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13 <br /> Approved: 12-7-92 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> NOVEMBER 23, 1992 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board held a <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing on November 23, 1992 at 7 : 30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom, New <br /> County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. , Commissioners Verla C. Insko, <br /> Stephen Halkiotis, Alice M. Gordon and Don Willhoit. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill , <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John Link, Planners Mary Willis, Emily Cameron, Gene Bell and <br /> David Stancil , Planning Director Marvin Collins, Economic Development Director Ted Abernathy, <br /> County Engineer Paul Thames, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, and Deputy Clerk to the Board <br /> Kathy Baker. <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Carol Cantrell , and Members Paul Hoecke, Joan Jobsis, <br /> Bill Waddell , Jr. , James Gray, Elizabeth Eidenier, Kent Scott, Clinton Burklin, Jean <br /> Hamilton, Virginia Boland, and Larry Reid. <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE <br /> CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> NOTE: THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS PRESENTED AT THIS MEETING WILL BE LEFT OPEN UNTIL THE PLANNING <br /> BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION IS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. <br /> A. OPENING REMARKS <br /> County Manager John Link gave an update on the tornado that hit Hillsborough at about <br /> 2: 30 a.m. on November 23rd <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. read the Public Charge. <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> 1 . PROPOSED RURAL CHARACTER STRATEGIES <br /> Planning Board Member and Chair of the Rural Character Study Committee Clint <br /> Burklin welcomed everyone and acknowledged the committee members for all of their dedicated <br /> work. He asked that speakers offer concrete suggestions on how to improve this plan. <br /> This item was presented by David Stencil for the purpose of receiving citizen comment <br /> on the recommendations of the Rural Character Study Committee. <br /> In summary, since November 1987, the Rural Character Study Committee has been studying <br /> strategies and development options which would preserve open space in the rural portions of <br /> the County. In September 1990, the Committee began developing strategies for those portions <br /> of the County outside municipal planning jurisdictions and the Orange County-Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro Joint Planning Area. The strategies developed by the Committee over the past two <br /> years attempt to balance resource protection and land development interests through managed <br />