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terms of how the general public would respond, he liked Lynn Klappich and her presentation, but he could go with either firm. Chair Carey said that he liked both firms and he agreed with Commissioner Nelson in terms of public reaction and that Draper seemed more sensitive to the public reaction. He said that he liked what Lynn Klappich said about being sensitive to the landowners. He could work with either firm. Commissioner Jacobs said that the more he listened to Draper, the less he liked them. He said that the way they answered questions was exactly the reverse of how he thinks questions should be answered. He said that there was also not a lot of anticipation of what issues the Board might raise such as the water and sewer issues. He did not understand the panels from Draper. He liked Draper personally, but they could not get to the point and they talked too long. He has a preference for the first group and he felt that Draper did not understand that the Board of County Commissioners was the site selection committee. Chair Carey said that he likes working with groups that have offices in N.C., like Olver. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to read the information from each group and their references. Commissioner Nelson suggested that the County Commissioners could Google reference information. He would like to vote on this on Tuesday, December 11tH The Board agreed to decide on December 11tH Commissioner Gordon said that the Board has not come to a unanimous impression. Commissioner Nelson said that three out of five liked Olver, and he would vote for Olver with the rest of the Board. Chair Carey said that he liked Olver also, and he would vote in favor of it. Commissioner Nelson said that he went to the SWAB meeting last night and citizens were there, and one issue raised was that the Board of County Commissioners is the site selection committee. He said that if the general public makes an issue of this, then he would suggest setting up a press meeting and inviting reporters to talk about why this is a crisis situation and why the decision must be made so quickly. He thinks that this will make the conversation easier later on. Commissioner Gordon agreed with Commissioner Nelson and said that the County needs to explain what a transfer station is to the public. She would like to emphasize that the speed of this process is very important. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 5 of the memo from Gayle Wilson, where he suggested a work session. He said that the Board could say in public what is going to be done at a work session. He thinks that there should be a meeting to make the point and then talk about the schedule. The Board asked that the Clerk look at the possibility of televising the work session. Laura Blackmon said that once the firm is chosen, the firm could do a lot of the preliminary work for discussions. The meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m. Barry Jacobs, Chair Donna S. Baker, CMC Clerk to the Board