources. Mr. Dougherty
presented a plan on subdivision ordinances for the Commiss-
ioners to read and study, and take action at a later meet-
int. The matter was duly docketed by the Commissioners.
SPECIAL GUESTS Prior to adjournment, the Chairman recognized the special
guests for the evening - Duncan McCormick and Lydia McCormick.
These are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCormick (Mr.
McCormick is the County Attorney), and special greetings were
extended to these guests
ADJOURNED The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.
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