The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted to place county responsibility for roads, revenue options for local government, waste disposal and broadband capability high on its priority list for the coming legislative session.
The commissioners selected these four items from a list of six issues to be presented to the N.C. General Assembly during its 2011 session.
Commissioner Barry Jacobs emphasized the importance of powerful local government.
“I am strongly of the belief that local governments should have more autonomy and not less,” Jacobs said.
The General Assembly convened Jan. 26 and has not yet set an adjournment date.
County residents at Tuesday night’s meeting also voiced concerns about the Alamance-Orange County border.
Currently, 91 percent of the land on either side of the county line has been allocated to either Alamance or Orange County, and 9 percent is still under dispute.
Commissioner Steve Yuhasz said creating another bill over the land dispute would not be possible this year but hopes to encourage discussion between the two counties.
“We want to communicate to the Alamance commissioners about the two crucial neighborhoods,” he said, referring to Morrow Mill and Mill Creek.
