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<br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING <br />LEGISLATIVE MATTERS <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange <br />County that the Board hereby requests the Senators and <br />Representatives representing Orange County to support legislation <br />regarding the following matters: <br />(a) transportation initiatives that could require <br />legislative assistance, including funding for and planning for <br />rail stations in Orange County and planning for and funding for <br />more bicycle lanes on roads in Orange County; <br />(b) the creation of a legislative study committee <br />concerning North Carolina Department of Transportation reform; <br />(c) legislation strengthening the State's spay and neuter <br />laws ( S_) ; <br />(d) reduce property taxes on homestead property,~allow more <br />individuals to qualify for the homestead tax reduction and State <br />reimbursement to local governments for half of the revenue lost <br />due to the homestead tax reduction (H89). <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of <br />Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senators and <br />Representatives representing Orange County to support the North <br />Carolina Association of County Commissioners in its initiatives <br />for the passage of legislation covering the following items: <br />(a) provide an expanded menu of county revenue sources; <br />