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a a 2 COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT 1. REPORT ON EAS John Link stated that the County Attorney has prepared for the Board's consideration a "Petition for Intervention by Orange County" . Within the next two weeks, County staff will prepare the actual request for reconsideration as indicated at the last Board meeting. Geoff Gledhill stated that the Utilities Commission entered an order granting an extension of time to file notice of appeal in response to the public staff's request that that be done. The public staff has until November 26, 1991 to appeal the Commission's decision entered on September 27. That appeal would go to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The public staff has also filed a motion for reconsideration and in response to that, the Utilities Commission has established a schedule for all parties to respond to the public staff's motion for reconsideration. In addition, the Attorney General has filed a motion joining the public staff's motion for reconsideration. The response to the public staff's motion for reconsideration must be filed on or before November 27 and replies from everybody would need to be filed no later than Friday, December 13, 1991. It will probably be after the first of the year before some response will come from the Utilities Commission. The first step that Orange County must take to become a party to this action is to be permitted to intervene. That petition has been prepared and distributed to the Board this evening for their consideration. Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the filing of the application to intervene in the Orange County EAS case before the North Carolina Utilities Commission. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 2. RECOGNITION OF SHARON SILER AND JERRY PASSMORE John Link introduced Sharon Siler, Management Analyst, and stated that she will be assisting all departments with public education and public information needs of the County as well as working on special projects which will include coordination of services. Ms. Siler has worked eight years for the State in health education. John Link recognized Jerry Passmore, Director of the Department on Aging, for receiving the Nathan H. Yelton award for his contributions to the field of aging in the State. He was commended by the members of the Board for this achievement. I. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA -- NONE II. AUDIENCE COMMENTS A. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA -- NONE B. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Reverend Fred Jones, 607 Lancaster Road, asked why the location for the solid waste collection site was picked and was an EPA agent contacted. If the waste containers are put at this location and the value of their homes depreciate, this collection site will be the cause of depreciation. The County should be responsible for paying the difference in the value of their homes.