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8 1 Kathy Andrews read a prepared statement: 2 3 "Fellow Citizens and Commissioners, 4 5 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are 6 endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, 7 and the Pursuit of Happiness —" The Pursuit of Happiness —the word, happiness, in the 1700's 8 came from the word `happenstance' which simply meant the traits or abilities, or `gifts', if you 9 will, each of us are born with. So the Pursuit of Happiness translates more accurately to the 10 use of your talents to make your way in life. 11 Knowing this, all people have talents to offer that make our country the unique and 12 prosperous identity it is. We are not oppressed by dictators or rulers, czars or shahs, who force 13 their will upon us. We stand to occasions and find answers. Unfortunately, we have public 14 servants here in Orange County that see this view differently. 15 Seemingly, everyone has heard of UN Agenda 21, Sustainable Development. It is 16 presented to us as a good and wholesome idea for our future. In fact, that is quite the opposite. 17 Agenda 21 seeks to remove the right to own property as well as to control every aspect of our 18 lives. It is happening under our own watchful eyes by calling it something else. Something 19 beautiful. Conjuring idyllic dreams. A mask, if you will. Right here, in Orange County and 20 many other North Carolina cities the program is well underway. 21 The Mountains to Sea Trail is the portion of Agenda 21 to control the water. When 22 water and food production are controlled, we become slaves to the controller. Are you aware 23 that when the county takes control of the water on private property you are banned from using 24 it? It is most often fenced off from you and all that might want to purchase it in the future. Are 25 you aware brokers have approached private citizens to purchase their streams in Northern 26 Orange County? Why that area for the trail? Are you aware farmers have been presented 27 options to purchase the right to the water on their land, which then allows the county to control 28 all uses of the land? The first step in this water control is happening right before us in the 29 name of `Sustainable Development'. 30 The reality is loss of personal property. Property owners are forced to care for that land, 31 as dictated by the commissioners, with fines being imposed for non-compliance. Imagine, 32 fining you for not doing work on the land they now control. These fines typically end in default 33 and acquisition of the rest of the property as the owner sells a portion because of monetary 34 need. Within a matter of years the county will own the land. Property rights are gone. The 35 Mountain to Sea Trail is a green mask, the `wolf in sheep's clothing'. The wolf does not remove 36 the costume until he captures the sheep. 37 Though I am not directly affected by a waterway on my property, I am affected, as is 38 every citizen of Orange County by the water restrictions to be imposed in the future and the 39 goals this project sets for our future way of life. Please wake up. 40 41 Kathleen Andrews, resident of Orange County" 42 43 Mary Carter is a resident of Hillsborough. She said that the citizens are dealing 44 with a lack of transparency. She said that this is charging forward regardless of the cost 45 or inconvenience to the citizens. She said that there are many unanswered concerns 46 about the trail, and she listed them: 47 - What exists for private landowners who have trail users enter on private 48 property?