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sunday Clear 74/45 carrborocitizen.com april 8, 2010 u locally owned and operated u Volume Iv No. IV Free County eliminates 21 vacant positions Officials say more reductions to come By Susan Dickson jections include a $13.4 million dif- As the county eliminates and The eliminated positions, which Staff Writer ferential between county department reorganizes positions across depart- will provide about $450,000 in savings requests and estimated revenues. ments, officials plan to create an -in this fiscal year and nearly $1.3 million The Orange County Board of According to Clifton, the county ternal labor pool, with any jobs that in savings for fiscal year 2010-11, span Commissioners voted unanimously will likely reduce staffing from 908 come open in the next few months various county departments, includ- on Tuesday to eliminate 21 vacant to about 825 positions, for approxi- to be only available to current staff ing public works, county commis- county positions, warning of more mately $5 million in savings. The members. Clifton said the county sioners, the visitors bureau, human re- potential staff reductions to occur in county offered early retirement in- plans to let departments know of sources, the health department, parks coming months. centives to certain staff members last likely positions to be eliminated. and recreation, the register of deeds, “The reality is that if a lot of people year and has extended that offer to Of vacant positions, only those planning and inspections, aging and don’t take the retirement program about 110 more this year. that are part of core operations will Orange County public transporta- we’re offering now, we’re looking at “It’s going to be a fairly dramatic be spared from scrutiny, Clifton said. tion, the sheriff’s office, solid-waste some forced … reductions,” County reduction in staff positions,” he said. “We’re making sure that every- management and tax administration. Manager Frank Clifton said. “Tonight “If a bunch of those people qualify thing we do works the way we think “Eventually, it will fall back to the begins the first step in that process.” and take those incentives, we can re- it will and that we avoid as much di- public because they’ll see delays or a County officials are anticipating evaluate that.” rect impact on services as we can,” lack of response,” Clifton said. major budget shortfalls this year as County human resources director he said. “I can tell you it’s a lot easier The commissioners will hold a commissioners have requested a bud- Michael McGinnis said the county to deal with vacant positions than to budget work session tonight (Thurs- get that includes no property-tax in- has developed a list of other vacant look people in the eye and tell them day) at 7 at the Link Government crease and sales-tax revenue is down positions that could be eliminated they’re not going to have a job in six Services Center, 200 S. Cameron St., across the state. Recent budget pro- as well. months.” Hillsborough. Former UNC President Kemp Plummer Battle (1876-1891) beside newly planted Davie Poplar Jr. in March 1918. Davie Jr. now stands tall and proud Board considers between Davie Poplar and Davie Poplar III. Photo from North Carolina Collection changes in pay Photographic Archives By Kirk Ross Staff Writer

flora By Ken Moore CARRBORO — On the heels of an ap- peal from a coalition pushing for an in- UNC’s Noble Grove crease in the town’s living-wage policy, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard ost folks are fa- an extensive report on proposed changes miliar with the to its pay and promotions policies at a 200-plus-year- meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall. old tulip poplar John Anzivino, senior vice president Liriodendron tuli- of the public-sector consulting firm Springsted, presented a series of options periferaM, affectionately known for the town to consider in restructur- as the “Davie Poplar.” It lives ing how it assigns pay rates for different in the center of UNC’s Mc- types of jobs. Corkle Place, the campus quad About 18 percent of the town’s work- between Franklin Street and force – 28 positions – was below the South Building. It was beneath minimum wage set for their pay classifi- that singular tree that legend cation, according to Anzivino. Anzivino said the estimated annual credits the founding fathers’ cost of raising the 28 salaries would be selection of the site for the $26,191. state’s university. The study, the first comprehensive -re Davie Poplar contemporaries view of Carrboro’s pay structure in seven still standing include a mighty years, focused in part on how to structure double-trunked male American the fire department, which has grown over the past few years in preparation for the holly, Ilex opaca, a former state opening of the town’s second fire station. champion post oak, Quercus PHOTO BY KIRK ROSS UNC police officer J.S. Carroll and volunteer Brittany Tharrington hand out safety tips to students Chris Mizelle (left) and The Springsted proposal reduces the stellata, and a statuesque per- Keenan Jenkins at the pedestrian crossing at South Road and the Student Recreation Center. number of supervisory positions and re- simmon, Diospyros virginiana. Wednesday was the annual Yield for Heels pedestrian safety event on campus. Volunteers, including representatives of the duces the overall positions proposed for To honor these noble trees university’s Highway Safety Research Center and UNC police, greeted pedestrians at four busy intersections with t-shirts the department from 42.5 full-time po- and hundreds of planted speci- and tips for keeping the interaction of traffic and people as safe as possible. sitions to 39.5 positions. mens on the UNC campus, Springsted also was asked to study a proposal for a “housing wage,” which is the university has published an akin to a living wage and takes into ac- 80-page guide, The University of EMS not meeting goals count Orange County’s relatively high North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s housing costs. By Susan Dickson NOBLE GROVE: A walking Tour set in 2001. In 2009, an ambulance 24-hour ambulances and one peak- To help close the gap, Springsted pro- Staff Writer was unavailable 220 times when a load ambulance in 2000 and now poses raising the town’s minimum wage of Campus Trees. It’s available county resident called for one. has four 24-hour and one peak-load at Student Stores and the N.C. to $11.78. Orange County Emergency Ser- “The basic fact is that if we have ambulance. Prior to the wage presentation Tues- Botanical Garden’s gift shop. vices is failing to meet performance deficiencies in public safety; we have The county population has -in day, Justice United, a coalition of local The guide describes four goals and will remain unable to do to fix them as quickly as possible,” creased by 13 percent since 2000, congregations and faith and social-jus- walks encompassing the four so unless additional resources are al- Orange County Commissioner while calls for service have increased tice organizations, appealed to the town main quads of the campus. The located to the department, accord- Barry Jacobs said. “There are some 68 percent, which emergency per- to raise its living wage to $13 an hour, ing to a recent EMS report. issues, one being that we may not sonnel attribute to the county’s ag- descriptions of 100 specimen with an eye toward eventually reaching The report, presented at the as- have the money to do the kind of fix ing population. Meanwhile, the $15.31 an hour — a figure proposed for trees include original forest gi- sembly of governments meeting on that we need to do.” number of dispatchers assigned to ants, newly planted native and Orange County by the National Low March 25, states that it takes an av- According to the report, EMS each 12-hour shift has increased Income Housing Organization. exotic species and cultivars, erage of 17 minutes for a paramedic calls for service have increased from only from 6.25 to 6.5. with line illustrations by Bonnie to reach a patient in Orange Coun- less than 7,000 in 2000 to more SEE BOARD PAGE 7 Dirr. The text by Michael Dirr, ty, five minutes more than the goal than 11,500. The county had three SEE EMS PAGE 7 nationally known horticultur- ist and professor emeritus of horticulture at the University Public policy with a passion of Georgia, provides specific By Rich Fowler got more interested in helping peo- references to cultivars sug- Staff Writer ple through public policy. gested for landscape use and Now Quinterno runs a busi- facts about size and location of Talking to John Quinterno is ness in Chapel Hill as an indepen- national-champion relatives of always an educational experience. dent economic and public policy He keeps a constant eye out for researcher and consultant, and that significant campus specimens. what’s going on in the local, state perspective gives him a unique take and national economy, and the way on the issues facing our community SEE FLORA PAGE 12 he explains it all shows his deeper and our state. concern for the people behind the “I’ve always had that interest in numbers. how people come together to try to He doesn’t look at the economy work through hard issues and figure inside or politics as just abstract concepts; out what is probably the best thing he sees them as tools people need to to do in terms of delivering benefits Hillsborough rail station plans make their lives better. And when or solving problems that benefit ev- he analyzes those tools, he uses a eryone.” See page 9 straightforward measuring stick: A few years after he got his mas- Index “Are we delivering results for the ter’s degree in public administration individuals in our society?” from the UNC School of Govern- Music ...... 2 A lot of Quinterno’s passion for ment in 2002, he started working News ...... 3 public policy work came from a at the N.C. Budget and Tax Cen- Community ...... 4 childhood spent in parochial school ter, part of the N.C. Justice Cen- Community ...... 5 on Long Island, in Rockville Cen- ter, where he started meeting state Opinion ...... 6 ter, New York. Lessons about work policymakers and getting exposed to Obits ...... 7 and the dignity of work left a last- state issues. Schools ...... 8 ing impression on him. And as he Land & Table ...... 10 got more involved in volunteer work JOHN QUINTERNO Classifieds ...... 11 through college at Notre Dame, he SEE POLICY PAGE 7 2 thursday, april 8, 2010 The Carrboro Citizen

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Main StrEEt w/the dodos and the dutchess and the duke **a sterisks denote advance tickets @ schoolkids records in raleigh, cd alley in chapel hill reserved seats order tix online at etix.com H we serve carolina brewery beer on tap!H we are a non-smoking club via etix.com The Carrboro Citizen News THURSDAY, ARIL 8, 2010 3 News Briefs Public session for downtown Chapel Hill and the Downtown Partnership will host a public planning session to discuss the future of Chapel Hill’s down- town today (Thursday) from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the second-floor Great Room at the Top of the Hill Restaurant. The town and the partnership hired Raleigh-based architectural design firm Kling-Stubbins to craft a development plan for the downtown area. Kling-Stubbins partnered with engineering firm Stewart Engineering as well as economic-development consultant Strat- egy 5 to assist with the project. The sessions are open to anyone interested in meeting with the consultants to share ideas for the downtown’s future. UNC wins grant to expand in Bingham UNC announced on Tuesday that it had been awarded $14.5 million in stimulus funding to expand genetic research at its Bingham research facility. Research supported by the Bingham Facility focuses on hemophilia and muscular dystrophy. The grant, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) from the National Institutes of Health, will fund the construction of PHOTO BY FAYTHE CANSON-CLARK 30,000 square feet of new buildings at the Bingham Facility. The Crowds gathered in downtown Pittsboro last weekend to underscore the community’s determination to rebuild after the loss of the county’s historic buildings, to be completed by 2013, will house animals and sup- courthouse, which was gutted by fire on March 25.A mong those on hand to rally the citizenry Saturday were [l to r] emcee and Economic Development port the infrastructure of the facility. Corporation board member Jeffrey Starkweather; Goldston firefighter and town board member Wayne Woody; county commission chair Sally Kost; The facility has drawn criticism from neighbors after reports Commissioner Tom Vanderbeck; EDC board chair Joe Glasson (at the mic); Commissioner Carl Thompson; commission vice-chair George Lucier; and Lt. of wastewater spills in Collins Creek and improper disposal of Steve Maynor of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department. chemicals by contractors during an expansion project. Citizens United forum The Progressive Democrats of North Carolina will pres- Changes proposed on new mental health care rules ent a community forum this Sunday to discuss the recent By Taylor Sisk Winston-Salem Journal, Cansler sition period of up to six tal illness or a substance-abuse “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision. Speakers will Staff Writer listed four changes to those re- months to establish or join a problem, comprehensive clinical include UNC professor of law Gene Nichol, UNC professor quirements that his department CABHA; assessment, medication manage- of law and director of UNC’s Center on Poverty, Work and Lanier Cansler, secretary of has now submitted for CMS’s • provide greater flexibility for ment and outpatient therapy. Opportunity; Chase Foster, director of the N.C. Voters for the state’s Department of Health consideration. smaller providers to subcon- They also must provide two ad- Clean Elections; and the UNC Young Democrats. and Human Services (DHHS), These changes seem to ad- tract with CABHAs to pro- ditional services from a list that Chapel Hill deer population- has proposed four changes to the dress some of the concerns raised vide services; includes intensive in-home care, control forum forthcoming implementation by mental health care advocates • provide an option for an therapeutic family services, day of a new designation of mental from across the state. Smaller eight-hour per week medical treatment, psychosocial rehabili- The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a public forum health care provider in North service providers expressed con- director for small CABHAs; tation, a mobile crisis team and to discuss strategies aimed at culling the town’s deer popu- Carolina, called critical access cern that they will be driven out and six others. lation on April 19 at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall. The behavioral agencies (CABHA). of business under the CABHA • evaluate opportunities for ad- Mental health care consumer forum will feature a panel of experts from the N.C. Wild- The department announced last model, citing, in particular, the ditional flexibility for local advocate Martha Brock said life Resources Commission (WRC), the Orange County November its intention to imple- requirement that each CABHA management entities to con- she felt Cansler’s letter “reflects Health Department and others. Panelists will discuss envi- ment the new designation on have at least a half-time medical tract with small providers to needed changes,” most particu- ronmental effects of the deer population, potential health July 1, subject to approval by the director onsite, depending on enhance access to services. larly in allowing for an eight- risks related to deer overpopulation and the feasibility of an federal Centers for Medicare and clients served. Small providers The concept behind the hour-a-week medical director for urban bow hunt. The council voted on Jan. 11 to apply for Medicaid Services (CMS). contend that such a requirement CABHA model is to create a smaller CABHAs. a 2011 urban archery permit from the WRC but has not These new mental health care is unnecessary and unaffordable new definition and description However, she said, “it does implemented bow hunting as a deer-control strategy. The facilities must meet newly stipu- for all but the largest providers. of mental health care provid- not address the question of why public is invited to attend the forum to offer their views to lated requirements in order to According to Cansler’s let- ers to offer a comprehensive set the clinician has to be a psy- the council. provide certain critical services, ter, the potential changes the of services to people living with chiatrist and where these psy- and in a letter to the N.C. Leg- DHHS is discussing with CMS mental illness. CABHAs must chiatrists are going to come from NEWS BRIEFS CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 islative Black Caucus published are to: provide four core services: case given the shortage and lack of in Wednesday’s edition of the • provide an additional tran- management for those with men- funds for hiring them.”

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University Mall, Varsity Theater, Caro- professor of American Studies at (932-1411) The shuttle is an extension of the Saturday DM route and will lina Coffee Shop and the UNC Credit UNC, followed by old-time country operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., departing every 30 minutes from Saludamos Group Walks — Ev- Union. 12noon-5pm. Free. www. musician Matt Kinman performing the Shops at Eastgate with stops at University Mall, Varsity Theatre/ ery Saturday. Front of El Futuro. 9am townofchapelhill.org/earthday the works of Jimmie Rodgers. Wilson Carolina Coffee Shop and the Credit Union on Pittsboro Street. Wachovia Tar Heel 10 Mile Special Collections Library. 5pm. Job Search Meeting — A For more information about the shuttle, contact Chapel networking and support group for Race — To support cancer research. wednesday, apr 14 Hill Transit at 969-4900 or [email protected]. Information at Fleet Feet Sports job hunters. Wednesdays at Binkley For more information about Earth Action Day, visit townof- Carrboro Farmers’ Market — Baptist Church. 9:30-11am Square Dance — With NC Change in hours as well as Culinary chapelhill.org/earthday Squares. Live music with Buz Lloyd Series. Now open from 3:30- Breastfeeding Cafe — An infor- and Randy Johnson and the Carolina mal drop-in gathering of breastfeed- Recycling volunteers needed 6:30pm. Learn to cook seasonal local Orange County Solid Waste Management needs volunteers Cutups, caller Glenn Bannerman. ingredients from top local chefs. ing moms will be held every Monday Pleasant Green Community Center. Ongoing from 1-2pm at The Red Hen. A La to help set up and clean up recycling and compost collection at 7:30 lesson, 8pm dance. $8/$6 Meet the Candidates Forum— Cancer Support — Support Leche representative will provide Earth Action Day, Chapel Hill’s annual Earth Day celebration, student Candidates for the Orange County groups for cancer patients and their information and answer questions. on Saturday. Board of Commissioners, presented families. cornucopiahouse.org Women’s Chorus Silent Action Tutoring — Hillsborough Police The event will be held at Southern Community Park from by the PTA Council. 7-9pm. Chapel Compassionate Friends — Free noon to 5 p.m. Volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. to — The Briar Club. 7-10pm. $15. Info: Hill Town Hall Department and UNC Habitat for [email protected] self-help support for all adults grieving Humanity offer tutoring sessions for help distribute and monitor recycling bins throughout the day and Waldorf School Fundraiser — the loss of a child or sibling. Third Carrboro High School Bands students in Orange County School’s to help event attendees sort their trash correctly. General Store Cafe. 10% of meals Mondays, 7-8:30pm, Evergreen Fundraiser — Boosters for Car- K-5 classes at the Community Polic- To volunteer, contact Muriel Williman at mwilliman@ purchased this evening go to the United Methodist Church. 967-3221, rboro High School’s award-winning ing Station, 501 Rainey Ave. Tutors co.orange.nc.us or 968-2788. Waldorf School. Performing will be: chapelhilltcf.org bands are holding a fundraising yard are students from UNC. Call 732- sale to support the bands’ programs, The Finifugals. 7-8:30pm Yoga for Everyone — UNC Com- 2441, ext 26 to register Energy rebate prehensive Cancer Support Program travel and other expenses. Market National Poetry Month — Local Wish Granting Volunteers Looking to replace an old refrigerator or dishwasher? Get 15 presents Yoga for Everyone. Each class Street Village Green, Southern Village, poets will read from their works. Bring Needed — Make-A-Wish Founda- percent back by replacing it with an Energy Star-rated appliance will include a full yoga practice as well Chapel Hill. Books, music, clothing, dinner, enjoy free coffee and desserts. tion of Eastern North Carolina needs over Earth Day weekend, April 22-25. Through the North Caroli- as exploration of physical movement, household items, furniture and more. Carrboro Century Center. 6:30pm Wish Granters to visit the family and na Energy Star Appliance Replacement and Rebate Program, resi- meditation, breathing techniques, and 10am-2pm help determine the wish of the child dents can receive 15 percent rebates on certain Energy Star-rated friday, apr 16 relaxation. All levels are welcome. while explaining wish procedures and appliances, including clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators sunday, apr 11 Contra Dance — Music by The Classes will be held on Mondays from using their creative side to make the Art In The Garden — To benefit Carolina Cut-Ups. Carrboro Century 11am - 12:30pm. Carolina Pointe II, and freezers, if they are replacing older appliances. wish truly magical. Wish Granters N.C. Theratpeutic Riding Center. Center. Lesson at 7:30, dancing at 6013 Farrington Road, Suite 101 in Through this $8.8 million program funded by the federal see first-hand the impact a wish can Finnabar Farm, Hillsborough. 12-5pm. 8pm. $8 Chapel Hill. 966-3494 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the North Carolina make on a child with a life-threat- www.greenponygarden.com Family to Family — A series of Energy Office estimates that enough electricity will be saved to saturday, apr 17 ening medical condition. For more power 536 homes for a year. For more information, visit the North N.C. Botanical Gardens Guided 12 weekly classes structured to help information, contact Lisa at 919-821- Arts and Crafts Show — Present- Carolina Energy Office website at energync.net Hike — Children welcome, please ed by the Hillsborough Arts Council. family members understand and sup- 7111 or [email protected] leave pets at home. 2-4pm. $5 Handcrafted items by 32 local artists. port a family member suffering with UNC group to focus on Latino community mental illness. The class is free and Music From the Civil War Era Visitor’s Center. 10am-4pm. Free Send your submissions to UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp will announce a new Caro- — Performed by The Huckleberry admission sponsored by NAMIOrange. Contact Gove Elder at 967-5403 or gbelder@ calendar@ lina Latino Collaborative at a free public ceremony on April 10 at Brothers. NC Museum of History. ABC Sale at Chapel of the carrborocitizen.com 3pm. $5 bellsouth.net 1 p.m. in the Craige North Residence Hall off Manning Drive. Cross — Attic, basement and The collaborative, composed of administrators, faculty, stu- monday, apr 12 closet tag sale. All proceeds go to dents and community members, will explore how the campus can local needy non-profit organizations. Digital Camera Workshop become more inclusive of Latino communities and cultures. In 9am-2pm — NC Botanical Garden. 1-4pm. Pacific Coast Cruise addition, the group will facilitate events that seek to foster initia- Registration 962-0522, www.ncbg. Youth Opera Auditions — Seek- with Norwegian Cruise Line tives in scholarship, education and community engagement. unc.edu ing girls and young women, ages 12-19, The ceremony will feature music, dance and art in addition to for opera on female bullying. Bring one Leaving October 1, 2010 tuesday, apr 13 prepared song. 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I’m still working on my leash manners, but it’s not KVHIUXC JX OMF BSWD’C my fault! Before I ended up a county shelter, no one took care of me. But that is all behind me now and I am looking for a human NKD JHWYSWX. Find the answer in the puzzle answer section. family that will take care of me, and we can bury my past behind me. So if you are in need of a breathtakingly gorgeous girl, with the personality to match, give me a call. Well, I guess you’ll have to call the humans here, but they will make sure I get the message. Till then, WOOF. Contact Paws4Ever, 6311 Nicks Road, Mebane, or call 304-2300. You can also go online at paws4ever.org ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES — Say hello to Tulip! This adorable pit bull mix is around a year old and has the most amazing personality. She’s playful and affectionate without being overly energetic or boastful. She’s gentle and already knows the sit command. This girl is super smart and eager to please. And to top it all off, she’s a great size. Come see her today at Orange County’s Animal Services Center, 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill or call 942-PETS (7387). You can also see her online at co.orange. nc.us/animalservices/adoption.asp. The Carrboro Citizen Community THURSDAY, april 8, 2009 5 Community Briefs Carolina Performing Arts announces 2010-11 season les (Oct. 1); South African leg- ‘Dynamic Korea: Dance Russia’s Mariinsky Orchestra Jocelyn Neal, UNC associate professor of music and adjunct as- end Hugh Masekela (Oct. 11); and Song,’ Chae Hyang embody the legends and spirit sociate professor of American studies, will discuss “The Secrets of the Black Watch, based on interviews Soon Dance Company of St. Petersburg. Founded dur- Songs: Jimmie Rodgers and His Legacy.” Neal’s talk will be followed with members of the legendary Tues., Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m ing the reign of Peter the Great by a performance by old-time country musician Matt Kinman. Scottish regiment who served and recognized as one of the A reception and viewing of the new exhibit, “Jimmie Rodgers: in Iraq (Feb 9-13); and “Blues at With dazzling color and world’s super-orchestras, it is one The Father of Country Music,” will begin at 5 p.m., with Neal’s the Crossroads,” a retrospective of the oldest musical institutions talk at 5:45 p.m. For more information, contact Liza Terll, Friends grace, the movements of Korea’s on legendary bluesman Robert gorgeous classical dance tradi- in Russia, with a distinguished of the Library, at [email protected] or 962-4207. The Southern Johnson featuring guitarist Dave history covering more than 200 Folklife Collection is located on the fourth floor of Wilson Library. Yo-Yo Ma tion reflect the essential rhythms “Honeyboy” Edwards (Feb. 16). of life in Korea, handed down years. Gallery opening this weekend from generation to generation. Jazz at Lincoln Center The Franklin Street Arts Collective will celebrate the opening Highlights of the season include: Ozomatli Orchestra with Wynton of its new gallery, FRANK, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Marsalis and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Fri,. Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Fri., Jan. 28 at 8 p.m and The gallery, at 109 E. Franklin St., aims to provide a cen- Road Ensemble trally located venue for area artists in the heart of Franklin Street UNC News Services With a reputation for serious Sat., Jan. 29 at 8 p.m and will display and sell two- and three-dimensional artwork. Tues., Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. party-rocking, these Grammy- FRANK will also offer educational programs to foster public in- cHAPEL HILL – At the start winning Los Angeles culture- The first jazz composer to terest in the arts. of its sixth season, Carolina Per- The Silk Road Ensemble, com- mashers blend their notorious win the Pulitzer Prize in music, Admission is free. Featured artists will be available to answer forming Arts at UNC is building posed of internationally renowned urban-Latino collision of hip- New Orleans native Wynton questions and discuss their work. more than just its newest season. musicians, composers, arrangers, hop, salsa, dance hall, cumbia, Marsalis also was the first artist It is building vital relationships visual artists and storytellers from samba and funk. to win jazz and classical Gram- Music on the Porch more than 20 countries, presents with artists and audiences in an Hugh Masekela my Awards in the same year. UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South will host expansive program showcasing innovative performances that ex- His Jazz at Lincoln Center Or- Music on the Porch on April 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. on the porch of internationally acclaimed artists in plore the relationship between Mon., Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. chestra features 15 of jazz mu- the Love House and Hutchins Forum at 410 E. Franklin St. 49 performances. tradition and innovation in music sic’s leading soloists and draws The event will feature the music of Catherine Edgerton and Kym Featuring a lineup of return- from the East and West. A defining force in world from an extensive repertoire, in- music and the human rights Register of the Midtown Dickens, Shirlé Koslowski of Free Electric ing artists and new series pro- McCoy Tyner Quartet cluding the masterworks of El- State and Pierce Freelon of The Beast. Glenn Boothe of Local 506 gramming, the 2010-11 season struggle, Hugh Masekela’s riv- lington, Mingus, Coltrane and will serve as emcee, moderating a discussion with the musicians. focuses on nurturing relation- Thurs., Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. eting live performances are un- other great jazz composers. Music on the Porch aims to bring together local and not-so- ships with influential artists, forgettable. An inspiration in A former member of the BeijingDance/LDTX local musicians for evenings of conversation and performances from world-class orchestras to the fight to end apartheid, this John Coltrane Quartet with four ‘Unspeakable’ that explore the relationship between music and the sense of place celebrated dance companies, and iconic South African’s hit song Grammy Awards and nearly 80 that defines the South. The events are free and open to the public. building on its audience’s trust “Bring Him Back Home” was Tues., April 12 at 7:30 p.m.: albums, Tyner renders a sophisti- in its programming. an anthem for the Free Nelson County recruiting for employment program cated blues-based modern jazz that Five performances in the new Mandela movement. The Orange County Department of Social Services is re- has become one of the most identi- ‘All River Red’ and Carolina Performing Arts season cruiting employers to participate in a state-administered subsi- fiable sounds in improvised music. Mariinsky Orchestra other works will be part of the 2010-11 Caro- dized employment program. The county will match employers with Valery Gergiev, Wed., April 13 at 7:30 p.m.: with qualified employees and will pay 100 percent of the sala- lina Creative Campus initiative – Earl Scruggs with music director and ries for those employees through Sept. 30. a year-long, university-wide dis- special guests The Red conductor Founded by veteran choreog- cussion facilitated by the Office Clay Ramblers Interested employers must sign a contract with Orange Wed., Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. raphers and a new generation of County and agree to help coach employees. Prospective em- of the Executive Director for the Wed., Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. dancers, China’s first indepen- ployees are unemployed Orange County residents living at or Arts. This year’s theme, “Voices Mahler Symphony No. 4 dent, nongovernmental profes- below 200 percent of the poverty level with a child under the of Dissent,” explores the ways From Bill Monroe’s Blue and Symphony No. 1 sional dance company is a plat- people speak up, go against and Grass Boys to the Foggy Moun- age of 18 at home. Prospective employees have experience in a Thurs., Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. form for contemporary creations variety of fields, including clerical work, custodial work, cus- think differently. It is a conver- tain Boys and Flatt & Scruggs integrating Chinese culture and tomer service and various labor trades. sation examining what protest (the most successful instrumental international influences. looks like, sounds like and feels Mahler Symphony No. 6 The program is funded by the American Recovery and Rein- duo in bluegrass history), banjo The gripping performances of vestment Act. For more information or to become a participating like, and it asks questions of why legend Earl Scruggs is one of the employer, contact the Orange County Department of Social Ser- and how people speak up and most important figures in Ameri- out in the world. vices at 245-2800. can music. North Carolina’s own Quality, detailed cleaning with Performances that will be Tony Award-winning Red Clay your preferences in mind. Pollitt memorial service part of the conversation will Ramblers are among the very best A memorial service for UNC Kenan Professor Emeritus Dan be by the Latin-, hip-hop- and Trustworthy, reliable, own of the string-band revival groups, equipment, great rates. Pollitt will be held Sunday, April 18 at 2 p.m. at the William and rock-influenced band Ozomatli, rooted in old-time mountain mu- Ida Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive in Chapel Hill. 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With the cur- And as the son of an engineer, I got rent emphasis on child- pretty comfortable being around the hood obesity nationally, it’s machines from CRTs to power-plant easy to forget that child- turbines. hood hunger is a much big- Things change, and, if you’ve been ger problem locally. Recent paying attention for, say, the last 50 local statistics on subsidized years, a lot of that has been driven by school-meal registration the increasingly expedited mining and suggest that over 25 percent dissemination of information. of Chapel Hill-Carrboro At one point in 1969, Dad’s office elementary school-age chil- was in a room with dozens of two-inch dren are at risk for hunger – tape machines the size of refrigerators all especially on days and times lined up and tied into a giant processor, of the year when free or which printed stuff out on a Teletype. reduced-cost school meals A couple of decades later, when we are not available. both had PCs, he would say, “That As a community, what computer on your desk has more power are we going to do about than that whole room did.” Now he says this? True, local food pan- my phone is way more powerful. tries, free community meals, The news industry has had a rapid food stamps and other transition as Moore’s Law kicked in. social services are available. Although I’m still not convinced that However, if you are 8 years the transition to offset printing is not old, you have NO CON- the biggest change in newspapers in TROL over whether your the past 100 years, figuring out the The point and politics of ethics reform parents take advantage of relationship of web and print has these resources to provide certainly been the greatest cause of Chris Fitzsimon state employees, including the staff of Republican candidate Pat McCrory food in the home! You’re consternation. the General Assembly. State officials also amended his campaign reports to not even old enough to get One great advantage we at The The latest package of ethics reforms convicted of a felony related to his or include unreported flights. a job. Citizen had in starting a paper in the announced by Gov. Beverly Perdue her position would lose their pension. Maybe Fetzer is referring to his TABLE Inc., a local modern age is that we were able to build Monday won’t clean up all the prob- Perdue can implement some of the grassy knoll allegations about contri- nonprofit, urges commu- both our paper and web presence at the lems in Raleigh. And it certainly won’t changes with an executive order, while butions Perdue received from several nity members to support its same time. The distinction, though, end the skepticism about public of- others need legislative approval. A ver- executives of an out-of-state company, programs to put nutritious is that unlike the print edition, there ficials that was reinforced Monday sion of some of the proposals passed though there are many examples of food directly into the hands are no examples of classic community morning as the counsel to former-Gov. the House in the last General Assem- similar out-of-state bundling by Mc- of local hungry youngsters websites or good old-fashioned blogs to Mike Easley appeared in federal court bly session but never came up in the Crory’s campaign. Maybe it’s just a and to support the ongoing use as touchstones. to plead not guilty to 57 charges of Senate, a point that was hard to forget matter of time before Fetzer starts re- good work of the IFC and What we did have going for us is the fraud and corruption. Monday as no senators joined the four ferring to the “controversy surround- St. Joseph’s Bread Ministries aforementioned geek community who But Perdue’s proposals would make members of the House on hand for Per- ing the McCrory campaign.” as well. were able to guide us through producing more important changes in the pay- due’s announcement. Good government activists applaud- One out of four Chapel a site that reflects our community. Some to-play patronage system that has long New Senate Majority Leader Mar- ed Perdue’s latest proposals. Jane Pin- Hill-Carrboro children of that isn’t so visible — we use an open- plagued state government and slow tin Nesbitt said the Senate wasn’t op- sky with the Coalition for Government going hungry? Completely source platform, a souped-up Wordpress down the revolving door between poli- posed to the reforms last year. It simply and Lobbying Reform called it a won- unacceptable for a commu- theme. We’ve also stuck to the idea cymaker and lobbyist and between the ran out of time to consider them. It derful step forward while adding that nity such as ours! that the site should be open, free, not regulators and the regulated. will have plenty of time this summer. there is still more to do. Joy MacVane, cluttered with bells and whistles and Perdue wants all 4,000 appointees Far more disturbing and predictable Damon Circosta, executive director Executive Director flashing ads and easily searchable. We to state boards and commissions to was the reaction of N.C. Republican of the N.C. Center for Voter Educa- TABLE Inc. Carrboro hope you find it so. disclose more information about their Party Chair Tom Fetzer, who called tion, said it really didn’t matter if po- Like the paper, our website and blogs pasts and wants governors to have the Perdue’s reasonable proposals “a smoke litical considerations played some role endorsement are a work in progress — running a ability to remove appointees at will, in- and mirrors act to distract the public in Perdue’s announcement. And that letters website is a little like building a plane cluding people appointed by previous from the controversy surrounding her must be what’s driving Fetzer crazy. in the air. Thanks to volunteers Mike administrations. own campaign.” Pushing tougher ethics reform is The Carrboro Li and Lucy Butcher we’ve been able to She would prohibit people doing It’s not clear what controversy Fetzer good politics and it is the right thing Citizen welcomes letters keep it all aloft and refreshed. business with the state from donating is referring to, unless it is the self-re- to do. Good for Perdue. of endorsement for Recently, you may have noticed a to the campaigns of the political offi- ported corrections Perdue has made to candidates in the 2009 major change in the layout and design cials who oversee their contracts and her campaign filings that include pre- Chris Fitzsimon is executive director of municipal and school of the site. That’s the result of graduate extend a ban on accepting gifts to more viously unreported campaign flights. N.C. Policy Watch. board elections. work by Michelle Langston. Michelle, We ask that you a Chapel Hill native, was this paper’s keep letters in support first hire. She’s a capable designer and of individual candi- very imaginative coder. We were able dates to 325 words and to collaborate in both web and print to multiple candidates to get both going at the same time. When 375 words. she decided to go to grad school, she As with our general focused on the idea of creating a free, letters policy all letters open-source web template for small must be accompanied newspapers and community news by the author’s name, operations. address and contact Over the past year, I’ve had the information. We will delight of collaborating with her on the publish one letter per project. And, coincidently, on the same author per month. day we received an award for having Typed letters are pre- the best small newspaper website in ferred and email even the state, The Citizen began testing out more so. Lengthy letters Michelle’s latest design. written in longhand After this shakedown cruise, she will become mysteri- plans on adapting a generic version of ously lost. the theme for download, something that could help any small newspaper or news submissions: operation struggling to get its footing on the web. E-mail: letters to So feel free to stop by and kick the editor@ tires and slam the doors. Tell us what carrborocitizen.com you want in a website. We learned a lot mail: from our readers and visitors in refining The Carrboro Citizen our last design, so please chime in. I’m Letters to the Editor at [email protected] Box 248 Carrboro, NC 27510 Carrboro ordinance street-lighting changes editorial Giles Blunden that is an important issue since per- lights were replaced with the 250 watt 12 foot high Arcadia lights use a Robert Dickson, Publisher ception is what drives our actions. Duke Energy lights suggested for the fixture called Glare Buster to spe- Kirk Ross, As Carborro seeks to update the In the example presented by ordinance study over the same 20 years cifically shield the night sky and the News and Opinion Editor area lighting section of the ordi- the town staff the new 25 ft light they would consume 109,500 Kilo- windows of adjacent homes. Taylor Sisk, nance, there are two major pollu- would be a 250 watt Duke Energy watts of electricity which again in turn My recommendation for the or- Managing Editor tion issues to consider. standard area light. Herein lies the would produce 251,850 lbs of CO2. dinance, as a way to protect us and Liz Holm, Art Director The first is pollution created by problem. First as the light source Almost twenty times as much pollu- our grandchildren from both pollu- Margot Lester, Lucy Butcher, increased electrical demand or watt- moves away from the lighted surface tion. Can we really in good conscience tion types, would not be to restrict Rich Fowler, Mike Li, age. Since all new electrical demand the amount of light diminishes by think about doing this with Peak oil the height of the lights at all but re- Contributors will currently be provided by Duke the square of the distance. It takes and global warming on the horizon. strict the lamp wattage to 20 watts Charlie Tyson, Intern Energy’s coal fired power plants all a lot more watts to light a surface The second form of pollution and restrict glare. This way as you Ava Barlow, Photographer of the health risks associated with from 25 feet than it does from 15 is a bit more abstract, that is glare raised the height of the lights you burning coal on massive scales will feet. The second part of the problem and night sky pollution both are would need to go to more efficient advertising be increased proportionately. These is using Duke Energy lights. Since lifestyle impacts. Anyone who has lamps such as LEDs . If this is not Marty Cassady, Ad Director well known risks start at the source Duke energy profit is derived from flown into RDU and looked down politically feasible then the stan- [email protected] of coal extraction and end at the the sale of electricity it is in their in- has seen the tremendous amount of dard height should be restricted to operations increased stack pollutants from ni- terest to have higher wattage lights. reflected light from street lights. It 15 ft with minimum glare with a Anne Billings, Office Coordinator trous oxide to CO2. Here is an example for compari- is so bright you can see it from satel- relatively simple procedure available [email protected] In an attempt to increase security son. In Arcadia we have five 12 foot lites. That is wasted light going into for raising the height when fear of it has been suggested that the light high area lights that provide security. the night sky. crime is a perceived issue but keep- Distribution pole height be raised from 15 feet These lights have 13 Watt compact A shielded 250 watt light at 25 ing the wattage the same by increas- Chuck Morton, Wendy Wenck to 25 feet. To start with there is no fluorescent bulbs Over twenty years feet will still shine brightly into ing the efficiency of the lamp. these five lights will use 5,694 Kilo- your 12 foot second story window Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. factual data to show that increased area lighting reduces crime. It does watts of electricity which in turn will and certainly temporarily effect Giles Blunden is an architect and a however decrease fear of crime and produce 13,096 lbs of CO2. If these your night vision at eye level. The resident of Carrboro. The Carrboro Citizen thursday, april 8, 2010 7

POLICY Recently he finished working Carrboro area, given the impor- on a study on how to help improve tance the university plays as an Obituaries from page 1 the skills of low-income workers employer. I knew several folks in spirit of generosity, always offered home on Monday, March 29, in the South for the Mary Reyn- research capacities who were laid a listening ear and shared her won- 2010, following a 13-year bout olds Babcock Foundation. The off from the university last year as “I think I developed a niche derful sense of humor. She loved with Lou Gehrig’s disease. report, titled “When Any Job Isn’t a result of the budget, and I think and a reputation for myself as good literature, music, art and gar- Doug was born on August 26, Enough: Jobs-Centered Develop- we could see more reductions someone who does high-quality dening. In recent years, she was an 1960 in Oakridge, Tenn., the son ment in the American South,” coming next year without addi- work and who’s fairly thoughtful active volunteer at Emma’s school of the late Charles Phillippi and looks at the way job creation has tional assistance.” about these issues and brings a and a Girl Scout leader. Lisa Claire of Cassie Phillippi. He grew up in shifted in the South from un- According to Quinterno, somewhat different perspective.” loved adventure and traveled the Charlotte, N.C. On September 25, skilled manufacturing jobs to the overall economy is slightly After working at the Justice world from the Alps to the Grand 1984, he married Stephanie Stines, more highly skilled jobs that re- better than it was last year. “I Center for four years, Quinterno Canyon, yet was a true Carolina who faithfully loved and cared for quire better-trained workers and think we’ve had a level of im- decided to open South by North girl who cherished mountain and him through the worst of his ill- how Southern states are trying to provement and stabilization, if Strategies this past summer. The beach trips with her family. Al- ness. Before illness took his physical train those workers. you will, and that’s owing to name refers to his move to Chapel ways larger than life, she loved abilities, he worked as an executive So what does Quinterno think a variety of developments and Hill from New York. life’s simplest treasures and was a chef. His truest passions, however, about the unemployment situ- factors, not the least being a “People had been asking me for reminder to us all of what is really were pastel portraiture, the guitar ation in Orange County? “Our massive intervention across the a while if I could help them with important in life — family, friends and his family. He was loved by unemployment rate is probably at board through public policy, things, and after having spent a and giving back. many and will be deeply missed. one of the highest levels that’s been particularly at the federal level.” Lisa Claire Elvington lot of time saying no, I decided to The family wishes to say a spe- Survivors include his loving recorded in the last 25 to 30 years, But he warns that high un- Lisa Claire Elvington, 48, died start saying yes.” cial thank you to neighborhood wife, Stephanie S. Phillippi; three and it’s about 6 percent, maybe a employment will delay any re- on March 27 after a courageous Now he provides research and friends, church friends and Cha- sons, Jason Edward of Chapel little bit under. That’s a level most covery. “I would not say we’re battle with cancer. Lisa Claire communication services for pub- pel Hill friends who have provided Hill, N.C., James Aaron of Eu- places would aspire to even under completely out of the woods, was a loving mother of daughter lic agencies and nonprofits. He so much love and comfort during gene, Ore. and Charles Andrew the best of circumstances. I’m not and I would say that long-term Emma Nicole, the light of her specializes in economic and social this difficult time. of Carrboro; his mother, Cassie trying to minimize the fact that recovery or long-term growth is life, beloved wife of Ron Kunkel, policy, because a lot of times orga- An open memorial service was T. Phillippi of Charlotte; five sib- it’s severe here, by our relative looking very weak, largely be- devoted daughter, professional, nizations want to get involved in held on Tuesday, March 30, at lings, Danny Phillippi of Char- standards. But the fact is that even cause of the just terrible shape volunteer and wonderful friend to an issue but don’t have the staff to 2 p.m. at the University United lotte, David Phillippi of Wilm- though it’s bad here now by histor- the national and state labor many. She is survived by her par- research it. Methodist Church at 150 East ington, N.C., Dennis Phillippi of ical standards, it’s still pretty good market happens to be in.” ents, Brice and Carolyn Elving- Business has been good so Franklin St., Chapel Hill, with a Memphis, Tenn., Debbie Phillippi in the grand scheme of things.” Quinterno doesn’t think na- ton, of Fair Bluff, N.C. far, even in a down economy, but reception following immediately of Charlotte and Dawn Wolfe of But he warns that if state gov- tional or state unemployment Lisa Claire graduated from Quinterno feels that as long as he afterwards in the fellowship hall. High Point, N.C.; and numerous ernments don’t get federal aid in numbers will recover anytime West Columbus High School continues to find good clients and On Wednesday, March 31, nieces, nephews and dear friends. balancing their budgets this year, soon. “We’re looking at a multi- in Cerro Gordo, N.C. in 1979, good projects he should be fine. at 11 a.m., there was a graveside A memorial service will be held there could be more painful job year period. And it may not be where she was the valedictorian of “I pretty much started in June, service in Fair Bluff at the Powell Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 2:00 losses in the state workforce, and for another three, four, five years, her class. She earned a Bachelor of I’ve been working fulltime, and Cemetery, with a reception im- p.m. at Binkley Baptist Church. A that could have local effects. depending on where you set your Science in Pharmacy (1984) and I’m still here almost a year later. mediately afterwards for family reception at the church will follow. “I think that’s going to matter benchmark, until we get to where a Master of Science in Pharmacy So that’s progress in and of itself. and out-of-town guests at the Fair In lieu of flowers donations to the folks in the Chapel Hill- we were in December 2007.” Administration (1988) from the That’s a victory.” Bluff Methodist Church. may be made to the ALS As- University of North Carolina at In lieu of flowers, the family re- sociation, Jim “Catfish” Hunter Chapel Hill. During her under- quests memorials be made in Lisa Chapter, 120 Penmarc Dr., Suite EMS several budget cycles. Crabtree said the county has to graduate studies, she was a John- Claire’s name to either the Susan 101, Raleigh, N.C. 27603; or to “We have asked the manager to ask for ambulance assistance from ston Scholar and a member of Al- from page 1 G. Komen for the Cure Founda- Binkley Baptist Church c/o Pastor come to us with a budget without neighboring counties almost every pha Delta Pi sorority. Lisa Claire tion for breast cancer research Discretionary Fund, 1712 Willow a tax increase, which means we’re day, adding that his department had a highly distinguished career (komen.org) or the Crohn’s & Drive, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. County EMS requested about going to be having some substan- has waited up to an hour for an in marketing and marketing re- Colitis Foundation of America for Online condolences may be $1.5 million annually for person- tial cuts,” she said. “I see EMS as ambulance to arrive on a scene. search at Glaxo, Inc. and Glaxo Crohn’s research (ccfa.org). made to walkersfuneralservice. nel and equipment increases. The an essential service. Unfortunate- He said the 29 positions re- Wellcome from 1988 to 2003. com request would fund 10 paramed- ly, a lot of the services the county quested by EMS are the mini- Everyone agrees that Lisa Douglas Phillippi Walker’s Funeral Home of ics, 10 emergency medical techni- provides are essential services.” mum needed for the county to Claire considered her brightest Douglas Edward Phillippi, Chapel Hill is assisting the Phil- cians and nine dispatchers, as well But emergency personnel have provide adequate service, but that moments the opportunity to love 49, of Carrboro, N.C. died at his lippi family. as an equipped ambulance. said the request can’t wait with the department really needs about and raise her daughter, Emma. Jacobs said he wanted the EMS and fire personnel stretched 60 additional positions. She was so very proud of Emma’s county to look at the service mod- thin. Fire departments are dis- He added that as the county’s achievements — winning a writ- el to determine if other models patched on emergency calls as first population gets older, it would ing contest, selling the most Girl would be less costly for the county. responders and often arrive before be nice for EMS to get a little Scout cookies and performing a However, he added, “You don’t an ambulance. They cannot leave bit ahead of the curve. Crabtree’s solo at the Christmas program at want to hassle over things like patients until paramedics arrive, department already responds to church, to name a few. But mainly budget and service models when which leaves the department un- about three calls a day to one local she loved Emma for being Emma, you’re having chest pains.” derstaffed to attend to its own assisted-living facility alone. the remarkable, beautiful girl she Orange County Board of calls. “For now, we continue on,” is on both the inside and out. Commissioners vice chair Berna- “This is something that can’t Crabtree said. “We’re going to Lisa Claire loved life, lived it dette Pelissier said she doubted the wait for multiple budget cycles,” keep on helping the public in any fully and found beauty in every county would be able to fund the Carrboro Fire Chief Travis Crab- way we can.... Ultimately it’s the situation. She had an amazing entire request this year, but that it tree said. “It needs to be attacked, county’s responsibility to provide could potentially be spread over and attacked hard.” EMS service.” 711 W Rosemary St. Carrboro • carrburritos.com • 933.8226

BOARD agreement on water and sewer a year and was part of a small- boundaries. The proposal affects area plan developed by county from page 1 plans for water and sewer ser- and Efland officials. vice areas around Hillsborough, Board member Randee Ha- Board member Jacquie Gist Efland and Mebane, including ven-O’Donnell, who is Carrboro’s said she agreed with the orga- an economic-development re- representative on the county’s nization’s approach, saying that gion near U.S. 70 and I-40. economic-development commis- businesses and public bodies The board approved the pro- sion, said the addition of water and that keep wages low are being posed Hillsborough changes, sewer service around Efland and subsidized by the rest of the but board members asked for Mebane are an important part of a community through social ser- more information on the Efland strategy to attract green industries vices and other public support. and Mebane changes. to the county. Carrboro, she said, shouldn’t be Board member Dan Cole- Several companies have ex- among that group. man said he could not support pressed an interest in locating to The board sent the report on the plan, saying he was con- Orange County, she said, and the to Town Manager Steve Stewart, cerned that the county was ig- improvements would help lay the who is crafting this year’s bud- noring economic development groundwork for recruiting them. get based in part on the report’s in Chapel Hill and Carrboro Also on Tuesday night the recommendations. Stewart was and placing too much emphasis board: approved an agreement asked to consider the impact of on economic-development areas with the North Carolina Depart- the $11.78 wage as well as Justice elsewhere. ment of Transportation on the de- United’s $13 per hour request. Board member Joal Hall sign and construction of a section In other action, the board de- Broun said the board should ap- of the Bolin Creek Greenway that layed signing off on part of a pro- prove the change as requested runs from Wilson Park to Estes posed change to an inter-local since it had been under study for Drive Extension.

ELECTION NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NC CODE 163-33(8), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: to the qualified voters of Orange County, the NC Primary Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 to vote for Federal, State, Judicial and County Offices. The polls for the May 4 Primary election will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Residents who are not registered to vote must register by April 9, 2010 to be eligible to vote in this election. Registered voters who moved within Orange County should notify the Board of Elections, in writing, of their address change by the same date. Any qualified voter may vote prior to Election Day, at one of the One-Stop voting locations listed below. At these locations voters may also request one-stop registration and voting on the same day. Locations And Times For One-Stop Absentee Voting Hillsborough Location: Orange County Board of Elections Office 208 S. Cameron St, Hillsborough Dates and Times: Thursday & Friday, April 15th - April 16th, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Monday – Friday, April 19th - April 23rd, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Monday – Friday, April 26th - April 30th, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Saturday, May 1st, 8:00 am–1:00 pm Chapel Hill Location: Morehead Planetarium 250 E. Franklin St, Chapel Hill Dates and Times: Thursday & Friday, April 15th- April 16th, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Monday – Friday, April 19th - April 23rd, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Monday – Friday, April 26th - April 30th, 8:00 am–5:00 pm Saturday, May 1st, 8:00 am–1:00 pm Voters may request their ballots be mailed to them. This request must be submitted in writing to the Orange County Board of Elections, PO Box 220, Hillsborough, NC 27278, and received at the board office by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday April 27, 2010. Citizens with questions concerning registration, absentee ballots, location of polling sites or other related matters,

should call the board office between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm or inquire at our website solutions puzzle at www.co.orange.nc.us. The Orange County Board of Elections will hold Absentee meetings in the board office at 208 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough, NC at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, April 20, April 27, and May 4. cryptoquote answer: On The Job Training? The Orange County Board of Elections will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in the board office at 208 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina to canvass the votes cast on Tuesday, May 4 in the Primary an in man, unidentified n A - school. of out are kids the when guys, get, you what That’s Elections. ork’s Y ew N at flights directing heard is child young a which in recording audio If a second Primary is needed it will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2010. One-Stop Voting for the second Primary will only be held at the Hillsborough Location and will begin on June 3 and end on June 19. airport. K F J 8 thursday, april 8, 2010 The Carrboro Citizen School Briefs H H Election Notes H H Math honors earned by local Inductees include Xan Funk, field hockey; Senate candidates to visit Stone Center students Timothy Mann, football; Jack Maultsby A forum for candidates running for North Carolina’s U.S. (in memoriam), football; Gordon Neville, Students from Chapel Hill High School Senate seat will be held at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center on the basketball; Jake Reynolds, wrestling; Ron qualified to advance to the state level in the UNC campus on April 13 at 7 p.m. Benson, coach; and Ron Olsen, coach. North Carolina Math Contest held March The forum, co-sponsored by the center and the Chapel Hill- Tickets to the induction dinner are $20 25 at NC A& T University. The state contest Carrboro branch of the NAACP, will be held in the center’s each and should be purchased by April will be held at UNC-Greensboro on April auditorium and moderated by WTVD’s Fred Shropshire. 17. For more information about the event, elementary 29. The students are Jonathan Siekierski, first Democrats Cal Cunningham, Ken Lewis, Elaine Marshall, call 929-2106, ext. 2108. place; Arun Ganesh, third place; and Vincent Marcus Williams and Libertarian Michael Beitler have agreed to school Zhu, 10th place. The team from Chapel Hill Estes Hills students support participate. Republican Richard Burr is currently unconfirmed as High School also placed first in Algebra II. a participant. Haiti Candidates will be encouraged to share their views on educa- Hall of Fame inductions this Students at Estes Hills Elementary have tion, jobs, health care and foreign policy. lunch month established a relationship with young people Parking is available in the deck under the FedEx Global Edu- in Haiti through a parent at their school. The Chapel Hill High School and Lincoln cation Center, off McCauley Street near Pittsboro Street, and in Tony Roche is a local physician and father High School Hall of Fame will induct a new the Ram’s Head deck off Stadium Drive. of Estes Hills students. He worked in Haiti MENU class of members at the induction dinner Additional forum co-sponsors are Balance & Accuracy in last month and delivered t-shirts, books and scheduled for Saturday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in Journalism, Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, Elders for Peace, fri 4/9 — Cheese Pizza; Pep- bookmarks from Estes Hills students. The peroni Pizza; Turkey & Cheese the CHHS cafeteria. Orange County Democratic Women, Orange County Peace Wrap; Garden Salad; Traditional items delivered to Haiti were made by a Cool Coalition, Orange/Chatham County Progressive Democrats, Mixed; Vegetables; Fresh Pears Friends Club of fourth-grade girls. Triangle Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, MON 4/12 — Beef Chili & UNC Black Faculty and Staff Caucus, UNC Black Graduate Cheez-It® Scrabble Junior™ and Professional Student Association, UNC Executive Branch of Crackers; Chicken Nuggets w/ Student Government and UNC Young Democrats. Wheat Roll; Garden Salad; Baja Black Beans; Chilled Apricots Model U.N. at UNC Early voting starts April 15 tue 4/13 — Pork BBQ on UNC News Services participate in a mock session of negotiate with allies and draft Early voting in federal and county primary races and for the a Bun; Macaroni & Cheese U.N. proceedings. resolutions. The students will Orange County Board of Education opens next week at 8 a.m. at w/Whole Grain Macaroni & Students from all four Chapel Bill McDiarmid, dean and represent countries that are the county elections offices at 208 South Cameron St. in Hills- Wheat Roll; “Fun on the Run”; Hill-Carrboro middle schools Alumni Distinguished Professor members of the U.N. Security borough and the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. Coleslaw; Seasoned Green The hours for the two sites are: Beans; Chilled Pears will participate in a Model Unit- in the School of Education, and Council. All have researched ed Nations conference on Friday, Mike O’Shea, president of the their country’s culture, history, • Thursday, April 15-Friday, April 16, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; wed 4/14 — Cheese Pizza; • Monday, April 19-Friday, April 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Pepperoni Pizza; Hot Dog on debating Iranian nuclear devel- Model U.N. Club at UNC, will politics and position on Irani- opment. be among those speaking at a an nuclear development. • Monday, April 26-Friday, April 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; a Wheat Bun w/Chili; Garden • Saturday, May 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Peas; Fruited Gelatin; Fresh About 120 students will par- welcoming ceremony at 9 a.m. in Participating middle schools Banana ticipate in the event at the Caro- the school. The public is invited will include Culbreth, McDou- The one-stop early-voting sites are open to all registered lina Center for Educational Ex- to the welcoming and a closing gle, Phillips and Smith. The con- voters in Orange County. You may also register and vote the thu 4/15 — Turkey & same day at the sites. Cheese Sub on a Wheat Bun; cellence, a facility of the School ceremony, with award presenta- ference is organized by the UNC Mozzarella Cheese Sticks w/ of Education at UNC. The cen- tions, at 2:15 p.m. at Smith. Model U.N. Club in cooperation PTA forum Marinara Dipping Sauce; “Fun ter is adjacent to Smith Middle The Model U.N. will be- with the School of Education, The PTA Council will sponsor a forum for candidates for the on the Run”; Lettuce & Tomato School in Chapel Hill. gin in the center at 9:30 a.m. the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Salad; Carrot & Celery Sticks; Orange County Board of Commissioners from 7 to 9 p.m. on Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce; Fresh A Model U.N. simulates the As representative ambassa- Schools and the West Triangle Wednesday, April 14 in the council chambers of the Chapel Hill Apples United Nations. Students take dors, the students will present Chapter of the United Nations Town Hall at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The forum will be on the roles of diplomats and speeches, debate with peers, Association. televised live on government access Time Warner channel 18 and will be taped and available for viewing on http://ptacouncil.com. 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Demarus Carver, 19, of 315 Oakdale Police recovered one of the vehicles but are Drive in Hillsborough and Jemeison To- still looking for the other stolen lawnmow- rain, 21, of 2616 Coleman Loop Road in ers and automobiles. According to police, Hillsborough turned themselves in late on suspects stole three John Deere 777 riding March 29. Police took Rodney Fearrington, mowers, one John Deere 935 riding mower 19, of 100 Timbers Lot, Apt. 1, Hills- and three Steele weed eaters, valued at about borough into custody on March 30. The $53,000. In addition, suspects took about suspects allegedly threw the victim from $30,000 worth of automobiles, including a the car before speeding off. 2003 white Ford SRW Super-Duty, a 1993 The victim, Paylor James Daniels, 19, of white Chevy, a 1989 green vehicle and a 1983 Olin Road in Orange County, was transport- red vehicle. Suspects accessed the parking lot ed to Duke Hospital, where he later died. where the mowers and vehicles were kept by cutting a chain on the gate to the lot. According to police, officers have reviewed surveillance footage from the scene and the investigation is ongoing. Chapel Hill police officer Leo Vereen encourages anyone who sees suspicious activity to call 911.

Chatham County finds The Town of Hillsborough erty to the south, located im- requested input regarding the short-term locations for has invited the public to sub- mediately behind the Daniel overall site plan, the plan’s mit comments on draft plans Boone shopping area, com- proposed transportation net- court offices for a passenger rail station on monly referred to as the Col- work and the proposed land Chatham County has found short-term lo- the town-owned site off Orange lins property. uses, as well as any other con- cations for Superior Court sessions and court Grove Street. cerns. The town asks offices displaced by the recent courthouse In addition to the that citizens separate fire, county officials announced on Monday. rail station, the plans In addition to the rail station, their comments for Superior Courtroom sessions will be moved include an arts and the Hillsborough to the county’s Agriculture Building Audito- cultural center, fire the plans include an arts and tract-site plan and Brush fire rium, while the Chatham County District At- station, multi-level the Collins property threatens house torney’s Office will move to 60 West St., former parking garage, of- conceptual plan. fice space, cinema, cultural center, fire station, The town is ac- Firefighters from the Carrboro, New offices of the Andrews Law Group. In addition, park land and town- cepting public com- Hope and Orange Grove fire departments county Probation Services will move to 45 West house condomini- multi-level parking garage, office ments on the plans responded to a vehicle and brush fire in the St., an office building next to the General Store ums. The plans for until April 16. Rogers Road neighborhood on Saturday. Cafe. Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour the 20-acre site also space, cinema, park land and Comments can be The fire, which originated at 1806 Pure- will move into a room in the lower level of the include space for a submitted online foy Road, broke out around 4 p.m. Sat- Agriculture Building. police station within townhouse condominiums. at ci.hillsborough. urday after a vehicle fire spread to nearby According to county officials, the county the rail station. nc.us/content/rail- woods. Although the fire came very close will continue to search for a more perma- Under the plans station-small-area- to a house, no structures were damaged nent space for Superior Court until the new (which can be viewed on the The Rail Station Small Area plan-comment-card/; faxed and no one was hurt. The crew was able to Judicial Center is built. This fall, Chatham town website, ci.hillsborough. Plan Task Force presented the to senior planner Tom King extinguish the fire after being on the scene County will break ground on a new Judicial nc.us), Hillsborough Youth conceptual plans at an open at 644-2390; mailed to Tom for about two hours. Center, which was planned before the fire in Athletics Association ball fields house on March 31 and plans King, Town of Hillsborough, The National Weather Service issued the Historic Courthouse occurred and will located on the property would to present a finalized site plan P.O. Box 429, Hillsborough, warning of increased fire danger this week house all court officials and all courtrooms, need to be relocated. and report to the Hillsborough N.C., 27278; or submitted in due to the unseasonably warm tempera- including Superior Court sessions. Construc- A transportation network Board of Commissioners in person at Hillsborough Town tures and low humidity levels. tion is expected to take 18 to 24 months. and land uses are also pro- late spring. Hall at 101 E. Orange St. posed for the adjacent prop- The town has specifically — Staff reports

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carrborocitizen.com/ Professional Development and Enrichment Programs | Credit Programs for Part-time Students | Conference Center 10 THURSDAY, april 8, 2010 Land & Table The Carrboro Citizen ing them down to a powder to New restaurant to showcase Indian season the meat and produce she plunges into enormous woks and flavors and local farmers vats she lugged from India. “I make everything from scratch, which is why all my food tastes so authentic and whole- some,” Rajendran said. Most of the restaurant’s menu will be Indian cuisine, but Ra- jendran said it will also include Southern staples like pork bar- becue and cabbage from Cane Creek Farm as a way to pay hom- age to her adopted community. “I lived here for over two de- cades without being able to see my family in India,” she said. “The people of this place became my family. It was the proverbial Southern hospitality, and I was the beneficiary.” The final community dinner she hosted featured several items Photo by Catherine rierson on trial for her restaurant’s menu: Austin McCall spooning some of Vimala Rajendran’s kerala kozhi stew onto his plate as the smiling chef Kerala kozhi stew, a chicken curry entertains her guests at her last community dinner before the restaurant opens in April. swimming in coconut milk, fen- nel and curry leaves; Appam, a By Catherine Rierson with food activism, plans to hon- already have some of the knowl- rice and coconut fermented pan- Courtesy of the or localism and sustainability in edge they’re seeking. In this inter- cake; Vatana usal, a whole pea Illustration by Phil Blank Carrboro Commons her business by bringing local generational communication, we curry; an egg roast with whole farmers’ produce to the table. can learn from each other.” eggs atop a caramelized onion Opening her kitchen to both “When it’s a private, catered Rajendran buys her meat and base; tomato-carrot chutney with strangers and longtime friends, event, food and knowledge isn’t produce from farms like Ever tamarind; and, finally, her notori- Vimala Rajendran has hosted available to the whole commu- Laughter, Eco Farm and Cane ous cardamom brownies. weekly community dinners in nity,” she said. “In a restaurant, Creek, which are all within a 15- The last time Rajendran went her home since 1993, fusing everyone can have access to or- mile radius of town. When the to India, everyone in her family her love for authentic and local ganic, local food.” restaurant opens, she plans to was buying pre-packaged bags of Sat: 7am-Noon • Wed: Now open 3:30-6:30pm food with her value of commu- The idea of a restaurant has continue using pork from Cane curry. Southern Village open 3:30-6:30pm nity. But come mid-April, she’ll long been marinating in Rajen- Creek and Cliff’s Meat Market “I was the only person in my be moving the enterprise out of dran, but it was the ever-increas- chicken, which is brought fresh family who knew how to grind Check out what’s at the Carrboro her kitchen and onto Franklin ing demand for her food, in a daily from Siler City and butch- down whole spices,” she said. “It Year-Round Farmers’ Market . . . Street. kitchen already brimming with ered in-house. really is a dying art.” Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe, hungry guests, that impelled her “I try to bring an edible pres- New Item this Week: GREEN GARLIC, opening in the Courtyard in to begin the endeavor now. ence from the local farmers’ Catherine Rierson is a UNC potted herbs and veggie starters, spinach, red cabbage, the space formerly occupied by Her new collaboration with bounty to the community, and I daffodils, tulips, hoophouse and greenhouse strawberries, Sandwhich, will blend flavors young food activists has also want to do that with my restau- student writing for the Carrboro greenhouse tomatoes, purple radishes, eggs, parsley, sun- from the chef’s roots in Mumbai, been a factor. rant too” she said. Commons, a bi-weekly online dried tomatoes, cornmeal, green onions, mustard greens, India and her life in Carrboro. “What food activists do now, Her cooking techniques re- lab newspaper for Jock Lauterer’s rutabagas, creasy greens, totsoi, dill, cilantro, turnips, Rajendran, celebrated lo- we’ve always done in my family,” main faithful to Indian tradition. Community Journalism class at beets, carrots, cauliflower, celery, sweet potatoes, broc- cally for both her virtuosity in Rajendran said. “It’s a great part- She cooks from scratch, first roast- the School of Journalism and Mass coli, lettuce, chard, turnip greens, sorrel, arugula, onions, the kitchen and her involvement nership with the youth because I ing fresh, whole spices, then grind- Communication. escarole, wheat flour, garlic, salad mixes (spicy and non), collards, fresh herbs, kale, pecans, meats like goat, beef, pork, lamb, chicken, buffalo, and various specialty meats Land & Table Briefs like liverwurst, bologna, hotdogs, etc, cow’s and goat’s milk cheeses,breads, doughnuts, tortes, pies, cakes, jams, and Wednesday market Edible plant walk relishes. The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is Herbalist Kim Calhoun will lead a starting up its Wednesday afternoon medicinal- and edible-plant walk on Sat- Frittata of Turnip and Swiss Chard market next week, April 14. The market urday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. along the Recipe Provided by Dorette Snover, Chef and Owner runs from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Car- Lower Haw River State Natural Area of C’est Si Bon Cooking School rboro Town Commons. Trail. Chef Ricky Moore will be opening the Participants will walk from the By- Ingredients mid-week market with the first event in the num pedestrian bridge to the trail, learn- 3 turnips, peeled and ribboned new Carrboro Market Culinary Series. ing about some of the edible, drinkable salt and pepper to taste The series is a local foods teaching and medicinal plants growing in yards, olive oil and tasting event designed to highlight fields, forest floors and canopies and 5 eggs, room temperature uncommon uses of commonly available along the river’s edge. sea salt and pepper to taste 1 bunch swiss chard local seasonal ingredients. The fee is on a sliding scale of $10 For the opening event, Moore, a for- to $20, with half of the proceeds go- Procedure mer Iron Chef contender, will take on ing to the Haw River Assembly. Partici- Break the five eggs in a bowl and chard. “Chard is an ingredient that many Mural on display pants must register by today (Thursday) using a whisk or a simple kitchen people feel they know how to cook al- Saturday marks the official for the de- by calling or emailing Germane at the fork mix well, add a glug of ready, but there are many ways to cook but of the Bolin Creek Mural from noon Haw River Assembly at 542-5790 or ger- olive oil, swiss chard, add to eggs, and eat this beautiful green,” he said. to 5 p.m. at Earth Action Day at South- [email protected] mix all well, and set aside. Eno River Market ern Community Park. Prepare the turnips as per chef’s The 8’ x 24’ work by local artists Emi- instructions. season with salt and open longer ly Weinstein and Dale Morgan, with help pepper. heat olive oil in a large heavy skillet till hot. Add The Eno River Farmers Market in from many others, was supposed to have turnips and when caramelized remove to a bowl. Raise downtown Hillsborough is now on sum- been painted at the Bolin Creek Festival heat on pan to medium high. add egg mixture to very mer hours. The market, located on East last October, but heavy rains forced can- hot pan. Using a fork stir the eggs in a circular motion Margaret Lane, is open every Saturday cellation. towards the center. Eggs will cook very quickly. When the from 8 a.m. to noon. New vendors on A group of artists gathered the follow- bottom of the frittata is well set, level the eggs and cover hand this year include Spoon, Sunshine ing day and roughed out the mural and with a lid to cook the top, keeping heat on medium. Life, Box Car Farms, Weinstein and Morgan spent the winter When completely cooked, slide off onto a pretty round Serendip Farm, Lil Country Grower, plate. Add the turnips and serve warm and garnish with a working to finish the mural at space do- Carolina Heritage Farm, Winking Moon nated by University Mall. young spring cheese. Studios, John Mathivet and The Acciden- tal Baker. Project1 4/2/07 12:40 PM Page 1

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Mill days Photo by Ken Moore This former state champion 200-year-old post oak still stands proud near Person Hall on the UNC hen local historians Richard Ellington and Dave Otto look at this pho- campus. tograph of women textile workers at Carrboro’s old mill (circa 1920?), they wonder what those workaday lives were like. Otto and Ellington are FLORA the campus landscape to 1849. Of particular putting together a first-of-its-kind visual history book of Carrboro — and and the many people interest is the expecta- they need our help. They are looking for photos and stories from people from page 1 Wwho either worked in the mill or who have family who worked there. Ellington says of this who played significant tion that well-manicured photo: “These machine operators were identified as spinners. (You will note that the opera- Mike Dirr will be on roles in that evolution, grounds will improve the tors are women. They were usually paid less than men, so they were utilized in most mills, campus April 22 for a continues through May manners of the students: wherever possible, to keep down the cost of operations). The individual line feeder spools “walk and talk” cel- 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “The improvements can be seen on the right-hand side of the photo. Based on the location of the windows ebrating UNC’s trees. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 1 extending over a large behind the operators, I suspect that this equipment was located in the main part of the The walk, beginning p.m. Saturdays and 1 to space do not make a mill that now stretches from Panzanella to Elmo’s. It could have been on either the first or at the front steps of 5 p.m. Sundays in Wil- great show at any par- second floor. This photo appears to date from the 1920’s.” The mill, today’s trendy Carr Wilson Library at 3:30 son’s North Carolina ticular spot, yet a good Mill Mall, was in semi-continuous operation as a textile operation until about 1959. Folks are p.m.., is free; no reg- Collection Gallery. deal has been accom- encouraged to contact Richard at 967-4168 or 698-8591 or at [email protected] istration required. A One text panel from plished and the heaviest reception and viewing the exhibit: part of the work done. A thousand words of the special exhibit, “To Have a Good The giving of some grace “Noble Trees, Traveled Influence upon the Man- and beauty to the ap- by Jock Lauterer Paths: The Carolina ners of Young Men” proaches to the buildings Do you have an important old photo that you value? Send your 300 dpi scan Landscape Since 1793,” Letter (facsimile) from and to the walks around to [email protected] and include the story behind the picture. Because follows in Wilson at Elisha Mitchell to Trust- them is supposed to every picture tells a story. And its worth? A thousand words. 5:00 p.m. Mike’s talk, ee Charles Manly, have a good influence this year’s Gladys Hall December 27, 1849. upon the manners of Coates University His- In the letter below, the young men and to tory Lecture, follows at Mitchell, in his role as impress strangers favor- buy 5:45 p.m. University bursar or ably.” The engaging exhibit business officer, notifies Don’t miss this op- local of text, illustrations Manly of improvements portunity to take a and photos, describ- made to the grounds “closer look” at our ing the evolution of in the years from 1847 people/plant heritage. Area gets a dusting

fter an unseasonably cold late thority is reporting a steady increase in water winter, an early-April heat wave use. OWASA customers used an average of has left many in the Piedmont 6.8 million gallons per day in March. This wondering what happened to week, water use jumped to 7.7 million gal- spring. On Tuesday, tempera- lons on Monday and 8.3 million on Tuesday. turesA at Horace Williams Airport reached 90 The hot dry air has also led to an increase degrees, beating a record of 87 set in 1986. in ozone levels, with Code Orange conditions Coupled with the heat has been a long dry declared in Charlotte and Code Yellow con- “If you are spell and the annual pollen dusting. Decks, ditions declared for the Triangle. Code Yel- alienated sidewalks and shoes turned light green as the low indicates that the outside air is unhealthy by the real pines got frisky. Tree pollen counts were listed for people with chronic breathing difficulties. as very high all week and the Weather Chan- State air-quality officials have suggested that estate market, nel listed Raleigh as one of its allergy hot spots. residents take the following measures to re- call me!” - Mel Water use has shifted considerably as well. duce air pollution: January and February saw above normal • Limit driving by riding the bus, walk- rainfall but March ended more than an inch ing, bicycling or postponing trips. below normal and April has yet to produce • If you drive, avoid idling for long periods precipitation. Some rainfall is possible along of time, stay within speed limits, combine er- with a cold front headed through the state rands to reduce the number of small trips and on Thursday and Friday. Beyond that, clear use vehicles with higher fuel economies. warm weather is forecast to return for the • Conserve electricity by setting thermo- next week. stats at the highest comfortable temperature 919 ▫ 444 ▫ 5374 Although reservoirs remain at 100 percent and turning off appliances that are not in use. Main St ▫ Carrboro ▫ Earth of capacity, the Orange Water and Sewer Au- —Staff Reports [email protected]

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