Pittsboro, NC - Earlier this year, Chatham's Erosion and Sediment Control Program received one of two top statewide awards at a banquet hosted by the NC Sedimentation Control Commission. The awards program has two categories based on staff size, with Chatham winning the top award for programs with no more than three full-time staff members.  Congratulations to the County staff that have done such a great job with the program. Congratulations to the current County Board of Commissioners for joining Patrick Barnes and Mike Cross in unanimously supporting this effort important program.  Congratulations to Patrick Barnes and Mike Cross, who in 2004/2005 pushed hard for the creation of Chatham County's first ever Soil Erosion Control Officer position at a time when the former Chair of the Board was willing to let this opportunity slip away.