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Chair Jacobs said that, despite newspaper reports to the contrary, they are not going to <br />go to extremes in enforcing the political sign ordinance. The Planning staff will work in a <br />cooperative manner to help candidates figure out where they can and cannot put their signs. <br />They will remove signs that are hazards to drivers. He said that there would be a public hearing <br />in the fall to clarify the ordinance in time for the general election in November. <br />Chair Jacobs said that he worked with Greg Wilder to put together the more significant <br />accomplishments that the Board of County Commissioners made in the last year. He listed the <br />accomplishments as follows: <br />FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />^ HSUS Orange County Animal Shelter Study and Evaluation and established the Animal <br />Shelter Task Force <br />^ Received Animal Shelter Task Force report and authorized transition to County <br />operation <br />^ State-mandated Mental Health Reform for OPC Mental Health & LME <br />^ Central Orange Senior Center 2,000 square foot expansion at the Meadowlands - 50% <br />increase <br />^ New Southern Orange Senior Center Site at Southern Orange Human Services Center <br />^ Approved Justice Facilities architect/design consultant for Justice Facilities Phase I, the <br />Farmers' Market and River Park Trail System <br />^ New Cedar Grove Branch Public Library <br />^ Carrboro Cybrary <br />^ Rashkis Elementary, the ninth elementary school in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro system, <br />opening on schedule in August, 2003 <br />^ Alternative School Facility in Hillsborough <br />^ Implementation of the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) <br />^ SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee Annual Report and Certifications <br />^ Orange County Middle School #3 <br />^ West Ten Soccer Park, and Corley Redfoot Zack contract for design services <br />^ Orange County Service Area Agreement with City of Mebane for utility services far <br />Buckhorn EDD and Orange County Schools Middle School #3 <br />^ CHCCS High School #3 - Interlocal Agreement with Addendums A & B {Smart Growth} <br />^ School Collaboration Effort with Dispute Settlement Center <br />^ Staff's Possible School Merger Report, Two Public Hearings, & Multiple Commissioner- <br />initiated Proposals and Discussions <br />^ Educational Excellence Work Group/University-Madeline Grumet Proposal <br />^ Contract for Little River Regional Park major elements construction, opening fall 2004 <br />^ Field Lighting Design Contract for Smith Middle School Soccer Field and for Phase II of <br />Efland Cheeks Park <br />^ Efland Cheeks Park (Phase II} Site Plan Approval <br />^ Re-establishment of the Inter-Governmental Parks Wark Group <br />^ Chapel Hill Township Park/Twin Creeks Park <br />^ $366,633 expended in state and federal funds and from other funding sources to protect <br />224 acres through County land acquisition and conservation easements; another 77 <br />acres using an additional $235,255 in federal funds to occur in July 2004 <br />^ 1,088 additional acres protected through direct County funding andlor other support <br />^ Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program Application far up to $1,000,000 for <br />the purchase of farmland preservation conservation easements <br />^ Reconvening of Library Services Task Farce <br />