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®ra~tge ~ourttp ~oarb of ~bucatiot~ <br />RANDY BRIDGES, SUPERINTENDENT <br />~tYYgboroug~j, ,~~ 27278 <br />BOARD MEMBERS <br />SUSAN DOVENBARGER, CHAIR <br />KERH COOK, VICE CHAIR <br />ROBERT H. BATSMAN <br />RICHARD KENNEDY <br />DAVID KOLBINSKY <br />DELORES SIMPSON <br />BRENDA STEPHENS <br />August 23, 1999 <br />Mr. John Link, County Manager <br />Orange County <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear John: <br />5 <br />200 EAST KING STREET <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 <br />TELEPHONE: 919-732-8126 <br />FAX: 919-732-8120 <br />I appreciate your letter, and the opportunity to speak with the County Commissioners <br />concerning the burning of debris at the site of our new elementary school. This project is <br />behind schedule, and we are working as quickly as possible to move this school <br />construction forward so that we may open next August. I appreciate you and the <br />Commissioners working with us on this project and can assure you that burning will not <br />be an issue on future building projects for the Orange County School System. <br />I have asked our construction consultant to use any and all precautions to minimize the <br />effects of burning. We will try to avoid burning on code orange/red days, and when the <br />temperature is exceedingly high. At this time, burning must occur to keep us close to our <br />schedule. Our contractor has been able to plan for hauling the additional debris off site <br />that will be generated by completing the road and clearing for the power lines. As I <br />shared with you and the Commissioners, that was not included with the contract we <br />entered into with him. He will need to bring additional equipment and trucks to haul the <br />debris away. The additional acreage for the road and power lines will be about 5.27 <br />acres. To haul this debris away will cost $19,530.00. As I understood the <br />Commissioners, they are willing to cover this cost pending your approval. I am asking <br />that you approve this request so that we may continue to move forward. If you need <br />additional information about this request, please let me know as soon as possible. At this <br />time we have almost completed the burning we need to do. We will only burn additional <br />debris if this request is not approved. <br />Please know that the Orange County Board of Education and I are very concerned with <br />all environmental issues, and want to cooperate with you and the Commissioners. Had I <br />known the views of all the Commissioners on our decision to burn the debris, their <br />concerns would have been shared with the Board for their consideration <br />