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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 21, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 9-e, _ ~17 <br />SUBJECT• Agricultural Center Work Group <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover <br />Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) Being <br />Recommended <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Clerk's Office, ext. 2130, 2125, 2126, 2129 <br />Interest List TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 245-2130 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider appointments to the Agricultural Center Work Group. <br />BACKGROUND: The Agricultural Center Work Group was created in Febn~ary 2004 to <br />discuss the issues concerning the creation of an Agricultural Center. This group has been <br />charged with investigating and exploring the potential needs and uses for an Orange County <br />Agricultural Center, utilizing new information and current agricultural needs. The Clerk's office, <br />Cooperative Extension, ERCD, and EDC has recruited members for this work group. Below is <br />proposed list of members and their positions. <br />Agricultural Center Work Group <br />Position Name S ecial Re . <br />1 Patrick McGar Farm Consumer <br />2 Gordon Warren Farmer <br />3 Morris Shamble Farm Association Member <br />4 Don Johnson Livestock and Commodit Assoc. Member <br />5 VACANT Or anic/Alternative Farmer <br />6 Noah Ranells Or anic/Alternative Farmer <br />7 Keith Cook EDC member <br />8 Ruffin Slater EDC member <br />9 Ro er Tate Soil and Water member <br />10 Chris Ho an Soil and Water <br />11 Gordon Neville Coo erative Extension <br />12 Stanle Hu hes Coo erative Extension <br />13 Ton Kleese A riculture Preservation Board <br />14 Ma Mandell A riculture Preservation Board <br />15 VACANT BOCC <br />16 VACANT BOCC <br />