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APPROVED 9/15/2009 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> August 18, 2009 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August <br /> 18, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and <br /> Steve Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County <br /> Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other <br /> staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> The purple sheet was related to item 4-p —Approval of Proposed Emergency Medical <br /> Charge Review Process. <br /> The yellow and orange sheets were related to items 5-a and 5-b —Zoning Ordinance <br /> Text Amendment Relating to the Required Commencement of Construction Activities for <br /> Planned Developments and Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to Development <br /> Limits within Nodes. <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> Robert Porreca has lived in Bingham Township for over 30 years. He spoke about <br /> closing the Bradshaw Quarry solid waste convenience center. He said that local government <br /> has responsibilities for citizens, which should be the priority. Among these are public safety <br /> and public health, including solid waste management and disposal. He said that he was <br /> surprised to hear that this convenience center was to be closed as a cost-cutting measure and <br /> that there was no public discussion about it. He said that basic services should be the last <br /> targeted area for cuts. He made several points: <br /> - BQCC is the only service that our residents have for handling trash and recycling. <br /> Private haulers don't serve the area and the County does not provide curbside <br /> recycling to these residents. <br />