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31 <br /> Anthony Alexander said he is in support of the Light Rail project. <br /> Ramona McGee said she is an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center <br /> (SELC), who urges the Board to sign the Letter of Intent. <br /> Norma White said she speaks on behalf of rural Orange County (The Grange), and <br /> asked the Board not to sign the Letter of Intent. <br /> Gary Saunders said he has been using the bus system since 2005, and he is in support <br /> of light rail. <br /> Patricia Clayton said she is speaking on behalf of the Northern Orange National <br /> Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), who are in support of public <br /> transportation, but not light rail, since it would only benefit certain parts of the County. <br /> Tom Farmer said he is a user of bus transit, and he is supportive of light rail. <br /> Tanya Jisa said she strongly supports the light rail. <br /> Archie Daniel said he speaking for the seniors who live in Orange County, since he <br /> works a part time job providing oversight and care for seniors in northern Orange County. He <br /> said the Board needs to make sure the seniors get bang for their buck. <br /> Cor Radenmaker said he is in support of light rail. <br /> Brenda McCall said she works with seniors in northern Orange County, and these are <br /> the most vulnerable and needy residents in Orange County. She said the funds for LRT will <br /> take funding from other public transportation services, and she is not in support of LRT. <br /> Charles Humble said he is a long-term supporter of the SELC, and of mass transit in <br /> general. He said this proposal could have made sense years ago, or if it was designed to <br /> connect us with other points in the triangle, and had more financial supporters; but it was not <br /> and it does not. He is persuaded that BRT is more beneficial to Orange County, and he asked <br /> the Board not to sign the letter of intent. <br /> Dave Laudicina said he is supportive of LRT. <br /> Katy Lang said she is a car free resident, and she asked the Board to sign the Letter of <br /> Intent. <br /> Vijay Sivaraman said he is an ardent supporter of the LRT. <br /> Alison Stoebe said she is in support of light rail and the letter of intent. <br /> John Morris said public transportation is very important and he uses it frequently, but <br /> they need a light rail plan that works for the residents of Orange County. He said this is not <br /> the right project for Orange County, and it will only serve a tiny corner of Orange County. He is <br /> concerned this will sap the budget for other County services. <br /> Julie McClintock said she loves rail, but the figures are not adding up. She said the line <br /> is not going where the people are. She said Wake County did away with the light rail plan and <br /> went with BRT. She said Orange County should do the same. <br /> Leif Rasmussen said this plan is too expensive, and it is better to invest in bike <br /> infrastructure. <br /> Taylor McAdam said she is in support of light rail, and urged the Board to sign the letter <br /> of intent. <br /> Cheryl Hardman said she does not support moving forward with the light rail, and does <br /> not think there will be sufficient ridership. She said an independent analysis should be <br /> conducted. <br /> Bonnie Hauser thanked the citizens for coming out to speak, and the BOCC for <br /> listening. She provided the Clerk with a community petition for the Board to delay a <br /> commitment to light rail, not sign the letter of intent, and to conduct an independent analysis. <br /> Alex Cabanes said this is a bad idea. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs thanked the public that came out to speak tonight, as well as the <br /> staff from GoTriangle. He said he is not prepared to re-adjudicate the project at this point, but <br />