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Page 1 of 1 153 Tom Altieri From: john Chapman [john.k.chapman@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:53 PM To: CompPlanUpdate Cc: rena ceer@yahoogroups.com Subject: Environmental Justice . Dear Comprehensive Plan Coordinators, I urge yoii to make sure that the Orange County Comprehensive Plan include specific plans and recommendations for solutions to the issues raised by the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) and the Coalition to End Environmental Racism (CEER). The Rogers-Eubanks communities are vital to the development of Orange County and have been forced to live with a landfill that collects the gargage of ALL Orange ' County residents. The community needs remedies for the following issues: 1) Ending the 35 year burden of hosting solid waste facilities by the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood; 2) Providing funding for provision of safe, public, regulated drinking water and sewer service to all households in the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood; 3) Providing funding for other basic municipal services to residents of the Rogers-Eubanks neighborhood including, but not limited to, paved roads, paved sidewalks, stormwater drains, street lights, public bus service (including covered bus stops), emergency protection services (i.e., fire, police protection, ambulatory and rescue squad). As a longtime resident of Chapel Hill, a social justice advocate, a member of Chapel Hill's Sustainability Committee, and the chair of the NAACP's Historical Commission, it is important to me that the needs and concerns of this community are. incorporated into a plan that is truly comprehensive. Orange County's atkempts to create a comnprehensive plan should not exclude any community, but should treat all communities equally to ensure "justice for all." Sincerely, Dr. John K. (Yonni) Chapman 5/30/2008