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f <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY 1 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 9-j <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 5, 1997 <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Orange County Environmental Affairs Commission <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> None,but refer to the Resources Protection INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> and Development section of the Alice Gordon <br /> Commissioners' Goals and Objectives TELEPHONE NUMBERS: --ext. 2300 <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9684501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To create an Orange County Environmental Affairs Commission to advise the Board <br /> of County Commissioners on matters affecting the environment. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County places a great deal of emphasis on environmental matters, <br /> including environmental protection. For example, in our proposed"Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners 1997-98 Goals and Objectives,Updated April 1997"we have a whole section, <br /> Resources Protection and Development,with four goals related in whole or part to environmental <br /> protection. <br /> 1. Natural Resource Preservation <br /> Note especially the objectives related to Resource Conservation and the Natural Areas <br /> Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br /> 2. Watershed Protection <br /> Note e*ecially the Cane Creek Watershed Study <br /> 3. Water Resource Quantity and Quality <br /> The Water Resources Committee is working on ground water resources <br /> 4. Wastewater Treatment System Management <br /> The particular objectives are nearing completion but the Commission might suggest others <br /> However,in our organizational structure in Orange County,we do not have a separate specifically <br /> dedicated effort for protecting the environment, except for the Water Resources Committee,which <br /> is a temporary group. <br />