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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 6, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No, 9- ~ - <br />SUBJECT: Aoricultural Center Work <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC hiEARiNG: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover <br />Proposed Membership Roster <br />Interest List <br />Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) on <br />the Interest List <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Clerk's Office, ext.. 2130, 2125, 2126, 2129 <br />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 February 2004 to discuss the <br />issues concerning the creation of an Agricultural Center. This group has been charged with <br />investigating and exploring the potential needs and uses for an Orange County Agricultural Center, <br />utilizing new information and current agricultural needs. The Clerk's office, Cooperative Extension, <br />ERCD, and EDC has recruited members for this work group Below is a proposed list of members and <br />their positions. <br />Positions Potential Volunteers <br />Farm Consumer Patrick McGarry <br /> Vicki Brown <br /> Bett Tom Davidson <br />Farmer Spence Dickinson <br /> Gordon Neville <br /> Patricia Kiffne <br />Farm Association Member Morris Shambley <br />Livestock and Commodit Association Member Donald N. Johnson <br />Or anic/Alternative Farmer 2 Noah Ranells <br />EDC Member 2 Ruffin Slater <br />Soil and Water Member (2) Roger Tate <br /> Chris Ho an <br />Cooperative Extension (2) Gordon Neville <br /> Staple Hu hes Is also an Or anic Farmer) <br />Agricultural Preservation Board (2) Tony Kleese <br /> Marty Mandell <br /> Gordon Warren <br />BOCC 2 <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br />