Agenda - 10-25-2022; 14 - Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board – Appointments Discussion

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12 Page 3 of 3 Art Menius Orange Unified Transportation Board Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I served on the OUTboard for six years including one year as chair. Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: To serve the community, represent the perspective of northern Orange and Little River Township. I am personally concerned about unplanned, unchecked growth rather than well managed development and preservation. Transportation planning involves expensive decisions years in the future with consequences lasting decades after that. It involves often brutal prioritization to help the BOCC and County staff guide the county s future through complex issues with implications far beyond bikes, buses, and roads. The OUTboard are a key venue for citizens shaping the future of our county. Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: I am the rare person with deep Orange County roots and memories going back more than 60 years, who has lived in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, White Cross, and a home owner up north in Little River Township since 2016. Conflict of Interest: Boards/Commissions appointments: Historic Preservation Commission (APPLICANTS SHALL RESIDE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL Application Date: 4/5/2016 Background, education and experience relevant to this board: BA and MA from UNC-CH in history 3.5 years as a public sector historian for NC Dept of Cultural Resources: Historic Sites Sections Several peer reviewed history publications Special concentration in history of the Regulators Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I have held a deep interest in the history of Orange County since childhood and conducted original research into the Regulators for my baccalaureate honors thesis and on Scots economic activities in late colonial Orange County in grad school. I consider O Conflict of Interest: Orange Unified Transportation Board Application Date: 10/6/2014 Background, education and experience relevant to this board: I have extensive experience in community economic development and community based planning. In my work with Creative Carrboro, planning a proposed arts district, and with the proposed Arts and Innovation Center I have worked closely with the Carrboro Plan Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: I wish to represent the planning interests on the transportation board. In Orange, Chatham, and Wilkes County, NC and Letcher County, KY, I have seen how transportation shapes and builds strong communities OR undos them. Conflict of Interest: Other Comments: This application was current on: 8/4/2022 Date Printed: 8/5/2022