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BK:00028 PG -0075 LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND JOINT SANFORD-LEE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS BOARD NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH 3007 BEECHTREE DRIVE SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 27330 JANUARY 28, 2016 Three members of the Lee County Board of Commissioners and the Joint Sanford -Lee County Environmental Affairs Board met at 6 p.m. on said date at New Hope Baptist Church, 3007 Beechtree Drive, Sanford, North Carolina, for a work session in reference to water issues on Colon Road. Commissioners in attendance included Amy M. Dalrymple, Timothy S. Sloan, and Kirk D. Smith. Staff in attendance included County Manager John Crumpton, County Attorney Kerry Self, Clerk to the Board Gaynell Lee, and Deputy Clerk Danielle Mahoney. Ms. April Montgomery, Chair of the Joint Environmental Affairs Board called the work session to order. Ms. Amy Dalrymple, Chair of the Lee County Board of Commissioners welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending the work session of the two boards. Mr. Heath Cain, Environmental Health Supervisor presented a power -point presentation with the following timeline: • October 7, 2015 — the County mailed 77 letters to 101 properties within the 1,000 feet buffer area of the Colon Mine Coal Ash site offering free private well and surface water sampling, • December 7, 2015 — Commissioners voted to extend the buffer area to a Y2 mile radius providing free baseline sampling to property owners, • December 22, 2015 — the County mailed 157 letters to 228 properties within the Y2 mile area of the coal ash site offering free private well and surface water sampling, • January 21, 2016 — 37 samples collected to date; 21 private wells collected; 69 letters have been received; deadline for mailing letters to Environmental Health is January 31, 2016, and • January 28, 2016 — Environmental Health has informed 15 property owners of the recommendation from NCDHHS not to drink and/or cook with their well water due to elevated levels of Hexavalent Chromium and/or Vanadium.