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and heard the shot whistle past me and my then 10 year old boy. For those of us in the line of fire, this is no trivial question to ask. Thank-you." Norma White is from northern Orange County. She said that if the hunting club is upset about the money being spent, then they should know that it does not need to be spent if they would follow the rules. Joshua Chapman is from Cedar Grove. He said that he has always hunted responsibly and no one has ever set foot on land without permission. He opposes the ban. John Roberts said that he sent an email last week that responded to some of these assertions and the attorney general has given two opinions about regulating hunting with dogs. Both opinions include that the legislature that preempted local regulation on hunting in the state. He said that the County Commissioners may consider again asking the legislature for authority to regulate this activity. Absent of this authority the Board cannot take any action to regulate hunting with dogs. Commissioner McKee said that the two hunting clubs - Caldwell and White Oak- were specifically mentioned in the abstract. He said that he would not mention this if those two clubs were not mentioned specifically. He said that this past spring Caldwell Hunting Club helped the Fayetteville area with supplies after the tornados. He is not familiar with White Oak, so he cannot speak to this club. Commissioner Yuhasz said that this Board is on record for asking the legislature for authority to ban hunting dogs in Orange County with deer, but absent of this authority, the Board of County Commissioners does not have the authority to regulate. He said that to spend all of this money on hunting deer with dogs would be counterproductive. He said that he can support the idea of providing brochures or flyers in the area where the hunting occurs. He said that a billboard would just exacerbate this issue further. Commissioner Hemminger said that she appreciated everyone that came out tonight and she encouraged the hunters to hunt responsibly. She agreed with not using the billboard option and maybe the information could be put on the website. Commissioner McKee said that he supported the idea of flyers and putting information on the website but not for spending money on a billboard. He is sure that there will be legislative approval eventually. Commissioner Jacobs thanked all who were in attendance and the respectful conversations they have had. He thanked the staff for trying to work within the framework that the legislature dictates. He said that he is in favor of the brochure and the flyers. He said that there are a couple of grammatical mistakes in the brochure. He said that there is also a fairly large deletion. On page 4 at the top, it says specifically that, "Orange County residents are not required to post their property as a condition of requiring written permission to hunt." That is not in the brochure but came up in discussions previously. He thinks it would be really informative to property owners because it is a property owner issue. He said that many people that support hunting rights also support private property rights. He asked that this be changed in the brochure. Commissioner Foushee said that Commissioner Jacobs made most of her points and she said that the Board of County Commissioners went through a thorough process prior to voting to take this to the legislature. She offered her gratitude for the respect shown by the speakers. She said that this is not a hunting issue, but an issue about property rights and