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He said Congress has been funding some programs the Pentagon does not want and some programs can be cut without sacrificing security, which will save over $10 billion per year. He said it may be better to ask the military to serve 25 years instead of 20 years in order to get pensions, which will save millions. He said resolutions have been made in several other cities and he hopes the Board of County Commissioners would support cutting military spending. Margaret Cannell brought good tidings from the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce for the upcoming Hogg Day on May 16th She gave some Hogg Day facts and gave the Commissioners some Hogg Day souvenirs. She recognized David Hunt as Hogg Day Emeritus and said the Chamber has also received great support from Solid Waste, EMS, the Health Department, the Sheriff's Department, and the Visitor's Bureau. She said that there will be food trucks at the event this year and she hoped to see everyone there. Don O'Leary said he would like to talk about recyclable trash. He said that it seems that there is an idea to force everyone in the County to pay for recycling pick up. He said that those who live in rural communities take their own recycling to the dump. He said that forcing the entire county to pay a tax that then pays a third party is leaning toward fascism. He said that only people who want the service and will use the service should have to pay for it. b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. Petitions by Board Members Commissioner Dorosin said there was a discussion at the recent BOCC retreat about the possiblity of having a county fair, and staff was to do preliminary investigation on how to move this process forward. He said he would like a status report. Chair Jacobs said the three Commissioners on the retreat planning committee would be meeting tomorrow morning to review and discuss the proposed items, and one of those items will be the county fair Commissioner Pelissier said there is supposed to be a report in the near future for that same item and she believes it is on the calendar. 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations a. Local Historic Landmark Designation for Captain John S. Pope Farm The Board considered adopting an ordinance to designate the Captain John S. Pope Farm in Cedar Grove as an Orange County Local Historic Landmark and authorizing the Chair to sign. Peter Sandbeck presented, for a final step, the landmark designation ordinance for the Pope Farm in Cedar Grove. He said this has gone through all of the enabling legislation, both local and state. He said this is a voluntary process and it is up to the owner. He recognized the younger John Pope. He said the farm has been well preserved and was listed on the national register in April. John Pope said he is honored by this designation and the family has worked hard to preserve this home property. Chair Jacobs said they appreciated him for working with Orange County on this process.