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PREFACE <br /> TO <br /> NOTICE OF CONCERN . <br /> TO <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT <br /> CITIZENS OF RURAL ORANGE COUNTY <br /> • <br /> Members ;of .the Orange. County Board of Commissioners: <br /> oners: <br /> A number. '.of ci ti yens. .f rom -rural Orange <br /> recent series_ of "public hearings" on g County have attended the <br /> Parks Plan. The ` ]:evel your Master Rc+'eation and <br /> of. ; attendance at these meetings is a <br /> result of::community_ action.. `:' Information was <br /> Personal.:contacts: and -at church`-services. Sufficient t oesayhtha, <br /> the attendance, ,:_ althou h Church-.services. to sa <br /> the _at g not:. nearly say that <br /> that attended the four` meetings rheld during far exceeded <br /> your "study". . .(See page '572 of -the Master Plan) . g the course of <br /> obvious that the effort made..b It seems <br /> Parks De _ Y the staff of the Recreation and Pas <br /> Parks <br /> minimum rent . toeinform the citizens of necessary to 'comply with the law. <br /> Orange County <br /> Notice of meetings <br /> (circulation eetingn) .Were published in the Orange County News <br /> for the In view of the importance of this issue <br /> certainly reasonable response <br /> atdele recent hearings, it is <br /> to quickly complete a deliberate effort w <br /> could be mustered. plan before any was made <br /> You seem Y substantial opposition <br /> notices of tax to have no difficulty <br /> endeavors increases, necessary to finance these sort of to the property owners in rural not use the same procedures in distributing tOaxniincreasetn� Wh <br /> that were used in Why <br /> that_ advertising public meetings for the Master <br /> ' publish a small obscure notice in the Oran e <br /> Only those who saw the notice should 9 County News) ^ <br /> increase in taxes. be revuired to pay the <br /> At least a small number of <br /> had the opportunity to reviiewplo in rural Orange County have now <br /> because we were able Your Master Flan. This <br /> meetings. Mar to obtain a copy at one of is only <br /> meeies so be y Anne Black was generous enough the public <br /> passed around for review to hand out two <br /> ace was approximately eview during the one hour meeting <br /> (attendance she 75 to 100 people) : but she insisted <br /> must have them back ! One was retained and a few copies <br /> have been reproduced and <br /> havesb en. At reproduced distributed to people in <br /> opportunity own hips a small number of _ the dotal <br /> to review it. people now have had the <br /> The plan is <br /> coneconceived, an exercise in misinformation. <br /> ived solution proposed, and poorly It is Poorly <br /> in search of Presented. It is a,r, <br /> � Problem- It dues not lurch-y <br />