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Commissioner Carey asked Rosemary Summers about the issue that arose during the break about a house permitted to be reconstructed because part of it burned earlier this year. He has seen the Manager's Memo about what Rosemary Summers is doing about this. He asked about the status of this and what the Thompsons are doing. Health Director Rosemary Summers said that the Thompsons are talking with the State about a permit for a State system of a sand filter system for water/sewer. She said that the home was partially destroyed by fire and she has talked with the Fire Marshal about immediate notification when there is a structure fire so that there is a better built-in system for Environmental Health being notified when there has been a property fire with a septic system. Then the staff can respond immediately to do an existing system inspection to make sure the system is fully functional. This notification system has not previously been in p|ace, but it is now. The Board of Health will be looking at the entire policy and procedures surrounding existing system inspections to see if there is a way to streamline it and make it more customer- friendly. The other piece of the Thompson situation is, even if there had not been a fire, the system was out of compliance because it was discharging laundry water directly to the ditch rather than putting it into the septic system. Chair Jacobs apologized to citizens for the oversight, which led to the library hours being cut for part of the summer. He said that the Board is waiting to hear how this happened in the first place. Chair Jacobs reported that he went to a meeting related to the bridge over Turkey Farm Road. The Board of County Commissioners sent a letter to the State asking it to reconsider.the design of the bridge because it was environmentally unsound. He said that the State did . respond and changed the design and the |e�e[fro0nthe (�ounty (�V[nnlisoiOOerSxvas a [na]or factor in the State doing so. Chair Jacobs said that during the break, the CHCCS Superintendent asked for a Commissioner representative to work with the school board on the initial design for the new elementary school at Northside. He asked Commissioner Foushee to serve until tonight's meeting. No one else volunteered to do this, and all agreed Commissioner Foushee would be a good representative. Commissioner Carey said that the old Orange County Training School cornerstone has been retrieved and preserved. The alumni society would like to see that stone preserved so that it can be permanently displayed. 100th(�om0iooionerFoushee said that this iothe1OO annivenemryoftheCHCC8endthe display of that cornerstone will be a prominent part of this celebration. Chair Jacobs said that there are some issues that need to be addressed at a work session inGa[ternbe[. There xviUbeeVrne recommendations about requesting (�ountvsupport for a regional'transportation plan and a funding plan. The County Commissioners have not even had a presentation or a conversation about this. The Board also has to have its own discussion about dog tethering, which needs to be done in a work session environment. A|So, was authority representative of UNC-Chapel Hill. The County will work with the University in a collaborative way to address this, but the Board needs more information. Chair Jacobs asked staff about hurricanes and pets and where the County stands with pets and sheltering. Chair Jacobs requested of all staff members that anytime a Commissioner or a member of the public sends an email, that there is a response. He said that he sends lots of emails to staff and does not get a response. If this is the way citizens are treated, he considers it unacceptable. He thinks that there should be a policy that the Manager should articulate as to how soon there is a response, even if it is just "thank you."