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12 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Tony Blake <br />Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Name: <br />Name Called: <br />Home Address: <br />Phone: (Day) <br />Phone: (Evening) <br />Fax: <br />Email: <br />Place of Employment: <br />Job Title: <br />Township of Residence: <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Sex: <br />Ethnic Background: <br />Date of Birth: <br />Mr Tony Blake <br />1411 White Cross Road <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />919.932.1495 <br />919.932.1495 <br />tonyblake@bellsouth.net <br />Self <br />Contractor/Consultant engineer <br />Bingham <br />Male <br />Caucasian <br />2/27/1954 <br />Boards/Commissions applied for: <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />Work Experience: <br />Self employed contractor for the last seven years, primarily a consultant for at&t wireless <br />CTO office in Atlanta. Prior to that twenty years at Nortel, prior to that seven years at <br />GTE. Primary tasks management of people, products and programs. Software design <br />and network architecture. Hold several patents and I have contributed to IEEE IETF and <br />ITU telecommunications standards. <br />Volunteer Experience: <br />Volunteer at White Cross Fire Department. Vice President Board of directors. Have <br />procured and managed almost $200,000 in FEMA and OSFM grant money for WCVFD. <br />Helped launch new web site whitecrossfire.com. Participated actively in reducing the <br />White Cross Fire districts insurance rating from and ISO 9S to an ISO 7 saving an <br />average homeowner that lives within 5 miles of our station almost $200.00 per year in fire <br />insurance costs. <br />Education: <br />Other Comments: <br />Supported by Judith Wegner and Bonnie Haunser (OCV). Believe we need to tighten up <br />county zoning in the area of special use .Believe zoning should move toward the goals <br />and objectives of the OC 2030 Comprehensive Plan with an eye toward specifying areas <br />with the types of use that encourage economic development that complement the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Believe we need to protect and preserve the rural character of our <br />county and especially our watersheds. STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for <br />