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11 <br /> transportation construction and maintenance projects to <br /> counties . Counties cannot afford to assume costs for <br /> maintaining secondary roads and/or funding expansion <br /> projects . Unlike counties in other states, whose <br /> traditional funding responsibilities are secondary <br /> roads, North Carolina counties are responsible for the <br /> administration of local human services programs, and <br /> fund educational operating and capital expenses; <br /> 22) * Broadband - Support legislation, funding, and other <br /> efforts to expand broadband capability to the un-served <br /> and under-served areas of the State to enhance quality <br /> of life as well as expand opportunities for jobs <br /> creation, small business development, and growth in <br /> farm enterprises . Orange County opposes legislation <br /> limiting local governments' efforts to provide <br /> broadband and supports legislation and regulations that <br /> would preserve local option and authority where needed <br /> to deploy community broadband systems and ensure <br /> community access to critical broadband services; <br /> 23) Expansion of Protected Classes - Seek statewide <br /> legislative action to provide all North Carolina local <br /> governments with the authority to include sexual <br /> orientation and gender identity as protected classes in <br />