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mowers, lots of car batteries, a golf cart, athree-wheeler, old tires laying everywhere, two <br />washing machines, a plastic chemical tank, and a 4'x8' sign on wheels. For the last year, Mr. <br />King has used the house as an office. He would appreciate it if the County Commissioners could <br />do something about this situation. <br />Chair Carey said that he shared Mr. Oakley's concern about this eyesore in that area. <br />He assured Mr. Oakley that the County was working on the problem. The Commissioners have <br />asked the staff and the County Attorney to address this problem. <br />Commissioner Brown asked Geoffrey Gledhill to comment on the efforts over the years <br />to address the problem. Geoffrey Gledhill said that he has tried any number of ideas and <br />remedies to try to enforce the County's zoning regulations. The civil remedies have not been <br />successful. Each time Mr. King was summoned into court, he cleaned up the problem before he <br />came to court, and the court was unable to do anything. He said that this time the County would <br />try to bring criminal charges against Mr. King. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis would like for someone to check the right-of-way violations for <br />Mr. King's property. He would like to know how much money the County has expended taking <br />legal action against Mr. King. He said that it might be cheaper to buy him out. He hopes that <br />someone is videotaping his property in the event that he cleans it up for a couple of weeks. <br />Commissioner Brown thanked Mr. Oakley for bringing this forward again. She said <br />that the Board supports whatever the County can do including purchasing the property. <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters were considered as the Board <br />addressed the items on the agenda below.) <br />3. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Brown thanked the 911 staff because her husband suffered some chest <br />pains yesterday and the ambulance was at their house in four minutes. She is very proud of the <br />service that is provided by Emergency Services. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to a Conservation Board document. He said that <br />one of the interesting aspects of the open space efforts is that there is a direct relationship <br />between the acquisition of open space and its impact on affordable housing. The task force is <br />trying to merge the two into one program. <br />Commissioner Jacobs also said that there was a small group of staff working to promote our <br />local agricultural economy. <br />Commissioner Jacobs also would like some information about the lighting at the two new <br />school sites and what efforts are being made to ensure that the light pollution is kept at a <br />minimum. <br />Chair Carey reported to the Board that he represented the County Commissioners at the <br />groundbreaking for the Legion Road Town Homes today, which is an affordable housing project. <br />He commended all of the affordable housing groups and the members of the County <br />Commissioners to have the foresight to move this project along and make it possible for people to <br />have homes in the Legion Road Project. This project uses the Land Trust to maintain long-term <br />affordable housing. <br />4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT -NONE <br />5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS <br />a. Commendation to the Master Aging Plan Task Force <br />The Board considered commending the Master Aging Plan Task Force on completing <br />the five-year plan and submitting it to the Board of County Commissioners for review and <br />approval. <br />Florence Soltys said that she was pleased to present the Master Aging Plan. There <br />were 98 people who worked on this plan. <br />