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said that she did ask the Central Office to prepare a report outlining the community <br /> organizations that have used the facilities to provide validity that when they say that an <br /> auditorium would be used by the community, they mean it. The most recent example would be <br /> the hearing for the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension, which was held at Cameron Park <br /> Elementary School. <br /> Mary May is the band teacher at Stanford and she is in support of an auditorium. She <br /> said that the program is growing by leaps and bounds. She said that the band never gets to <br /> practice its concerts in the venue where they are performing. <br /> Bonnie Hauser thanked the County Commissioners again for sending the County's <br /> trash to Durham in the short-term. She was also pleased that the motion included a hold on <br /> consultants. She said that tonight there are two items on the agenda — Bradshaw Quarry Solid <br /> Waste Convenience Center and Elizabeth Brady Way— and they both involve the unbridled <br /> use of consultants. There is also a new project on the agenda regarding EMS, which opens <br /> the door to more of the same. She said that she is asking for a countywide moratorium on <br /> consultants to help control costs and to give the County a chance to revisit its rules of <br /> engagement. She also asked for a new policy requiring the new Financial Services Director to <br /> review and approve any financial information that is provided to the Board, whether from staff <br /> or consultants. <br /> Dave Hughes represents the Caldwell Hunting Club. He said that there has been some <br /> bad press lately because of the issue with hunting with dogs. He listed things that this club <br /> supports — Orange High FFA Turkey Shoot, 4-H Junior Livestock Show, and other fundraisers <br /> in the community for needy people. The club also maintains the Caldwell Community Building. <br /> He said that they have written permission to hunt on all the land that they use for hunting. He <br /> said that occasionally the dogs go onto properties where there is not permission, but there is <br /> top-of-the-line equipment to recover the dogs. He said that they never take guns on anyone <br /> else's property. He appreciates the County Commissioners' support. <br /> Mike Riggs spoke about the section of Mill Creek subdivision that is going to be placed <br /> in Alamance County. He said that he has a petition signed by individuals that are opposed to <br /> the Mill Creek succession. He said that he wants to keep the County line as it is currently. He <br /> entered the petition into the record. He spoke about the injustice of changing the line. He is a <br /> taxpayer in Orange County and he is trying to preserve this Orange County location. He said <br /> that his location in Orange County has never been in dispute and has been there since the <br /> County was formed. He said that the Mill Creek developers do not own his land or his house, <br /> nor does the Mill Creek Board of Directors. The way he sees this is that a special interest <br /> group is trying to change the law that defines their counties to benefit only this special interest <br /> group. He said that the developers of the neighborhood do not have any right to change the <br /> county he lives in. He said that these are rights that property owners should have. He said <br /> that he hopes that the special interest groups will not outweigh the rights of legal taxpayers. <br /> He asked the County Commissioners to think about how this affects property owners. He said <br /> that changing the line benefits a few and can hurt many. Specifically, Orange County and its <br /> taxpayers stand to lose an estimated $100,000 per year in tax revenue from the change of Mill <br /> Creek alone. He said that last week at the Alamance County Commissioners' meeting, the <br /> Alamance County Attorney recommended that they ratify the 1849 line as confirmed by the <br /> NCGS survey of 2008. According to General Statute 153a, Section 18c, this Commission is <br /> not charged with creating a new line, but rather adopting the current line as official. He said <br /> that no one seems to debate the accuracy of the 2008 survey. He urged the County <br /> Commissioners to follow the North Carolina law and adopt Option 1, the 1849 line, as found by <br /> the survey in 2008 because it is the most cost-effective and the most legally fair. <br />