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pictures from Orange County Training School for Negroes and other segments of life for African <br />Americans in Chapel Hill from the 50's to the present. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis thanked the Chair for highlighting the two citizens from Orange <br />County who have passed away recently. He said that Allen Lloyd was a special person. He <br />said that he thought he knew Robert Brawn but he did not know that he flew on 133 missions <br />during the Korean War. He said that these people are going to be terribly missed and they were <br />people willing to stand up and make a statement for something positive. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he and his family's wish for John Link is for good health <br />for the remainder of their lives. He was on the interview team with Commissioner Carey 18 <br />years ago when John Link was hired. He said that he has met a lot of managers and CEO's <br />over the years, and Jahn Link has had the greatest integrity. <br />Commissioner Gordon added her thanks to John Link for his commitment to Orange <br />County and she thanked Ginger Link. She also shared thoughts about Allen Lloyd and Robert <br />Brown. <br />Commissioner Gordon echoed what Commissioner Foushee said about the kickoff event <br />for Human Rights and Relations Month. She said that it was very moving and stirring. <br />Commissioner Gordan said that the Master Aging Plan Steering committee met on <br />February 2°d and they shared information on the status of the various committees and the <br />overall status of the project. The next meeting will be in March. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that TTA submitted its new application in October and in <br />December they learned disquieting news that the project would get a low rating and would not <br />be including in the President's budget. The other piece is that when TTA officials went to <br />Washington, DC to start their talks with FTA about the submission, FTA ensured TTA that they <br />would work with them. TTA staff believes that there still is a chance to get the federal money. <br />She said that North Carolina is a donor state, which means that it sends mare money to <br />Washington than it gets back in transportation dollars. The TTA Board and staff will be looking <br />at alternatives in case the project funding does not come through. TTA will also continue to <br />work with the legislative delegation. If the project is not funded by September 30, 20Q6, then <br />they will be out of the current loop for federal funding and they will have to do something else at <br />least in the short term. She thinks that the TTA Board believes that this is still an important <br />project for the region, whether the federal government funds it or not. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the Homestead Road project is moving forward to right- <br />of-way acquisition and they have been told by NCDOT that they are working on this. If the <br />rights-of-way are secured in February, then they will go out to bids in April and construct in May. <br />The full funding is in place. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that at the most recent Transportation Advisory Committee <br />meeting, they sent in a request for the staff to look at a long-range master transit plan. They <br />also approved the Old Durham-Chapel Hill Bike/Pedestrian Feasibility Study. <br />Chair Jacobs said that OCS invited representatives from Mebane and Orange County to <br />meet to share concerns about how growth from Mebane was affecting schools. There was also <br />a meeting with some representatives from Alamance County and they discussed a number of <br />issues. There will be a full written report of this meeting and they will forward it to anyone who <br />is interested. They talked about the possibility of using landfill space together and the <br />Alamance County representatives said that they were not interested in having partners in their <br />landfill operation. They talked about trying to resolve the property line dispute that has been <br />going on since 1849 between Alamance County and Orange County. He thinks that they <br />reached some positive, tentative agreement that they would proceed to try and resolve this. <br />They also discussed some of the common transportation interests and common agricultural <br />interests. He said that it was a positive meeting. <br />Chair Jacobs said that he and Commissioner Halkiotis attended the initial meeting of the <br />Central Orange Senior Center Planning Committee. The next meeting is February 21 ~. <br />