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APPROVED 4/17/2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />September 5, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, <br />September 5, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Stephen H. Halkiotis, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Alice M. Gordon <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />Chair Carey asked for a moment of prayer for the passing of Commissioner Cordon's <br />mother. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />Commissioner Gordon had asked Chair Carey before she left to remove The Woodlands <br />Preliminary Plan, the Pocket Park at the Skills Development Center, and the appointments to the <br />Orange County Planning Board so that she could participate in the discussion. <br />Commissioner Brown would like to remove the appointments to the ABC Board. <br />Commissioner Jacobs pointed out that citizens should be able to speak on the removed <br />items. <br />The Board agreed by consensus to remove the items stated above from the agenda. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Carey read the public charge <br />2. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Kate Dixon, Executive Director of the Triangle Land Conservancy, noted that a report <br />to document the status of protecting open space in the Triangle and recommendations was sent <br />to the County Commissioners several months ago. She left extra copies for the Commissioners. <br />She said that Orange County had more land preserved than other counties in the area. She <br />made reference to the Lands Legacy Program and said that it was a model for others to follow. <br />One of the recommendations in the report is for the region to prepare a Regional Open Space <br />Plan, which the TLC is calling a Green Print. She said that the Triangle J Council of Governments <br />and the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation has approached the TLC to partner with <br />them on this project. She gave an update on the Little River Project. She presented some <br />case statements on their efforts to raise money to help acquire this property. She made <br />reference to the 296 acres that was acquired on Turkey Farm Road. The Triangle Land <br />Conservancy just built a bridge across Old Mill Creek to pull the trail system together. She is <br />hoping the trails will be open later this fall. <br />Alvis Oakley said that back in 1984 the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />zoned Cheeks Township and told the citizens it was for the citizens' benefit. In April, 1988, Mr. <br />Hoyle King bought a lot across from him and now over the last twelve years, he has moved in <br />junk. He is asking that the County Commissioners do something. Today, from the road he <br />counted 24 or more cars and trucks, two trailers loaded with junk, four tractors, three lawn <br />