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"I am Margaret Misch, a member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist and Women's International league for Peace and Freedom —Triangle Branch, two groups in Orange County that have support the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) and the Coalition to End Environmental Racism (CEER) at least since 2007. 1 am here representing the Charles M. Jones Committee of the Community Church and WILPF to say we support the letter submitted by Chapel Hill Council Member Lee Storrow along with Alderman Michelle Johnson to urge the Orange County Board of Commissioners to continue the work of the Historic Rogers Road Task Force so that it can finish the work to provide sewer and a community center to this area in the county that has been impacted by a county landfill for 40 years. I submit signatures on a copy of the Storrow-Johnson letter, signed by 40 members of the Community Church in addition to those introduced by Lee Storrow. I urge the Commissioners not let community center be held hostage while the arrangements for the sewer lines are yet to be determined." Chapel Hill Town Council Member Lee Storrow made reference to the Petition to Maintain the Historic Rogers Road Task Force. He said that the Town Council supports the continuance of the task force. The petition is shown below: Dear Chair Jacobs and Orange County Commissioners: As you are well aware, there have been many task forces, many elected officials, and many hours spent on how to address the specific concern of water, sewer, and the impact of the landfill on the Rogers Road Community. At the January 26, 2012 Assembly of Governments meeting, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Town Boards discussed the extension of sewer service and a community center for the Historic Rogers road Neighborhood. There was significant discussion on January 26 regarding the creation of a task force to address these issues. On February 21, 2012 the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorized the creation of a new Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force to address sewer service and a community center. The composition of the Task Force was to include two members appointed by each Town (Chapel Hill and Carrboro); two members appointed from the County; and two members appointed from the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA). The charge of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force was to investigate and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, the Chapel Hill Town Council, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen about how to proceed with neighborhood improvements including funding sources and the financial impact to the County and Towns, for the following: 1. Sewer Service to the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood as defined by the previously approved public water connections in the area. 2. A Neighborhood Community Center. After the authorization of the task force, the task force had several meetings to work on its outlined charge. The members of the task force have worked hard to come up with recommendations to move us closer to a plan to provide sewer and a community center for the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood. In preparation for the Assembly of governments meeting held on December 6, 2012, the task force compiled a final report and unanimously passed a motion to support the continuation of the task force for an additional six months to give it more time to complete the original charge. During the December 6th meeting, however, there were varied opinions expressed about whether or not to continue the task force.