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(~~ 5 -ac~Fi- ~~ 2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />OFFICIAL NAMING OF LOCAL HISTORY AREA OF THE NEW MAIN <br />LIBRARY FOR REBECCA B. WALL <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has demonstrated its commitment to libraries by <br />construction of anew Orange County Main Library facility located on West <br />Margaret Lane for the residents of Orange County and <br />WHEREAS, The Board adopted the Orange County Property Naming Policy on <br />March 3, 2009; and <br />WHEREAS, In accordance with the requirements of the policy the Board <br />reviewed a report from the Interim County Manager on August 18, 2009 which <br />outlined the history of the designee information for Ms. Rebecca B. Wall; and <br />WHEREAS, Ms. Rebecca B. Wall bequeathed to the Orange County Public <br />Library the sum of $50,000 in her last will and testament, with the stipulation that <br />an area of the library (not necessarily with walls) be designated the Rebecca B. <br />Wall history area, and for Ms. Wall's hand-painted plaque to be on display in this <br />area; and <br />WHEREAS, The new Main Library facility is scheduled to be open in the <br />December 2009 timeframe; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners does hereby officially name the local history area of the new <br />Orange County Main Library, located at 137 West Margaret Lane, 2"d floor, in <br />honor of Rebecca B. Wall. <br />This the 1St day of September 2009. <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Attest <br />