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7 <br /> He read the press release that went out today regarding the transfer station public <br /> comment process: <br /> "The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a scheduled work session on <br /> September 16, 2008 on the topic of siting a Solid Waste Transfer Station. Included in the <br /> materials for that meeting were documents related to soliciting public comment as part of the <br /> ongoing siting process. Neither the future steps in the process nor the `Community-Specific <br /> Criteria-Public Input Form' suggested by the consultant, Olver, Inc., were approved by the <br /> Board. No deadline for submitting public comment was established by the Board either. <br /> Olver, In. was instead directed by the Board to suspend the proposed public meetings <br /> and to report its independent professional findings under the Comununity-Specific criteria at <br /> the next Transfer Station siting meeting. County management and Olver, Inc. will provide a <br /> recommended strategy to the Board at the next Transfer Station siting meeting on how best to <br /> incorporate public comment into the overall siting process. <br /> The next Transfer Station siting meeting will be held at the Southern Human Services <br /> Center on Homestead Road in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, October 21 starting at 5:30 p.m. Each <br /> Transfer Station siting meeting agenda includes a period reserved for public comment. The <br /> Board of Commissioners values public comment, has built opportunities for residents to speak <br /> into every step of the process, and will continue to do this in keeping with Orange County <br /> traditions of openness and participatory government." <br /> Chair Jacobs said that the addition to the agenda was a presentation by the <br /> Emergency Services Director. <br /> Emergency Services Director Frank Montes de Oca made this presentation. <br /> Chair Jacobs distributed the Certificates of Recognition. <br /> Re: Certificate of Recognition <br /> Presented by: Commissioner Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> Presented to: Hillsborough Police Department <br /> Orange Rural Fire Department <br /> Orange County 9-1-1 Communications <br /> Orange County Emergency Medical Services <br /> Accepting for each department: <br /> Hillsborough Police Department— Lieutenant Brad Whitted on behalf of Officer <br /> Scott Foster and Officer Mike Foushee <br /> Orange Rural Fire Department— Captain John Moore on behalf of Deputy Chief <br /> Mac Cabe, Lieutenant Adam Guttman and Firefighter Billy Smith <br /> Orange County 9-1-1 Communications — Corporal Josh Robinson and <br /> Telecommunicator Tommy Holmes <br /> Orange County Emergency Medical Services — Lt. Al Hunt and Captain Kim <br /> Woodward <br />