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Minutes of the Board of Equalization and Review Meeting - April 27, 1967 (Continued)
Leon E. Broadhurst, 108 South Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach. Lot East "H", Wrightsville
Beach. Assessment $7,825, L$2,150, B$5,675. No change. Lot "G", Pt WM, Wrightsville.
Assessment $4,~~5, L$1,275, B$3,200. No•chimney. Corrections of clerical error resulted
in an Assessment of $4,125, L$1,000, B$3,125. No further change approved.
RECE55 -
By common consent of the Board the Chairman declared a recess until Monday, May 1, 1967,
at 1:00 P.M. when,the hearings will be resumed. Tax Supervisor i-s to arrange schedule for
all who have formal complaints filed.
W. G.~Houck, Tax Supervisor
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
Commissfonerst Room April 27, 1967 6:30 P. M.
At a called meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held on the above date and time,
the f,ollowing members were present: Chairman Dr. Jos. W, Hooper, Vice-Chairman Laurence 0.
Bowden, Commissioners J. M. Hall, Jr., John Van B. Netts, Jr., M. H. Vaughan, and County Manager
J. E. Marshall.
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All members of the Commissioners being•.present, it was agreed that notice of the meeting
would be waived.
Dr. Hooper discussed Dr. Donald Koonce as a member of the Board of Trustees at New Hanover
Memorial Hospital. Mr. Metts moved, s.econded by Mr. Vaughan, that Dr. Donald Koonce, subject
to the approval of the County Attorney, is hereby appointed to the above named Board of Trustees
by virtue of his position as Chief of Staff. Motion was carried unanimously.
The bill from Cherry, Bekaert and Holland was discussed. Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by
Mr. Bowden, that the County Manager is to check with Mr. Harry Cherry and determine if any
charges are reflected ,in his bill for other than Auditing Services. If no other charges are
included, he is to advise the Chairman of the Board, and he, the Chairman, is authorized to
have the bill paid and is authorized to work with the County Auditor on the locating of
additional funds to cover the bill. Motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Metts moved, seconded by Mr. Hall,,that the meeting be ad~journed. Motion was carried.
J. E. Marshall, County Manager
Minutes of the Meeting - P~lay 1, 1967
ASSEMBLY
The regular semi=.monthiy meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners rras
held on the above date at 8:00 A.M. in the Commissioners+ Room with the following members
present-: Chairman Dr. Jos. W. Hooper, Vice-Chairman Laurence 0. Bowden, Commissioners John
Van B. Metts, Jr., M. H. Vaughan, J. M. Hall, Jr., County Attorney L. Bradford Tillery, County
Manager J. E. NParshall,.and County Auditor Perry Shepard.
INVOCATION-
Af.ter calling•the meeting to order the Chairman requested Rev. E. E. Kirton, Rector of
St. Marks Episcopal Church to aive the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
For the minutes covering the meeting of April 17, 1967 under the Paragraph INSURANCE, NEW
HANOUER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL it should be corrected to read as follows: "Mr. Metts moved, seconded
by Mr. Vaughan, that the Board of County Commissioners comply with_the request of the Board of
Trustees to insure the hospital and that fire, extended coverage, vandalism and malicious
mischief be purchased to cover the hospital buildings". In the same section the following
should be added: "Mr. Vaughan stated he understood that M~r. Glasgow Hicks was representing
the Insurance Advisory Committee".
After.making the above corrections, Mr. Hall moved, seconded by Mr. Metts, that the minutes
be approved as transcribed. Motion was carried.
MINUTES FOR CALLED N~EETING OF. APRIL 27, 1967 AT 6:30 P. M. -
In the paragraph relative to the appointment of Dr. Donald B. Koonce as a member of the
Board of Trustees of New Hanover I~Iemorial Hospital, in the last sentence following the word
"Trustees" the following should be inserted: "By virtue of his position as Chief of Staff of
the Hospital".
After the above correction, Mr. Metts moved, seconded by Mr. Bowden, that the minutes of
the called meeting be approved as transcribed. The above motion r~as carried,
RESIDENTS FROM RIVER ROAD, TRASH ALONG SIDE OF HIGH!dAY -
° Mrs. J. F. Smith, a resident of the River Road Section, appeared before the Board with
Lwo other ladies relative to trash being disposed of along the above road. She mentioned an
article that appeared in the Star-l~ws Newspaper April 17, 1967. After a brief discussion of
this matter,_ Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Nr. Hali, that the Highway Department be advised
along with the Highway Patrol that this Board is not satisfied with the control of trash dis-
posal along the highway in our County.
Relative to the trash disposal problem in the County Mr. Vaughan moved, seconded by Mr.
Bowden, that the Health Department be advised that this Board is not satisfied with the trash
disposal situation and would like for the Health Department to present specific proposals and
a report on the problem. It is the feeling also that too much time has elapsed since the orioinal
request was made Aug~st 1, 1966 by the Board of Commissioners. Motion was carried.
By common consent the County Manager was instructed to contact the City Manager of Wil-
mington relative to County garba~e disposal.