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t 7 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> DRFT Meeting Summary <br /> June 9 , 2003 <br /> Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC <br /> Members Present : Richard Whisnant , Cara Crisler , Laura Cotterman , Annette <br /> Jurgelski , Hervey McIver , Kenneth Meardon , Dan Okun , Richard Pratt , Mark Smith <br /> Julie Tucker , Rebecca Vidra , Chris Wachholz , Lindsay Wichers . <br /> Excused Absences : Johnny Randall , Charles Daniel <br /> Guest : Lisa Corbitt , Groundwater Program Director , Mecklenburg County <br /> Laura Boothe , NC Division of Air Quality <br /> Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Director ; Rich Shaw , Land Conservation <br /> Manager ; Ron Holdway , Environmental Health Director ; Carol Melton , ERCD Staff <br /> I . Call to Order <br /> Crisler called meeting to order at 6 : 35 p . m . <br /> II . Additions to the Agenda <br /> There were no additions requested to the agenda . <br /> III . Approval of Minutes for May 12 , 2003 <br /> MOTION : Whisnant motioned approval of minutes from the May 12 , 2003 <br /> meeting with noted corrections . Seconded by Cotterman . <br /> VOTE : unanimous . <br /> IV . Mecklenburg County Groundwater Program ( Guest Speaker ) <br /> At the last meeting CfE members discussed follow - up strategies for State of the <br /> Environment report recommendations for Orange County . Members agreed that by <br /> September, the CfE needs to have a budget proposal package for BOCC <br /> consideration next year. It was suggested to gather information on what other <br /> counties are doing regarding well monitoring, contaminated wells, spill incidents, <br /> and landowner education . Lisa Corbitt (Groundwater Program Director) was invited <br /> to talk about Mecklenburg County 's Groundwater Protection Program . <br /> Lisa Corbitt gave a history of Mecklenburg County ' s groundwater issues from 1987 <br /> to the present . She noted the purpose of the Groundwater Program is to protect <br /> and preserve the groundwater resources in Mecklenburg County by : <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br /> DRAFT <br />