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they would not turn it into a parking lot. Chair Jacobs suggested turning it into a small park with outdoor sculptures. Commissioner Gordon asked why there would be no parking and Wilbert McAdoo said that the Town said that it was because of neighborhood considerations. COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT Chair Jacobs asked about funding for the strategic plan for Orange-Alamance Water Systems for $25,000 and that this year it is not in budget. Tom Altieri did not know and Planning Director Craig Benedict was out of town. The staff will bring back this information. Commissioner Gordon made reference to Nan-Departmental and the Metropolitan Planning Organization that requested $1,000 and the Manager recommended $0. Tom Altieri said that the $1,000 was originally far the maintenance of some Trans-CAD software and they have stopped receiving planning funds from the MPO, and it is his understanding that Durham has agreed to pick up the maintenance of this software. This $1,000 is no longer needed. Chair Jacobs asked about the Hillsborough Water Strategic Plan and said that it looks like they budgeted $25,000 to accomplish the plan and spent $5,000 last year. He said that if they committed $25,000 then they should have $20,000 left to pay in this budget year instead of $0. Donna Dean-Coffey said that this would be a carry forward for next year. Commissioner Gordon asked haw staff decides what to carry forward in the budget, and Rod Visser said that they look at this in August/September. They are trying to limit doing this. Donna Dean-Coffey said that they would also carry funds forward on the Critical Needs Safety Net. Commissioner Gordon said that these items should be marked as carry forwards. Discussion ensued about how to notate the items that will be carried forward. The staff will work out a system. Commissioner Halkiotis asked about previously unfunded agencies and Donna Dean- Coffey said that these are listed on page 7-31. Also, on Appendix F-1 they are listed. These are the reports that the County Commissioners requested. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 7-31 under Lake Orange and said that Commissioner Halkiotis has repeatedly brought up having some telemetry from Lake Orange so that they can move into the technology age. Commissioner Halkiotis asked what it would cost to put in telemetry at Lake Orange. County Engineer Paul Thames said that they could not put in the exact same thing as the Town of Hillsborough because some of the measuring devices used were built into the dam itself. His guess is between $35,000-$40,000. Jahn Link asked Information Technology Director Todd Jones about putting this telemetry equipment in and he said that he would work with Paul Thames on this. Chair Jacobs made reference to Soil and Water and said that someone asked him why the Soil and Water Commissioners were not on the County's website and Brent Bogue said that they are working an developing a page for Soil and Water. PUBLIC SAFETY John Link asked if the Sheriff was coming and Donna Dean-Coffey said that he had a community watch meeting tonight. Commissioner Halkiotis asked what collections the County received from the 911 surcharges that all citizens pay with their telephone bills. Donna Dean-Coffey made reference to page 8-11 and the second part of the chart, which lists this information. Rod Visser said that they would provide a breakdown of wired versus wireless. The rate for wireless is 80 cents and for a landline is 50 cents.