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APPROVED 03/04/04 MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />November 18, 2003 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, <br />November 18, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Margaret W. Brown, and <br />Commissioners Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordan, Stephen Halkiotis, and Barry <br />Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All <br />other staff members will be identified appropriately below} <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF <br />THE MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />The Board delayed item 8-i until December 1 S . <br />The Board delayed item 9-c3 until December 1St due to gathering of more <br />information from the Planning Board. <br />There were substitute abstracts far item 8-g and 8-h. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner <br />Gordon to approve additions and/or changes to the agenda as stated above. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Sandy Peterson is an Orange County resident, a frequent user of the library, <br />and a member of Friends of the Library. She is concerned about the inadequate <br />facilities. She said that the library has 12,650 square feet versus the guidelines for <br />North Carolina Public Library recommendation of 48,100. This is 26% of the <br />