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VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> c. Orange Water and Sewer Authority—Appointment <br /> The Board considered making an appointment to the Orange Water and Sewer <br /> Authority (OWASA). <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> appoint the following to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority: <br /> • Appointment of Mr. Michael Hughes to a second full term (Position #1) "BOCC <br /> Appointment" with an expiration of 06/30/2018. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Dorosin had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Rich had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs congratulated the Orange County Health Department on getting <br /> the Komen Grant for Breast Cancer screening. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs handed out information from the Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organizations (MPO) on Wake County's pursuit of public transit. He said Wake County has <br /> shown that bus rapid transit may actually be no cheaper than light rail, in the long run. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs handed out more information on Alamance County's Trail <br /> System. He said there is no dedicated funding source, but Alamance County is excited about <br /> it. He said he spoke with a Department of Transportation representative about the possibility of <br /> giving some funds to the project to extend Orange River Road to the railroad station, under the <br /> railroad track and to Route 70A. He said the representative indicated that she would not give <br /> funding to such a project, as Durham and Chapel Hill have more than sufficient resources. <br /> Commissioner Price said she attended the teacher recognition banquets at both School <br /> Districts. She said both ceremonies were lovely, and she recognized the hard work of all <br /> involved in the School systems. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. <br /> Chair McKee said the next time he makes comments on legislative bills he will attempt <br /> to give better context. He said he was referring to his comments on Senate Bill 513, which had <br /> both good and bad components. He said one of the bad components was the burning of <br /> plastic, which would cause him to have a problem with this bill unless it is amended. <br /> Chair McKee said he would follow up with Rich Shaw and David Stancil about the <br /> Mountains to Sea Trail issue in order to ask them to find a timeline from the State and what the <br /> County needs to do going forward with the re-consideration of the scoring of segment 11 of the <br /> trail. <br /> 13. Information Items <br /> • May 5, 2015 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> • BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from May 5, 2015 Regular Meeting <br /> 14. Closed Session <br />