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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 5 October 17, 2023 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, October <br /> 9 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair McKee and <br /> 12 Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards (arrived <br /> 13 at 7:23 pm) <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Sally Greene <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> 21 except Commissioner Richards and Commissioner Greene. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Bedford dispensed with reading the public charge. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 28 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 29 <br /> 30 At the time this agenda item came up, there was no one signed up to speak. Following <br /> 31 Item 3, the Board agreed to allow two public commenters for matters not on the printed agenda. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Susan Walson said she will speak about the proposed Orange Grove Rd. convenience <br /> 34 center. She provided a packet of information, which the Clerk passed out to the Board. She said <br /> 35 Solid Waste Management published information in response to questions that were raised at the <br /> 36 neighborhood information meetings, and one of the documents was titled Appendix A. She said <br /> 37 county staff has indicated that Appendix A shows market values for properties around existing <br /> 38 convenience centers, however, she believes Appendix A actually shows the tax values from the <br /> 39 properties' record cards. She said that market values and tax values are not equivalent, so this <br /> 40 document does not accurately show what being near a convenience center does for property <br /> 41 values. She said she pulled comps for residences in the Collins Creek neighborhood, which is <br /> 42 adjacent to the property. She said the properties staff chose to highlight in Appendix A are not <br /> 43 similar to the properties immediately surrounding the proposed site. <br /> 44 Marilee McTigue said she is a 30-year resident of Bingham Township and is speaking on <br /> 45 the proposed convenience center. She read from the following prepared statement: <br /> 46 "Given all the information the community has shared with the BOCC, county <br /> 47 manager, and Solid Waste Department, it's time for the county to stop wasting time and <br /> 48 money on an option that is clearly not right for this community. We ask that the BOCC <br /> 49 immediately direct the County Manager and Solid Waste staff to remove this option from <br /> 50 further consideration and would very much appreciate your comments at the end of this <br /> 51 meeting tonight. <br />