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Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to #4, school construction, and he said it is a good idea to ask for school assistance in reducing class size. He asked how this would be done. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a proposal in the last legislature to have a bond for school construction. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he does not want state contributions to be limited. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to item #28- Outdoor Advertising Vegetation Removal - and said that he does not know where this is coming from. This suggests that there be legal outdoor advertising signs and that the NCDOT should be allowed to maintain the vegetation in order for them to stay visible. He does not think this is a good solution. Commissioner Pelissier made reference to item #33 on page 21. She said that she has no idea what Senate Bill 951 is regarding solid waste services. Commissioner Jacobs said that the bill in 2006 tried to impose on counties a cost related to solid waste collection and this adversely affected the private hauler. This was making counties pay for what the hauler perceived as damage to the business. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to item #28 about the Outdoor Advertising Vegetation Removal and said that the operative wording was "expand the opportunities for additional vegetation removal." This addressed Commissioner Yuhasz's concerns. Commissioner Nelson said that he strongly agrees with the comments made by the speakers about the Jordan Lake rules. He thinks that the Board should adopt a resolution similar to Chatham County's. Commissioner Nelson said that Commissioner Jacobs had mentioned in an email to defer the Heritage Center request since there are many questions, and he supports pulling this item until the Board has had a more definitive discussion. Commissioner Gordon said that this center should not be discussed in isolation. She believes the Heritage Center should be discussed as part of a more complete consideration of library facilities, including the southwest Orange Library. Laura Blackmon said that a presentation is planned in May from the Library Services department. Commissioner Jacobs said that the presentation would be a good basis to talk about this and the Board does not need to hash over this when the experts will be coming later to give a presentation. He said that the Board should empower a group who has a stake in this to talk about some direction. He referred to the colored sheets about this (orange and tan). Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Nelson's take on the Jordan Lake Rules but he had some concerns about the letter from the Haw River Assembly about some of the ways in which the County had interpreted the agricultural rules. He would like to understand the difference between what the letter said regarding the effect of the Jordan Lake rules on agriculture and what the County is doing. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that the staff's reading is that the way agricultural rules will be implemented is a voluntary approach, such as cooperatives. Commissioner Jacobs asked about forests and if the letter is different than what the Board of County Commissioners is saying and Dave Stancil said that forest cover is one of the least nutrient loading potential land uses, but he will go back and look in more detail. He does not see a big difference in the two approaches. Commissioner Jacobs said that he does not want this to adversely affect the efforts that Orange County made prior to 2001. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he thought what was proposed in the agenda packet addressed all of these questions. He said that the Chatham resolution is asking for the rules to be adopted as proposed, and this does not cover what Orange County wants.