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17 <br />perfect, and I don’t think it is ever going to be perfect. But I feel that we accomplished <br />something. <br />x Ms. Barksdale –We worked hard. I hope it’s helpful to the Commissioners, because they are <br />where it comes down. I appreciate what they do. I also appreciate the experts we had access <br />to in this process. It made a difference to me to be able to call on them and to know what they <br />had to say. I also appreciate the facilitation. I felt safe tosay what I needed to say. This is an <br />issue that can be hot on both ends. I appreciate all the work Mr. Roberts has done for us, <br />preparing drafts and revising and revising again. It’s been a good experience for me and I <br />hope it will be helpful. <br />x Mr. Tilley –I appreciate the expertise we got from Officer Orr and Chief Deputy Sykes, and <br />from Mr. Roberts, Mr. Myren, Commissioner McKee, and Commissioner Jacobs. Thanks to <br />the two Commissioner liaisons for helping us guide this. The facilitator did a great job <br />keeping us in line and where we needed to be. I also have to get this off my chest: I was open <br />when we first were talking about noise issues, but after I was told that the reason Ms. Conti <br />was here was because she had a problem with a neighbor’s shooting range,I felt undermined. <br />I felt deceived by that and think that she should not have even attempted to be on this <br />Committee. <br />x Mr. Webster –I like that everybody on the Committee had a voice. Everybody had an <br />opportunity to speak their mind. We did it respectfully. Even when it got a little heated, the <br />facilitator checked us and brought down the temperature so that we could make an educated <br />decision. The decision is not perfect, but they never are. It’s a living, breathing thing. It will <br />revolve. As Commissioner McKee said, people will continue to discuss this. But I liked the <br />process. It is the first time I have been on a County committee. I appreciate the County <br />providing the experts for us. We made an enormous amount of progress. We are not going to <br />please everybody. There are going to be folks mad on each end of the spectrum. But as long <br />as we make the majority happy then we have accomplished a good thing. <br />x Chief Deputy Sykes –This was a tough topic. With input from everyone who’s been <br />watching us and concerned about the outcome, we had people on both ends of the spectrum. <br />Everyone did a good job of coming to the middle; that’s where you solve problems. I don’t <br />think it’s perfect. But I think the recommendation to the Commissioners is a good starting <br />point. Even if the only thing that comes out of the Commissioners’ decision making is our <br />recommendations, for the Sheriff’s Office in responding to these calls at least we will not <br />have to tell the people living in this county that there is nothing we can do. I think everyone <br />should give themselves another round of applause for that, because that is going to make a lot <br />of people feel better. <br />x Ms. Conti –I would like to thank the County Commissioners for addressing this issue. I <br />would encourage the Board to revisitsome of the issues that were raised but not addressed <br />adequately. <br />x Mr. Kirkland –I came into this Committee knowing that we would not make everyone <br />happy, because this is a hot topic issue; it may be very political in some ways. But as a