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1 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> APRIL 2, 1990 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 2, 1990 at <br /> 7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom, orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., Vice-Chair Stephen Halkiotis, <br /> Commissioners John Hartwell, Shirley Marshall and Don Willhoit. <br /> ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Ellen <br /> Liston, Senior Citizen Coordinator Myra Austin, Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker, <br /> Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Personnel Analyst I <br /> Eleanor C. Green, Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones, and Planning <br /> Technician Beth McIver. <br /> I. BOARD COMMENTS <br /> Commissioner Marshall announced that Governor Martin has proclaimed this week as <br /> Public Health Week. The County is celebrating this in various ways. The public is invited <br /> to a reception this Friday from 4-6 at the Health Building. <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to a resolution approved by the Board on <br /> Carden's Mobile Home Park. Mr. Stevenson is extremely thankful for the support shown by <br /> the County to resolve this longterm problem. <br /> Commissioner Hartwell expressed a concern about a report in the Chapel Hill <br /> Newspaper on a meeting held between the Chamber of Commerce and EDC. County Manager John <br /> Link reported that specific ideas were expressed on how the Chamber might be more involved <br /> in economic development activity. Those kinds of activities included greater involvement <br /> in supporting tourism, and greater support in certain elements of small business <br /> development. His impression was that the Chambers were going to be prepared to speak <br /> specifically to what they would want to be doing and the amount of funding they might want <br /> to carry out those functions. He encouraged the EDO to be receptive to the proposals from <br /> the two chambers as it relates to tourism, helping with small business development and <br /> helping with recruitment by hosting the contacts as they come into the County and being <br /> responsive to present businessmen or potential candidates coming in. <br /> II. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT <br /> NONE <br /> III. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br /> Add to the agenda a resolution for Earth Day 1990 <br /> IV. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br /> A. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br /> Chairman Carey announced that those who have indicated a desire to speak to <br /> an item on the printed agenda will be recognized at the appropriate time. <br />