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3 | Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting October 21 , 2015 <br /> <br />position is taking away from the time she devotes to the Bureau. Mr. Pavao asked her to deliver a quarterly report on <br />how much time she has spent on the Manager’s business and how much on the Bureau’s business. <br />New Business/Roundtable <br />Chairman Carey acknowledged all for updates in their respective fields: <br /> <br />Mark Sherburne talked about how the medical consulting firm, Huron, is positively impacting our numbers and he fears <br />a drop in occupancy when their contract is done, advising us to look to fill those holes. <br /> <br />Nitin Khanna reported that Advance Auto Parts is moving its headquarters to Raleigh. <br /> <br />Chairman Carey recognized Libbie Hough to update the board on what is happening in Hillsborough. She offered two <br />websites, www.visithillsboroughnc.com and www.hillsboroughchamber.com for a full list of holiday activities in <br />Hillsborough. She asked Mike Gering to speak about what is happening with the Colonial Inn. He shared that after 14 <br />years of decline leading to condemnation and finally evacuation for emergency and safety problems the town decided <br />they had reached a point where they had to take action. On October 12, 2015 they announced their intent to acquire <br />the property by imminent domain. The process could take up to one year. Their intent is to preserve the Inn and form a <br />public private partnership to take over the preservation. <br /> <br />Continuing the round table, Michelle Johnson reported that there is some concern, mostly among business owners in <br />downtown Carrboro, that the IFC is considering moving their dining space to their food pantry location in Carrboro. She <br />stated that people are confusing the homeless with the hungry. <br /> <br />Chair Carey recognized Debbie Hepp who shared that the County Manager has asked the Arts Council to program exhibit <br />space in the Whitted Building now that it has become a more public facility. The manager also extended an invitation to <br />each Arts Council member to meet with her individually to discuss their interest in the arts and answer any questions <br />she may have. <br /> <br />Chair Carey introduced Karen DeHart’s report by mentioning that there was a great turnout at the High School Athletic <br />Day on Saturday, October 17. It was nice to see the stadium full. <br />. <br />With no other discussion or business, Chairman Carey adjourned the meeting at 9:30 am. <br /> <br /> <br />________________________________ <br />Minutes reviewed by: <br />Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director <br />________________________________ <br />Date <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________ <br />Minutes accepted by: <br />Anthony Carey, Chairman <br />____________________________ <br />Date