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can do. He said that some of the steps that the staff plans on taking would cost some money up front. Craig Benedict said that the courts have given them the ability to act, knowing that the property owner has been in contempt of the court order. There is a multi-step process that the County can carry out, based on the court order. This week they have met with three different contractors that could help in taking the cars from the site. He would like to hire a firm that would take the cars and take care of them completely. There could be some net revenue from the cars back to the County to help defer some of the costs of building the fence and removing the garbage that the firm may not take. The plan is to remove vehicles that are clearly outside of the fenced areas. They will hire a surveyor to define the lines and flag this and remove the fencing that does not meet the court order requirements. They will also be rebuilding the fence on US 70, which is supposed to be eight feet high. There are some areas on Slaughter Road that do meet the court order. The new fencing that will be needed is estimated at 2,000 linear feet. If there is no net revenue from the cars, the attorney believes that they can enter the property and have an auction an vehicles that are in his legitimate junkyard area, and have an execution sale of same of his personal property to recoup costs to the County. He said that the firms are willing to assist the County if the junk cars recur and in any other places in the County where junk cars need to be removed. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if the entire fence would be replaced and Craig Benedict said yes. Some of the old fencing may be able to be used elsewhere. Commissioner Halkiotis said that if this were accomplished, it would be a historical marker. This has been going on for years. He thinks that a group needs to be set up to look at creative, alternative means of getting rid of this mess. He does not think this is creative. He thinks that Mr. King will find a way to get around this, because he has been doing it for over 20 years. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the property on Dimmocks Mill Road and if this was included and Craig Benedict said yes, that the contractors could take abandoned motor graders because they are all metal. Abandoned mobile homes are a different issue because of the materials in them. County Attorney Geof Gledhill said that the original court order required Hoyle King to fence the Durham property, but subsequent to that, the Planning Department determined that he was using the fence as cover for putting a junkyard in an area that he was not permitted. The subsequent court order told him to take the fence back. When the County finishes the phase of the project that involves construction of the fence and surveying the property, the bill will be submitted to Hoyle King. If the bill were not paid, the property would then begin to be sold until the judgment is satisfied. The Board agreed to authorize staff to pursue the steps as outlined. E. Process for Creating a Social Justice Gaal for Orange County John Link said that Milan Pham has provided cone-page history on the status of this goal. Commissioner Gordon asked if this would be in report form and Milan Pham said yes and that it would also be a goal. Commissioner Jacobs suggested that she include the Economic Development Commission with the other boards. F. Process for Creating an Environmental Responsibility Goal for Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that the Commission for the Environment was asked to develop this goal. In the spring of last year, the Commission for the Environment began looking at it and realized that a lot of it went beyond their scope. They spent most of the spring identifying stakeholders and planning how to proceed. They scheduled a meeting and invited representatives from every identified