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Jenkins Crayton kindly responded to my email after taking time to explain matters to me over the telephone on January 6, 2012. It is interesting to note that Mr. Crayton stated, "while we don't survey taxpayers for the reasons they pay their taxes on January 6th, we know that in 2011, 173 tax bills were paid on January 6th compared to 67 in 2010.' Could it be that at least some of those additional `late' payers were misled by the wording on the tax bill, just as the surprised taxpayer in line after me this year? Mr. Crayton indicated to me he was interested in hearing about any suggestions for improving the tax bill for 2012. I had suggested DELINQUENT 1/06/2012. However, I believe if there is room, a better wording might be Current Charges Past Due After January 5, 2012, similar to that of Duke Energy. My appeal to you is twofold: 1. Clarify the wording for the 2012 Property Tax Bill (and the Vehicle Tax Notice) 2. Forgive the interest charged on January 6, 2012, when the full Property Tax Bill payment was made. Thank you for your consideration." Chris Weaver said that he wanted to speak on the scheduling of the tax referendum. He has only been in Orange County for a year and he is amazed about this process. He said that the '/4-cent sales tax did not pass when there was a record turnout last year, but then it was rescheduled for an off year. He sees this as being a forced handling of the people of the County, and especially his district. He is worried because there is another attempt to get a Chapel Hill Transit tax put on soon. He hopes that this is put on the November election when everyone is there rather than the May primary when not as many people will be there. b. Matters on the Printed Aqenda (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda below.) 3. Petitions bv Board Members NONE 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations a. OWASA Annual Update Presentation The Board received a presentation and information from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority on the recent activities. OWASA Board Chair Gordon Merklein introduced OWASA Executive Director Ed Kerwin and Orange County appointee to the OWASA Board, Terri Buckner. He reviewed the information on their abstract. The three initiatives are the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement; Rogers Road Community; and Forestry Management. Water and Sewer Manaqement, Planninq and Boundarv Aqreement On December 9, 2010, the OWASA Board adopted a resolution to clarify certain language in the 2001 WSMPBA so that the Agreement cannot be interpreted as a constraint on access to OWASA's Jordan Lake water supply storage allocation. Hillsborough and Orange County adopted resolutions on March 14, 2011 and March 15, 2011, respectively, that would apply OWASA's requested text change for those jurisdictions as well. The Chapel Hill Town