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interests may coincide with none of the Task Force members' there shall be established a Lake <br /> Orange Task Force. <br /> The Lake Orange Task Force shall be a group of no more than seven members, with <br /> designated alternates, comprised of representatives from the office of the Orange County <br /> Manager and the office of the Orange County Attorney, representatives of Friends of Lake <br /> Orange, and any other property owners claiming rights or interest in Lake Orange and the <br /> issues set forth below, and material stakeholders directly involved in Lake Orange and its <br /> management. <br /> The charter of the Lake Orange Task Force will be to resolve issues concerning water <br /> rights, including but not limited to: recreational rights, the Voluntary Capacity Users Group <br /> Agreement and the maintenance and administration of the usage of Lake Orange. <br /> The goal of the Task Force will be: to reach a binding agreement on these issues, <br /> define a future path for dealing with Lake Orange and establish methods for resolving future <br /> questions, based on a common understanding that considers and respects the rights, <br /> responsibilities and needs of all parties involved. <br /> When that consensus is reached and those methods are established, the charter of the <br /> Task Force will be fulfilled and the Task Force will end. <br /> The first order of business of the Lake Orange Task Force will be to obtain from each <br /> Task Force member a statement of its interests and perceived needs from which a concise and <br /> specific set of high-level tasks will be defined by the Task Force in support of its charter. <br /> Thereafter the Task Force will establish working groups and timelines for completion of each <br /> task." <br /> He submitted the resolution to the Clerk. <br /> Bruce Lucas lives on NC 86 North in Hillsborough. He said that he has water coming on <br /> both sides of the road into his branch and it floods his property. He asked for help in getting a <br /> bridge, which would stop some of the flooding. He submitted pictures as proof of the flooding. <br /> Carolyn Fuller lives in Efland and she has some property in the floodplain. She asked <br /> how this was affecting the property and if there was anything they needed to do. <br /> Brian Crawford asked that someone from the staff address this question after the <br /> meeting. <br /> Greg Plachta said that he is a concerned citizen and he agrees with the Friends of Lake <br /> Orange. <br /> Ed Johnson said that he lives beside a creek and he wants to raise some concerns <br /> about data gathering. He made reference to a letter from the Planning Department and said <br /> that he lives close enough to the creek that the Planning Department sent out a surveyor and <br /> wrote this letter with recommendations and photographs of the property with yellow lines giving <br /> sea level elevations. He said that this photograph with the elevations is full of errors. He <br /> wonders if other people have been plagued by these errors. Because of these errors, he has no <br /> faith in the recommendations made concerning his property. <br /> Ken Terlep read a prepared statement: My name is Ken Terlep and I am a member of <br /> the "Friends of Lake Orange". My property borders Lake Orange and is within the proposed <br /> Special Flood Hazard Overlay District that is included in the proposed Amendment to the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> I have two primary comments about the proposed Amendment: <br /> 1. Although it has been stated that there is no additional restriction to property owners with <br /> property that is in the new Special Flood Hazard Overlay District, the specific wording to <br /> be placed in the Amendment has not been provided. I think we all must have the <br /> chance to review the actual words in the Amendment before a final Public Hearing is <br /> held. When will the specific wording be available so a comprehensive review can be <br /> made? <br />