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7 <br /> COMMENTS Comments from TAC members were also solicited. Below is a <br /> selection from their written-in observations. <br /> CH1 "The staff was very responsive to the TAC.... If the TACs don't meet <br /> regularly, then it is too difficult to get 'up to speed' for big issues." <br /> CH2 "The Chapel Hill Township TAC is no longer organized and has not met for <br /> several years." <br /> CK1 " [We] need to get more people involved with the meetings." <br /> CK3 "TAC meetings are only communications that many of our rural people have <br /> with County Administration other than taxes." <br /> LR2 "I don't have the feeling that we have a cohesive TAC group - more frequent <br /> meetings could help with that. It's never been clear to me exactly what the <br /> mission of TACs is (except as contact people for the Planning Staff). Some <br /> clarification of purpose might generate [a] more organized approach for the <br /> group." <br /> CG3 "TAC should meet before public hearings to obtain township views.... [The] <br /> Chair [should] give the community's opinion ... [to the] Commissioners...." <br /> E1 "When 'projects' can effect your neighborhood folks will turn out - if they <br /> don't know [about the projects] during planning stage, they get upset and <br /> rightly so.... If TACs do not have regular meetings discussing plans for their <br /> township, [there is] little reason to have them at this point. I don't know <br /> what the purpose is for the TACs. We had input for the landfill and what <br /> we thought about rural character. [Since] then, nothing. Evening meetings <br /> sometimes prevent older folks from attending." <br /> B1 "I feel that there is great opportunity for the many newcomers to Bingham <br /> and to Orange to learn about our community issues if there could be well- <br /> publicized, regular (quarterly) meetings of the TAC. There is a need to know <br /> out there, to alleviate the fear of 'being done to.'" <br /> B3 "As long as the TAC is included in the decision making process they are <br /> useful. An example of not including the TAC in the proposed economic <br /> development districts. This county should continue to bring the government <br /> to each community and not depend on public hearings. The reason is, you <br /> will have less emotion in TAC meetings. You will get more meaningful <br /> communication from the citizens. I believe the County is just starting to see <br /> the positive effects of TACs. The county needs to advertise the TAC <br /> meetings better. If you have to buy adds, so be it." <br /> B7 "It takes one or two interested people to keep a TAC going. The other <br /> townships need to find some. Staff support has been great!" <br />