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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT for March 21, 2000 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 June 1, 1999 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on June 1, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in <br /> 9 the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 10 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Alice M. Gordon and Commissioners Margaret W. <br /> 11 Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br /> 12 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> 13 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Managers Rod <br /> 14 Visser and Albert Kittrell and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff members will be identified <br /> 15 appropriately below) <br /> 16 <br /> 17 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA <br /> 18 FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR <br /> 19 5 YEARS. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1, ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA— NONE <br /> 24 <br /> 25 2. CITIZEN AND AUDIENCE <br /> 26 <br /> 27 a. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered as the Board addresses the <br /> 28 items on the agenda below.) <br /> 29 Chair Gordon indicated that these citizens will be recognized at the appropriate time. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 b. Matters not on the Printed Agenda - NONE <br /> 32 — --- <br /> 33 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 34 Chair Gordon dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 BOARD COMMENTS <br /> 37 Commissioner Brown said that she received two calls from citizens about open burning by Piedmont <br /> 38 Electric on electric line easements along New Hope Church Road. She asked that staff call Piedmont <br /> 39 Electric to see if they are open to other suggestions besides burning. Commissioner Jacobs agreed. <br /> 40 Commissioner Carey agrees with asking them why they are burning it instead of doing something else. <br /> 41 Commissioner Jacobs said that we should urge them to pursue alternatives. John Link suggested writing a <br /> 42 letter asking Piedmont Electric to pursue other alternatives and if that does not work to write a letter to the <br /> 43 Utility Commission. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Commissioner Brown said that she received a letter from the residents of Mebane asking the County <br /> 46 Commissioners to include roosters in our Animal Control Ordinance under nuisance. She asked that a <br /> 47 recommendation be brought back. Commissioner Carey suggested that the County Manager and the <br /> 48 County Attorney bring back a recommendation. <br /> 49 <br />