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009 <br />Gaynell Lee <br />To: Gaynell Lee <br />Subject: FW: Resignation <br />From: Matt Sakurada < msakuradana empowernc.com <br />Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:32 PM <br />Subject: Resignation <br />To: April Montgomery < april(c�reapvalue.com >, Susan Condlin < susan condlin(u,ncsu.edu <br />After several weeks of consideration, I resign from the Lee County Environmental Review and Advisory <br />Committee ( "ERAC "). Simply put, ERAC is not what I expected it to be. <br />I thought it would: <br />1. Have more public input, except for one meeting no one from the public or the press has attended. <br />2. Have more importance in the County, but I can't even find anything about it while searching the Lee <br />County website. <br />3. Have more impact in more county environmental issues, but it is mostly about fracking and the State seems <br />to have most of the permitting and approval power. <br />4. Have a more balanced approach to environmental issues, but find the economic priorities try to overwhelm <br />other issues. <br />5. Have more county support, but the effort is expected to come from a volunteer board and limited staff time. <br />I am confused and frustrated by being either too early or too late for maximum impact. <br />I have limited time and energy to support local community efforts, and I want to do other things. I can continue <br />to express individual opinions just as effectively as serving on the ERAC. Best of luck in 2014. <br />Note new mailing address <br />Matt Sakurada <br />221 N. Horner Blvd <br />Sanford, NC 27330 <br />Office 919- 777 -6710 <br />Mobile 919- 770 -9329 <br />