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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AIRPORT WORK SESSION APRIL 24, 1989 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on April 24, 1989 at 6:30 p.m, in Superior Courtroom, Hillsborough, North Caro].ina_for the purpose of holding a work session on the proposed airport. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., Commissioners Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell, Shirley E. Marshall and Don Willhoit. ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Albert Kittrell, Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Purchasing Director Pamela Jones and Economic Development Director Sylvia Price. _.~ Chairman Carey outlined the process that will be followed which will provide at the conclusion an opportunity for questions from the audience. The first item will be the presentation by Mr. Tom McDowell, the Management Consultant For McDevco and Company, who was contracted to work with Orange County on the plan that is being considered at this time. He will provide an accounting of the process and the procedures followed up to this point. It began with the appointment of a citizens task force, that worked on this issue for over a year. Next will be the presentation of the economic worth component of this plan, and then a presentation of the criteria for the sites ahd how they have been applied to the 20 potential sites. He indicated that during the presentation of the criteria of the sites the Board of Commissioners, the Planning Board and Economic Development Commission will raise questions which may answer some of the questions of members of the audience. Afterwards, a IO minute recess will be called and he requested that the communities that are represented select a spokesperson to present questions based on what has been heard during the presentation. The question period will be a maximum of 30 minutes after the 10 minute recess. At the end of the question and answer period the Board will proceed to consider the proposed legislation for an impact tax that has been continued from a previous meeting last week. PUBLIC CHARGE Chairman Carey read the. public charge. Chairman Carey announced that Nello Teer and Company asked for and received a voluntary dismissal of their suit against Orange County today. That is good news and that means that the law suit against Orange County by Nello Teer has been dropped. Tom McDowell gave an overview of the regional airport plan, where this process began through this point in time, and some projection of where it might be going in the future should the Board desire to continue this process. This process began on January 20, 1987, when the Board of Commissioners themselves charged an airport issues task force with the determining the need for a new general aviation airport for Orange County. They were to 1) identify the advantages and disadvantages and barriers to the relocation alternatives for the Horace Williams Airport. Secondly, to solicit early public comment on the subject of possible relocation to clarify issues and identify special interest groups. Three, to compile an inventory of current and potential airports users together with their requirements for proximity to Carrboro, and Chapel Hill-UNC Memorial Hospital. Fourth, to determine the