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� <br /> standards and is willing to participate as a paying partner. He would feel comfortable with <br /> having this communicated to Durham. <br /> Chair Pelissier asked how much land Orange County has in the watershed and Dave <br /> Stancil said 120,000 acres, which is slightly less than half of the County. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that she is happy to see that there is talk about doing a study. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked more about the 501(c)4 and asked if this should be done <br /> now or if the County Commissioners should wait and see how things go. It sounds like there is <br /> a difference of opinion. She said that it appears that the 501(c)3 is really limited as to what it <br /> can do. She did not know if it was important to go on record now or to wait. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she would like to go on record for support of the <br /> 501(c)4. She thinks that it is important to make some changes and move forward. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that they need to keep in mind that in 2026 there will be <br /> rules going into effect in northern Orange County that will affect farmers. If the use of <br /> fertilizers is limited past a certain point, then this will devastate the local farms. If Orange <br /> County is going to continue to support farming then they need to be aware of this. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> approve proposed changes to the Upper Neuse River Basin Association bylaws; to remain <br /> generally supportive of the establishment of a separate 501(c)(4) organization subject to the <br /> final determination of structure and purpose; remain supportive of further testing of water <br /> quality within the lake to verify contaminant levels and establish measurable quality <br /> improvement standards; and acknowledge and support the need to increase dues as outlines <br /> so that he organization goals can be pursued effectively. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Addressinq Ordinance Status Report <br /> The Board considered a status report on the development and implementation of an <br /> addressing ordinance and to provide direction to staff on proceeding with the necessary steps <br /> toward ordinance adoption, implementation, and enforcement. <br /> Frank Clifton said that this dates back to the 1980's. <br /> GIS Manager Steve Averitt made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> Orange County Address Ordinance Update <br /> Prepared by Orange County Information Technologies <br /> February 2011 <br /> Brief History of Addressing <br /> - 1987—Efforts began to convert Rural Route Box#'s to a logical, grid-based system <br /> - 1991 —Address conversion halted with many addresses not converted <br /> - 2001 —Addressing transitioned to former Land Record Department <br /> - 2005 — Orange County hired GTG to verify all addresses and create a GIS address <br /> point layer <br /> - 2007— Land Records staff works with Human Resources legal staff to draft an effective <br /> ordinance <br /> - 2007-2011 — Multiple reorganizations and retirements impact the addressing function, <br /> effectively delaying the development and implementation of an ordinance <br /> - 2011 — Addressing is transitioned to GIS with the appropriate staff necessary to <br /> manage the implementation of an ordinance <br /> Addressing Issues Targeted by Ordinance <br />