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On the next page, there is a letter criticizing the County Commissioners because they allowed a 10-acre lot subdivision by Pathways. He said that this could be corrected by a short letter saying that it is not within the Board's purview. He is interested in what the thinking is from the Ag Board an the effects of the 10-acre lot exempt subdivision. It was brought up at the legislative goals that the Attorney provided guidance about the pros and cons and that the County Commissioners cannot regulate subdivisions with all lots greater than 10 acres and no public road. If this is having an adverse impact as perceived by the Ag Board, then it could be discussed with the legislators. Commission for the Environment: Commissioner Gordon pointed out that the Environment Summit would be held on Saturday, April 23rd, at the Carrboro Century Center from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission: Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the third page and the comment about the rehabilitation code, "consider County adoption of the North Carolina Rehabilitation Code." He does not know what that is and why the Board would not adopt it. He also asked about the Orange County designated historical landmark sign. Someone was supposed to make this sign. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested just buying the sign. Hyconeechee Regional Library Board of Trustees: Commissioner Jacobs said that if there could not be a bond this year, then the Board needs to address the siting of a library in the central part of the County. There has not been a decision about whether it would go with the community college or somewhere else. He does not want to lose the momentum. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed and suggested making this part of the agenda for the meeting with Hillsborough in February, as well as recreation and parks issues. He said that when he visited the Durham Tech satellite campus last week, he learned that the current library is not even 1,000 square feet. He thinks that they rely on the resources to come from the main campus in Durham. He does not think it is very important to Durham Tech like it is to Orange County. Commissioner Jacobs would like to make a conscious decision to site the library somewhere. Planning Board: Commissioner Gordon asked if they were operating by committees anymore. Craig Benedict said that the Ordinance Review Subcommittee does convene if there is an ordinance on topic. Also, there was a Rural Character and Farmland Protection Wark Group. An interim report was presented to the Planning Board and they are still considering the recommendations. He said that the Planning Board would like the Board to know that the goals far next year are not prioritized in this document, and they would like to work through the spring to develop a priority list. Commissioner Jacobs suggested that the quarterly public hearing meetings would be a good time to meet with the Planning Board, since the members are already in attendance. Jahn Link said that there are no public hearing items for the next quarterly public hearing, and he suggested that it could be a time to meet with Planning Board members. Transportation Services Board: Commissioner Gordon said that they are working with TTA to put a route from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough to take over the OPT route, and OPT could potentially have a route from Hillsborough to Durham to replace the one that was deleted by TTA.