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2 <br /> declassified. He said he is unhappy with the way the situation was handled and said that <br /> Commissioner McKee himself has farmed the property and so he is unsure why her property is <br /> no longer considered a farm. He said that the county needs to repay her and have common <br /> courteousness to a 90-year-old person. <br /> Nichole Palombo said she is the in-house scorekeeper for UNC Hockey. She said having <br /> UNC Hockey games during the day is beneficial for the Sportsplex because it helps with <br /> concession sales. She said the games are attended by many Orange County residents and <br /> families and pushing the games back to later hours will limit attendance and will prevent children <br /> from being able to attend. <br /> Michael Vaglia said he is the captain of the UNC Ice Hockey team. He said requiring home <br /> games to be played after 10:00 pm would have a negative impact on the program. He said the <br /> players' families and fans would not be able to attend. <br /> Tom Deis said the proposed decision to restrict UNC Ice Hockey ice time will limit <br /> attendance at those games. He said the Commissioners should discuss the impact. <br /> Keith Richotte said he and his eight-year-old son enjoy attending UNC Hockey games and <br /> would not be able to do so if home game times move to after 10:00 pm. He said having earlier <br /> game times is to the greatest benefit of the whole community. <br /> Sophie Suberman said the Opioid Settlement Funds provided to Grow Your World have <br /> filled all of the positions. She said that there are 64 people on the waitlist and 90 of the entire total <br /> are from CHCCS. She said if they were able to provide training to all of those people, they could <br /> reach 44,000 youth a month. She said the funding is fabulous. She said it was very cool to hear <br /> about the Hogs and the access to mentors is what keeps kids away from the higher risk behaviors. <br /> She said Boomerang had to close their afterschool program because they were not meeting their <br /> minimum attendance. She said that when programs are removed from teens, they have an idle <br /> mind and those are not. <br /> Soteria Shepperson said the funding provided by the county, helped them hire 15 people, <br /> including 7 young people, and 3 people of Burmese descent. She encouraged Commissioners to <br /> attend the art exhibit at Eno Arts Mill. <br /> Florian Zajic said he is a player with UNC Hockey, and it fills him and other players with <br /> joy to give back and inspire children to play hockey, and that is dependent on having reasonable <br /> game times for the program. <br /> Rebekah Bollinger said she is a big fan of UNC Hockey. She said reasonable ice times <br /> will further the community activity and the regular games serve as a rallying point to the local <br /> community. She said her favorite is the 20 or so marketing interns that the hockey team hired. <br /> She said that she found great joy and business growth by participating in the internship. She said <br /> the local economy is boosted by having normal rink times. She said the most important point is <br /> the youth inspiration that is provided when they can attend the games at a normal time. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Fowler said since the last meeting, she listened to the DCHC MPO <br /> meeting, which focused strategies for easing congestion and improving access for bike/ped and <br /> public transit. She said she attended the Board of Health meeting on April 24t" and heard the <br /> details from the first Access to Care Committee meeting, which included setting actions items like <br /> continuing to improve outreach for Medicaid expansion and continuing their photo voice project. <br /> She said the Health Director also gave an update on the Opioid Settlement Expenditures, and the <br /> Harm Reduction Coordinator will soon be hired to help direct the allocation. She said on April 271" <br /> she participated in the Senior Games and thanked the Department on Aging for all of their work <br /> planning that event. She said she also attended the second half of the Opioid Settlement meeting <br />