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007 300 W.Tryon Street range county liiesborooph, N.C. 27278 732-8181 732-9361 ext.305 HEALTH DEPARTMENT M,a� 967-4551 Mebane tine 227 96B-4 203502 1 Durham line 688-7333 688-7331 Carr Mill Mall, Suite 225 100 N. Greensboro Street Carrboro, N.C.27510 942-4168 Jerry Robinson, M.P.A. Director SUMMARY OF ORANGE COUNTY EAB ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Orange County EAB is a volunteer advisory board constituted by the Commission in July, 1986 as a central forum for the county's citizens to channel their concerns about local environmental issues. The members are: Dr. Carl Shy (UNC Epidemiology Department), Dr. Richard Andrews (UNC Institute for Environmental Studies), Mr. Francis deFriess (UNC Radiologic Hygiene) , Dr. Norman Weatherly (UNC Parasitology), Dr. Carole Crumley (UNC Anthropology), Dr. Leila Moustafa (Research Triangle Institute), Mr. Don Cox (Electrical Engineering), Mr. Frank Sheffield (Radian Corporation), Mr. George Johnson (Duke Power), Mr. Larry Reid (Landscaping Company), Mr. Ted Latta (Latta Automotive), Mr. Jerry Taylor (farmer), Mr. Tim Hubbard (North Carolina Nature Conservancy), Mr. Victor Germino (Duke Medical School), Bob Peck and Dave Moreau (UNC Planning). Ex Officio members are Jerry Robinson, Health Director and Bill Laws, Assistant County Manager. Jon Naimon, Masters student in environmental health, provides staff support. The EAB has held six full board meetings. On the basis of discussions at these board meetings and reports from members on existing policies and resources, the EAB has prioritized five environmental areas from over twenty that were initially suggested. On the basis of this prioritization, the EAB has split into five committees. These committees are given below along with contacts in each: 1. watershed protection - Don Cox, Dave Moreau 2. hazardous substances - Carl Shy, Vic Germino, Ted Latta 3. solid waste management - Carole Crumley, Larry Reid, Ted Latta 4. natural resources protection - Leila Moustafa, Tim Hubbard, Jerry Taylor 5. environmental information systems - Pete Andrews, Carole Crumley, Jerry Robinson These committees have gathered extensive information on county, state, and federal policies and programs related to their focus. In addition, members of the committees have begun to identify policy alternatives for EAB consideration. j? In the next phase of its work, the EAB plans to elicit more citizen input on environmental issues and potential solution options by holding a conference in early February, 1987. Plans for this conference are described on the next attachment. Using the additional input from the conference and information compiled by the committees, the EAB will work to develop a set of specific recommendations for the County in the spring.