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- <br /> landfill will be necessary. Commissioner Willhoit asked for a map showing <br /> the location of all the green boxes in the County. Bill Laws reported the <br /> County has 61 sites with an anticipation of cutting this number to 29 or <br /> 30 with each one being within four (4) miles of an area. <br /> LITERACY - Commissioner Carey suggested allocating a small amount of <br /> money to support the Literacy Council in this area in an effort to help <br /> those people who are out of school and unable to read. Chair Marshall <br /> asked that the Administration contact the Literacy Council and see what <br /> they propose to do with $2, 000. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested this may <br /> be an opportunity for a collaborative effort by schools, recreation, ASS <br /> and the churches to get involved. <br /> HUMAN COMMUNICATION - The Board pointed out the need for all public <br /> servants to improve public communication. <br /> COMPUTERIZATION - The Board asked that it be provided a schedule for <br /> PC distribution and that the Board be included in the PC training classes. <br /> Discussion ensued on Data Processing and Albert Kittrell indicated that <br /> the workload is such that additional staff is needed in that department. <br /> AIRPORT - The Board decided to request the Economic Development <br /> Commission to review the Airport Task Force Report and to suggest location <br /> sites and the type of facility needed to promote economic development <br /> activities in the county. Commissioner Carey noted that the EDC is now <br /> having a study done and that the Board may want to wait on the results of <br /> that study before making any decisions that would affect Economic <br /> Development. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> With no further items to discuss, Chair Marshall adjourned the <br /> meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on December 15, 1987 at <br /> 7 : 30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Post Office, Chapel Hill, North <br /> Carolina. <br /> Shirley E. Marshall, Chair <br /> Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk <br />