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TO: All Media All Concerned Orange County Citizens We the citizens of site nine and Orange County want to put the LOG and county commissioners on notice that we will not allow nor will we accept "political trickery" and "late night votes ". The fact that the LOG (primarily Don Wilhoit) misinformed members of the LSC in regards to the proxy vote of Bryant Walker is shameful. This "political trickery" is unacceptable and the citizens of Orange County are calling for a revote of the LSC's decision to drill all four sites. We also find it unacceptable that after public hearing, debate and voting to maintain the current tipping fee rate for UNC's ash, the county commissioners lead by Moses Carey and supported by Don Wilhoit at 11:45 pm on the last commission meeting revised their previous vote and lowered the tipping fees for UNC's ash. In our opinion, there is a serious conflict of interest between Don Wilhoit Orange County Commissioner and Don Wilhoit employed by UNC and charged with certain types of waste management for the University. Isn't part of Don Wilhoit's job to save the University money in its waste disposal program? How can Don Wilhoit vote on this issue when it appears to be a blatant conflict of interest? Shouldn't he have excused himself from voting and not participated at all in this decision? Who is he serving - UNC or the citizens of Orange County? We want the LOG and the Orange County Commissioner to be put on notice. The citizens of this county are watching them and if they continue to use "political trickery" and "late night votes" to run this county then we will stand up and solve the problem ourselves by voting them OUT in November.