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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 27, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 6 April 27, 2006 no patient contact and no personal identifiers will be used. The Request for Participation in Research Projects checklist has been completed by the Personal Health Services Director and approved by the Health Director. b. Eno River Confluence Meeting Report The Board of Commissioners sponsored a meeting on April 11, 2006 that brought together various stakeholders and parties interested in the health of the Eno River. Alan Rimer from the Board of Health and Rosemary Summers and Ron Holdway from the Health Department attended the meeting. Ron Holdway reported briefly on the meeting. One topic discussed was the interaction of ground water and surface water as well as minimum flow in the river and other related topics. Alan Rimer reported the meeting was well attended by the various entities affected. Moses Carey, Jr. explained past events leading up to this meeting and how this meeting brought many issues to the table that many participants were unaware of. Alice White questioned the impact of the Oakdale development on water. Moses Carey, Jr. replied that the town of Hillsborough considered the impact before approving the development. Alan Rimer commented that the Piedmont region is the most fragile water short area in the entire southeast because we all sit at the top of a watershed. In another ten or twenty years there will not be enough water for everybody that is here and we need to do something about it now, conservation, land use, and all the things that the County Commissioners are working on. Establishing policies now will benefit the county in the future. Alan also stated that North Carolina was the first state to have river basin plans published. Every river basin in this state has a detailed water management plan over time and set the principles nationally by which this is done. Water management plans must be renewed every five years. He also commented that North Carolina considers this an important issue and has some of the best ground water resource management personnel in the country. c. Budget Public Hearings The Board of Commissioners holds two public hearings on the county budget each year. One hearing is on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Southern Human Services Center and the other is on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough. Both meetings are at 7:30 pm. The Board usually sends several representatives to each of the public hearings to highlight important budget issues in the health department’s budget. The Board discussed what approach they wished to pursue and reserved the time on their calendars to attend. This will be further discussed at the May meeting.