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585 <br /> Chair Carey congratulated Tara Fikes on receiving a $250, 00c <br /> grant for the development of Whitted Forest which will provide <br /> affordable housing for the central portion of Orange County. <br /> COUNTY MANAGER' S REPORT <br /> County Manager John Link announced that the Report to the People <br /> has been distributed and copies are available to any organization that <br /> need additional copies. He thanked the County staff and department <br /> heads for their contributions to this report. <br /> I. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA - NONE <br /> II. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br /> A. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br /> Chair Carey announced that those citizens who would like <br /> to speak to an item on the printed agenda will be recognized at the <br /> appropriate time. <br /> B. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br /> Mr. Duane Stewart, representing White Hall Investments who <br /> own Duke Forest Park, a mobile home community located between US 70 and <br /> Old NC 10, asked for the Board' s support on a problem involving right- <br /> of-way. He stated that the wastewater treatment system currently consist <br /> of a septic tank and a sand filter discharging into a dry creek. Tht <br /> discharge is currently not meeting the limits of the Division of - <br /> Environmental Management permit. The only alternative to them is to <br /> pump into the City of Durham wastewater system to which they have <br /> agreed.• The problem is getting from the Mobile Home Park to the city <br /> system. The Department of Transportation does not normally allow <br /> private utility construction within their right-of-way. He has <br /> attempted to get an easement from the property owners along this road <br /> but has been unsuccessful. He asked the Board to consider accepting <br /> this force main for maintenance, ownership, etc. This was referred to <br /> the County staff for followup. <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> Chair Carey read the public charge. <br /> III. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA <br /> Item D was removed and considered as a separate item. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Halkiotis to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as listed below: <br /> A. BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #4 <br /> The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign an <br /> agreement with Durham Technical Community College to provide support to <br /> the college for emergency service training courses offered within Orange- <br /> County, and the following budget ordinance amendments and Section . <br /> Program Block Grant Project Ordinance: <br />