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indicated that he is in favor of this proposal. He is a candidate for the State House in 1992 in the 25th District. He wants to see this issue put to a vote in Orange county. Ms. Doris Ray spoke in favor of this proposal. She lives in the White Cross area. Neighbors who live on different ends of the same road are on different phone exchanges. She and her husband are active volunteers in their local area. Communicating with these groups to coordinate volunteer activities is a financial burden on those who are assigned the task of calling others. Mr. Lindsey Efland, business owner and member of the EDC, spoke in favor of this proposal. He stated that he believes the future of Orange County depends on area wide calling. Regional ties and economic develop require that everyone be able to communicate with each other. This needs to be put to a vote. Ms. Rachel Edwards, a citizen of Orange County, spoke in favor of this proposal. She mentioned that her family, church family and friends all support this proposal. Many of her family members, including her 89 year old father, live in Mebane and she must limit her telephone calls because of the expense. She indicated that her yearly phone bill is more than $2000. Mr. John Seeley asked if the change in billing will affect the cost to the county in terms of calls made? Mr. Link indicated that the county would also incur savings. He indicated that he was in support of this proposal. Mr. Sim Efland suggested putting a franchise tax on each of the telephone companies in Orange county. Ms. Kay Drake spoke in favor of E.A.S. She indicated that as an Orange County teacher it is very expensive to communicate with parents of her students. She does make these phone calls but it is a financial burden and she hopes that this proposal is put to a vote so that she can exercise her right of choice. Mr. Ted Abernathy, Economic Development Director, spoke in favor of this proposal. He indicated that this antiquated phone system is a monumental drawback to attracting new business to Orange County. Mr. Kevin Mitchell spoke in favor of this proposal. He stated that something must be done about the fact that he can call across the country for less money than he can call Durham County. Ms. Barbara Palmer, Director of the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of this proposal. She indicated that although this plan is not free, or perfect, it is a good plan. Hopefully this proposal will be implemented and then the County can look to enlarging the extended area further. Mr. Jimmy Smith spoke in favor of this proposal. He is a