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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 December 12, 2023 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, <br /> 9 December 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Sally Greene <br /> 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee (arrived at 7:16 p.m.), Phyllis <br /> 13 Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <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 7:01 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> 21 except for Commissioner McKee. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 24 None. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Bedford read the public charge: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The Board of Commissioners pledges its respect to all present. The Board asks those attending <br /> 31 this meeting to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner toward each other, county <br /> 32 staff and the commissioners. At any time should a member of the Board or the public fail to <br /> 33 observe this charge, the Chair will take steps to restore order and decorum. Should it become <br /> 34 impossible to restore order and continue the meeting, the Chair will recess the meeting until such <br /> 35 time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. The BOCC asks that all <br /> 36 electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set <br /> 37 to silent/vibrate. Please be kind to everyone. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 40 Andrew Lindstrom said he was there to speak out against the proposed waste facility at <br /> 41 Orange Grove Road and Highway 54 intersection. He said his home is 2,000 feet away from the <br /> 42 proposed facility. He said he feels obligated to speak out on behalf of his community against the <br /> 43 proposal. He said he's lived over half of his life in Orange County. He said he has lived in 4 <br /> 44 different residences in 34 consecutive years in the county. He said he does so because he wants <br /> 45 a higher quality of life. He said he wants better planning, better schools, better roads, better <br /> 46 services, more predictability and more transparency. He said it is more expensive, but it was well <br /> 47 worth it up until this point. He said the community is shocked and saddened that their quiet rural, <br /> 48 residential community may be forced to have an industrial waste handling facility inserted into a <br /> 49 space that is zoned rural residential. He said it will bring the devaluation of their homes and a <br /> 50 host of safety, traffic, pollution, and noise concerns. He said they strongly feel that a better site, <br />