09-04-2025 Meeting Minutes EIAC
Environmental Issues Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Person County Senior Center Social Hall, 87 Semora Road, Roxboro, NC 27573
September 4, 2025
Voting Members Present: Bob Brauer, Bailey Hunt, Cheryl Allen, Holly Emerson
Other Attendees: Nancy McCormick, Commissioner Donald Long, Bo Freeman
The monthly meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Bob Brauer, Chairperson.
A quorum of voting members was present.
BUSINESS DISCUSSION:
● Meeting Minutes Approval: August 2025 minutes were unanimously approved with no further
discussion or changes.
● Guests/Special Announcements: None.
● Officer Elections: Delayed until September meeting. The following officers were unanimously
elected:
○ Chair - Bob Brauer
○ Vice Chair - Bailey Hunt
○ Secretary - Cheryl Allen
● Book Distribution: Go Green book distribution is complete. Nancy is in the process of ordering
the next set of books. Cheryl will coordinate creating the EIAC dedication stickers for each copy.
● 2025 Litter Sweeps: The Fall Litter Sweep is planned for September 13th. Bob has equipment
for county participants. Everyone is asked to make a final push to encourage community
participation.
● Solar Projects: Proposed expansion of current ordinance to allow consideration of sites larger
than 100 acres went before the county planning board on August 14th. The vote was split 2 in
favor and 2 against. The proposal will now go to the BOC on October 6th. Sentiment in the
community is very split with many people concerned about taking away farm land for solar.
Holly E. suggested asking Cypress Creek to come back to a future EIAC meeting to answer
questions. Bob will make the request.
● MEC Project Update: A new issue was discussed concerning possible required water usage for
testing of the LNG tanks. This issue was also brought up at the 9/2 BOC meeting by a concerned
MEC neighbor and Commissioner Long requested that the County Management follow up with
Embridge. The water requirement is potentially significant (16 million gallons) and the water
source has never been explicitly specified even though this concern was raised before the project
was approved.
● Microsoft Megasite: The jointly compiled list of questions about the MS Megasite was brought
up by a concerned citizen at the 9/2 BOC meeting. Prior to this meeting, Brian Hart (Asst.
County Manager) agreed to arrange a meeting on the subject with Bob and Brandy Lynch
(Economic Development Director). Bob will work to get this meeting set up.
● Hyco Coal/Gas Conversion: No update.
● Personality Festival 2025: The Personality Festival is scheduled for October 4th. The EIAC
booth will be done jointly with the Recycle Center. Bob received additional Anti-Litter
promotional materials from NCDOT.
● 2025 CT article plans and status: Discussion on ideas and plans for future articles for the CT
newspaper.
○ January - Clean Water Act (Published)
○ February - 2024 NC Climate Report (Published)
○ March - Responsible Pesticide Usage (Published)
○ April - Adopt a Highway in Person County (Published)
○ May - Earth Day 2025 (Submitted but not published)
○ June - Person County Timber Harvest (Published)
○ July - Pollinators in Person County (Published)
○ August - Book Distribution and Fall Litter Sweep (Published)
○ September - Benefits of Utility Solar (Drafted)
○ October - Invasive Species in North Carolina (Planned)
○ November - Protecting our Ground Water (?)
○ December - TBD
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Next meeting is October 2, 2025 at the
Senior Center Social Hall at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Brauer
Chairperson EIAC
Approved 10.2.2025