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3 1 cutting a significant amount of forest and abandoning two other sites that were already clear cut 2 and contaminated, which doesn't sound like the best environmental decision. He added that the 3 creek flows to eventually to Jordan Lake, which is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro's long-range water 4 plan. He said there are also a lot of liability issues for the county to consider when building on a 5 site used for biosolids, especially considering pending EPA guidance on PFAS and biosolids. 6 7 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 8 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 9 10 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 11 Commissioner Fowler said she attended the Ideal Communities Action Team on 12 September 8th, which has created a vision for people with disability and older adults in North 13 Carolina to be informed about and have access to a wide array of inclusive, safe, affordable 14 housing options. She said the team is looking at policy changes and accessing currently available 15 funding. She said there was a SWAG meeting last night and they received a presentation on the 16 Zero-Waste Master Plan, which presented multiple options for implementation ranging from little 17 capital investment and a small cost increase for users up to significant capital investment and 18 price increases. She said the plan will eventually be brought back to SWAG and then ultimately 19 to the BOCC for consideration. She said SWAG also heard updates on the proposed waste and 20 recycling center, including public comment from 10 residents. She indicated that Robert Williams, 21 Solid Waste Director, will be providing additional information on the Solid Waste website later this 22 week. Finally, she shared that she attended the ABC Board meeting this morning and sales are 23 still higher now than this time last year, and the legislature is considering legislation to allow 24 Sunday sales and open stores on July 411 and January 1St 25 Commissioner Richards said she was at the Burlington-Graham MPO meeting tonight, 26 which resulted in her arriving late. She said the Metro-Transportation Improvement Plan was 27 approved at the meeting, and the SPOT and other priority items were pushed to the October 28 meeting. She said that October 21St is Great Trails State Day, and every county is encouraged to 29 do something around trails. She said she recently learned there is a Transit to Trails program that 30 will provide transportation to trails across the state. She said today is National Voter Registration 31 Day, and only 1 in 4 eligible voters is registered to vote. Commissioner Richards recognized this 32 month as Hispanic Heritage Month. She also said she also attended the Justice Advisory Council 33 meeting on September 8th and one of the things that has been long-planned and is ready to initiate 34 is medication for opioid-use disorder at the jail. She said this will benefit new detention center 35 residents experiencing withdrawal and create a plan for them to continue treatment at release. 36 Vice-Chair McKee said he and several other commissioners attended the Orange Grove 37 Fire Department 501h anniversary event. He said it was a very good event, with a lot of reflection 38 and recognition of past firefighters and community members who were involved in these efforts. 39 Chair Bedford said she met with the OWASA delegation this morning and their budget is 40 impacted by inflation. She said the merging of Pittsboro and Sanford water and sewer supply 41 created a wrinkle that OWASA must figure out regarding western intake on Jordan Lake. She said 42 OWASA also has until the end of 2028 to meet new EPA PFAS regulations and will hire a 43 consultant to do short term and long-term work on this. She said the Board of Social Services met 44 yesterday and there are some children in DSS care and having the house for visitation has 45 provided relief for the children after school. Chair Bedford added that the NACO annual meeting 46 is tentatively scheduled in Florida, and the Clerk is drafting a letter asking them to reconsider that 47 decision. 48 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she attended the reception to meet Jeff McNeil, Veterans 49 Services Officer, and met some other disabled veterans and learned about the services they are 50 offering to other veterans in Orange County. She said she is coordinating a time to meet with Jeff 51 McNeil one on one to understand more about the services they are providing. She said she also