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2 <br /> 1 declassified. He said he is unhappy with the way the situation was handled and said that <br /> 2 Commissioner McKee himself has farmed the property and so he is unsure why her property is <br /> 3 no longer considered a farm. He said that the county needs to repay her and have common <br /> 4 courteousness to a 90-year-old person. <br /> 5 Nichole Palombo said she is the in-house scorekeeper for UNC Hockey. She said having <br /> 6 UNC Hockey games during the day is beneficial for the Sportsplex because it helps with <br /> 7 concession sales. She said the games are attended by many Orange County residents and <br /> 8 families and pushing the games back to later hours will limit attendance and will prevent children <br /> 9 from being able to attend. <br /> 10 Michael Vaglia said he is the captain of the UNC Ice Hockey team. He said requiring home <br /> 11 games to be played after 10:00 pm would have a negative impact on the program. He said the <br /> 12 players' families and fans would not be able to attend. <br /> 13 Tom Deis said the proposed decision to restrict UNC Ice Hockey ice time will limit <br /> 14 attendance at those games. He said the Commissioners should discuss the impact. <br /> 15 Keith Richotte said he and his eight-year-old son enjoy attending UNC Hockey games and <br /> 16 would not be able to do so if home game times move to after 10:00 pm. He said having earlier <br /> 17 game times is to the greatest benefit of the whole community. <br /> 18 Sophie Suberman said the Opioid Settlement Funds provided to Grow Your World have <br /> 19 filled all of the positions. She said that there are 64 people on the waitlist and 90 of the entire total <br /> 20 are from CHCCS. She said if they were able to provide training to all of those people, they could <br /> 21 reach 44,000 youth a month. She said the funding is fabulous. She said it was very cool to hear <br /> 22 about the Hogs and the access to mentors is what keeps kids away from the higher risk behaviors. <br /> 23 She said Boomerang had to close their afterschool program because they were not meeting their <br /> 24 minimum attendance. She said that when programs are removed from teens, they have an idle <br /> 25 mind and those are not. <br /> 26 Soteria Shepperson said the funding provided by the county, helped them hire 15 people, <br /> 27 including 7 young people, and 3 people of Burmese descent. She encouraged Commissioners to <br /> 28 attend the art exhibit at Eno Arts Mill. <br /> 29 Florian Zajic said he is a player with UNC Hockey, and it fills him and other players with <br /> 30 joy to give back and inspire children to play hockey, and that is dependent on having reasonable <br /> 31 game times for the program. <br /> 32 Rebekah Bollinger said she is a big fan of UNC Hockey. She said reasonable ice times <br /> 33 will further the community activity and the regular games serve as a rallying point to the local <br /> 34 community. She said her favorite is the 20 or so marketing interns that the hockey team hired. <br /> 35 She said that she found great joy and business growth by participating in the internship. She said <br /> 36 the local economy is boosted by having normal rink times. She said the most important point is <br /> 37 the youth inspiration that is provided when they can attend the games at a normal time. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 40 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 41 <br /> 42 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 43 Commissioner Fowler said since the last meeting, she listened to the DCHC MPO <br /> 44 meeting, which focused strategies for easing congestion and improving access for bike/ped and <br /> 45 public transit. She said she attended the Board of Health meeting on April 24th and heard the <br /> 46 details from the first Access to Care Committee meeting, which included setting actions items like <br /> 47 continuing to improve outreach for Medicaid expansion and continuing their photo voice project. <br /> 48 She said the Health Director also gave an update on the Opioid Settlement Expenditures, and the <br /> 49 Harm Reduction Coordinator will soon be hired to help direct the allocation. She said on April 27th <br /> 50 she participated in the Senior Games and thanked the Department on Aging for all of their work <br /> 51 planning that event. She said she also attended the second half of the Opioid Settlement meeting <br />