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Assembly of Governments Page 1 of 6 <br /> SUMMARY MINUTES OF A ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS <br /> OF THE CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br /> THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009, AT 7:00 P.M. <br /> Present were Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy, Mayor pro tem Jim Ward, Council <br /> Member Matt Czajkowski, Council Member Laurin Easthom, Council Member <br /> Sally Greene, Council Member Ed Harrison, Council Member Mark Kleinschmidt, <br /> Council Member Jim Merritt, Council Member Bill Strom, Carrboro Mayor Mark <br /> Chilton, Carrboro Alderman Jacquelyn Gist, Carrboro Alderman Joal Hall Broun, <br /> Carrboro Alderman Lydia Lavelle, Orange County Commission Chair Valerie <br /> Foushee, Orange County Commissioner Alice Gordon, Orange County <br /> Commissioner Pam Hemminger, Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, <br /> Orange County Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, Orange County Commissioner <br /> Steve Yuhasz, and Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens. <br /> Staff members present were None. <br /> 1. Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks <br /> Mayor Foy called the meeting to order. Mayor Stevens and Commission Chair <br /> Foushee welcomed everyone. <br /> Mayor Foy said the assembly would take public comment. <br /> 2. Public Comment Period <br /> Bonnie Hauser, Orange County resident, voiced her opposition to an airport. She <br /> said there were more than 1,000 members in opposition. She said they feel <br /> underrepresented, and that the challenge is the waste transfer station. She noted that <br /> a petition had been submitted regarding the waste transfer station. <br /> Judith Ferter, Orange County Sierra Club, noted that she had emailed members of <br /> the assembly and was there to express support for the new Jordan Lake rules as <br /> submitted. <br /> 3. Receive a petition from Rogers' Road residents <br /> Minister Robert Campbell addressed the petition submitted by Rogers' Road <br /> residents. He said the community had bore the burden of all of the community's <br /> trash and had been denied public services. He said each petition requesting <br /> services in the past had been delayed for some reason. He said the <br /> recommendation is that all entities should collaborate to find funds for the Rogers <br /> Road — Eubanks community. He said the petition submitted by the residents in <br /> December 2008 included a list of available funding sources. He said the residents <br /> were asking elected officials to commit to a specific date when services outlined in <br /> the petition will happen. <br /> http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view id=3&clip_id=454 6/2/2009 <br />