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APPROVED 1 11 612 0 0 2 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />August 21, 2001 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 <br />at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordan and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe {All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br />below} <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA -NONE <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Aaenda -NONE <br />b. Matters an the Printed Aaenda (These matters were considered as the Board addressed <br />the items on the agenda below.) <br />3. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Gordon asked for information on how many students have shown upon the first day <br />of school, tenth day, and twentieth day as the information becomes available. <br />Commissioner Carey asked Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe to provide him with a video of the <br />next meeting of the Board, the Quarterly Public Hearing, because he will be away on professional duties. <br />Chair Halkiotis said that there would be a public hearing on items that will be placed on the bond <br />referendum next Monday, August 27t", at 7:00 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina. He encouraged all citizens to come out and speak about the issues. <br />Chair Halkiotis requested information about tax values. He has received several emails from <br />citizens. He said that citizens in the towns were facing major tax increases in school district taxes, fire <br />district taxes, increases in water rates, etc., and we need to see the total picture. He asked the <br />Commissioners to take a $200,000 home and look at the impact on that home including all taxes and <br />also in central and northern Orange. <br />Chair Halkiotis reported that he has asked that the ABC Board and its Chair to report to the County <br />Commissioners in October an its activities. <br />4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT <br />John Link said that the face sheet of the public hearing will be sent out to all the elected officials, all <br />those who served on the Capital Needs Task Force, the newspaper and posted on the County's web <br />site. <br />5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS -NONE <br />6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS -NONE <br />