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12 ; <br /> Page 1 of 2 Tony Blake <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr Tony Blake <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 1411 White Cross Road <br /> Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br /> Phone: (Day) 919.932.1495 <br /> Phone: (Evening) 919.932.1495 <br /> Fax: <br /> Email: tonyblake@bellsouth.net <br /> Place of Employment: Self <br /> Job Title: Contractor/Consultant engineer <br /> Year of OC Residence: <br /> Township of Residence: Bingham <br /> Zone of Residence: . . . <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Date of Birth: 2/27/1954 <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Planning Board <br /> Work Experience: <br /> Self employed contractor for the last seven years, primarily a consultant for at&t wireless <br /> CTO office in Atlanta. Prior to that twenty years at Nortel, prior to that seven years at <br /> GTE. Primary tasks management of people, products and programs. Software design <br /> and network architecture. Hold several patents and I have contributed to IEEE IETF and <br /> ITU telecommunications standards. <br /> Volunteer Experience: <br /> Volunteer at White Cross Fire Department. Vice President Board of directors. Have <br /> procured and managed almost $200,000 in FEMA and OSFM grant money for WCVFD. <br /> Helped launch new web site whitecrossfire.com. Participated actively in reducing the <br /> White Cross Fire districts insurance rating from and ISO 9S to an ISO 7 saving an <br /> average homeowner that lives within 5 miles of our station almost $200.00 per year in fire <br /> insurance costs. <br /> Education: <br /> Other Comments: <br /> Supported by Judith Wegner and Bonnie Haunser (OCV). Believe we need to tighten up <br /> county zoning in the area of special use . Believe zoning should move toward the goals <br /> and objectives of the OC 2030 Comprehensive Plan with an eye toward specifying areas <br /> with the types of use that encourage economic development that complement the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. Believe we need to protect and preserve the rural character of our <br />