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APPROVED 8/19/2008 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> April 15, 2008 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 <br /> at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses <br /> Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, and Mike Nelson <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br /> Managers Willie Best, Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br /> members will be identified appropriately below). <br /> • <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> Chair Jacobs went over the items at the County Commissioners' places. The packet <br /> was from John Delconte. The yellow sheet was an additional item, 3-a1 concerning the <br /> Recognition of Jay Bryan and Jean Earnhardt for their work to obtain North Carolina Scenic <br /> Byway designation for the Scots-Welsh Scenic Byway, which the majority of the Board agreed <br /> to add to the agenda. There was a PowerPoint for item 6-e, related to the development. There <br /> was also a letter from Margo Pinkerton related to the Whitted Building. <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> Tinka Jordy read a prepared statement: <br /> "Hello. My name is Tinka Jordy. I am a professional artist and Chair of the Hillsborough <br /> Arts Council. I am here in support of using the Whitted building as a cultural center for <br /> Hillsborough and northern Orange County. I'm speaking on behalf of a Steering Committee <br /> that arose from an Art Summit that the Arts Council hosted in December of last year, also <br /> known as the Cultural Center Committee. Over 70 people arrived at 8:30 on a Saturday <br /> morning during the Christmas season to envision what the Town of Hillsborough's cultural life <br /> could be like five years from now. This is the vision statement the group chose: <br /> Our vision for Hillsborough by 2013 is to reach and serve every member of our <br /> community by providing opportunities for expression, appreciation and participation with the arts <br /> that will appeal to and engage members of the local and global community. <br /> Towards that end, a Steering Committee, comprised of a broad coalition from our <br /> community, was formed to implement this vision. Some members of that committee are here <br />