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4 <br /> truth and transparency, I would like to see a show of hands from you who supported her <br /> engagement. And then a show of hands who opposed her engagement. If it hasn't been <br /> done already, I think the Orange County taxpayers are owed the transcript of her speech <br /> to be posted on the HRC website; after all we paid for it. <br /> Number two, I am looking forward to seeing all taxes linked to the light rail project <br /> removed, since light rail transit is dead. <br /> Number three, no matter how many buses you put out there on the roads, it isn't going to <br /> solve Hillsborough's traffic problems, which are worsening by the week. Hillsborough's <br /> charm has been destroyed by too much downtown traffic. Hillsborough desperately <br /> needs a practical, north-south bypass to divert traffic around the town for those who have <br /> no business in downtown. <br /> Steve Mahaley said he attended the Sunday event, and respectfully disagrees <br /> with most that has been said so far about Linda Sarsour. He did agree that a transcript of <br /> the event should be provided. He said the costs may have been high, but celebrating the <br /> end of Women's history month was well served by the presence of Linda Sarsour. He <br /> said she was one of the founders of the women's march, and her comments were <br /> inspirational. He thanked Annette Moore for bringing this speaker to Orange County. <br /> Andrea Sharpiro commended the HRC for organizing the Courageous <br /> Conversations Speaker series. She said these conversations are meant to be difficult, <br /> and feed our democracy, and Linda Sarsour was a good choice. She said she did not <br /> agree with everything said by Linda Sarsour, but encouraged all to listen to the talk she <br /> gave. <br /> Kate Sullivan, Development Director of the Kidzu museum, said the museum has <br /> reached two milestones: 1.) On March 6 the Town of Chapel Hill voted to negotiate a <br /> development agreement with Kidzu for a future children's museum to be located in <br /> Southern Villageand; 2.) This week Kidzu opened its first, of two, community based pop- <br /> up museum in Hillsborough during spring break. She said they are still not seeing or <br /> hearing all of the kids in Orange County, and asked if the BOCC would support Kidzu's <br /> next pop up in July. She said support could come via the full funding of Kidzu's human <br /> services request, or support the pop-up initiative with a $10,000 matching grant to enable <br /> Kidzu to reach all the kids and families as it plans for its next community's children's <br /> museum. <br /> Jamie Paulen said she was among a group to attend a lunch with Linda Sarsour, <br /> and she sat next to her. She said she asked her what she would want people to know <br /> about her, and Linda Sarsour said she would want people to know her story is American. <br /> She thanked everyone for making this happen. <br /> Heather Redding thanked Orange County and HRC for inviting Linda Sarsour to <br /> speak this past weekend. She said when those who differ from us come together there is <br /> no place or power for hate. <br /> Latarndra Strong said she was inspired from the events this past weekend, and <br /> she appreciated hearing a different perspective on life. She said there are many places <br /> within Orange County where she feels unsafe, and this must change. She said one <br /> cannot object if one is not willing to listen first. <br /> Ashley Campbell said the previous speaker mentioned the "power to quell people <br /> who don't sound like us," which summarizes the difficulties she faces in Orange County <br /> as someone who is not progressive. She said she is surround by people of power who <br /> wish to silence people who lean more to the right ideologically. She said she is here to <br /> speak her truth. She said she had an exchange with Commissioner Marcoplos on <br />