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If the law has to be changed then do so, it is not our fault that it <br /> wasn't done right the first time. On March 8 this Board voted 4 to 1 to <br /> ask the state lawmakers to put sexual orientation into the county's civil <br /> rights law, but when it comes to correcting the inequity of the impact <br /> fee you show a total lack of leadership and backbone. I will admit that <br /> you should not bear all the blame, that Mr. Hackney and Ms. Barnes <br /> our representatives in the House are more interested in there own <br /> image verses there constituents' needs. If you ask for nothing you will <br /> receive nothing! <br /> 9 <br /> Republicans are not that difficult to talk to. You talk to me and <br /> I'm a Republican and I have discussed a number of issues with each <br /> of you and I haven't bitten one of you yet. I will volunteer my time to <br /> assist in the passage of a law that will correct the inequity in the <br /> impact fee that I have outlined. <br /> There is one last recommendation we would like to make. I was <br /> at the February 9 work session between this Board and the two <br /> Boards of Education. When money came up and the need for more of <br /> it, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board would start foaming at the mouth as <br /> if it the had rabies. The Commissioners need to scrutinize this Board's <br /> budget because I'm not sure the leadership can spot fat that needs to <br /> be cut. According to some estimates upwards to 3 million dollars in <br /> administrative costs could be cut with no damage to the system. The <br /> school board needs to demonstrate that it can spend tax dollars in a <br /> responsible way before requesting more funds. <br /> Thank you for your time. As you can see by the length of this <br /> letter we would have exceeded our allotted 3 minutes at the public <br /> hearing. <br /> Since1r-elyp <br /> Patrick Mulkey <br /> 3812 Hwy. 54 West <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> 942-3814 <br />