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Steve Graf is a landowner and he thanked the County Commissioners for having the <br /> separate meetings between the deer hunters and the landowners. He said that the results that <br /> the County Commissioners received were good. He said that the landowners should not be <br /> burdened with the issue of dogs on their property. He hopes that the County can alleviate the <br /> conflict between hunters and landowners. He said that he is also a hunter and he understands <br /> that hunting is a privilege and not a right. He said that hunters have said tonight that <br /> occasionally some dogs run onto private property, but this has happened repeatedly. He said <br /> that it reduces the quality of life when there are dozens of dogs running around his property. <br /> William Bradsher lives in Orange County and said that posted signs do not mean a <br /> thing to a hunter. The windows in his house have been shot out by hunters. <br /> Rob Bowers said that he is also a hunter and has great respect for responsible hunters. <br /> He said that the dog deer hunting issue is not one about hunting rights but an issue of property <br /> rights and safety. He said that it seems that the nature of the activity is inherently <br /> uncontrolled. He was surprised when he moved here three years that it was even allowed. <br /> Desaray Rockett is a student at Stanford and she performed in a play last week and it <br /> was her first time. She said that the students had to set up and break down chairs before and <br /> after the play. She said that it takes the fun out of this activity. She said that she likes the <br /> theater program and she can participate all three years while at CWS. She would like to have <br /> a real stage at her school. <br /> Robin Jacobs is the Executive Director of the Eno River Association. She thanked the <br /> Board for what they have done for protecting the environment. She presented the County <br /> Commissioners with Eno River 2010 calendars. <br /> Earl Brown is an Orange County resident and grew up here. He said that he is <br /> ashamed that this school still has the same makeshift stage. He said that this needs to be <br /> corrected. He spoke about the overpopulation of deer in the Caldwell area. He said that his <br /> crops are devastated by the deer. He spoke in support of deer hunting using dogs. <br /> Lamar Chapman distributed papers that his 16-year old son had written. He made A's <br /> on these papers and they were written about something that he loves, which is hunting. He is <br /> also a hunter and he has written permission to hunt on different properties. He spoke in <br /> support of Caldwell Hunt Club and said that people that are not from Orange County are <br /> coming to hunt here and they are the problem. <br /> Lee Roane spoke in support of an auditorium at Stanford. He spoke about his <br /> experience in theater when he went to school. He majored in drama at the University of <br /> Virginia and he has a degree in Technical Theater. He has been involved in technical theater <br /> for 35 years. He is still the lighting designer on contract with Alamance-Burlington School <br /> System to do lighting work for dance theater, the choral program, and other programs. He has <br /> been the Media Specialist at Stanford for three years and he said that the theater program is a <br /> wonderful program. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> a. Presentation from NC Budget and Tax Center <br /> The Board received a presentation from staff with the North Carolina Budget and Tax <br /> Center providing an overview of the State's budget outlook for the upcoming year and the <br /> proposed comprehensive tax reform effort. <br /> Chair Foushee introduced Senator Ellie Kinnaird and Meg Gray Wiehe. <br />