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5 <br /> take great pride in serving the citizens of the County and <br /> in being directly involved in shaping the future; and <br /> WHEREAS, Citizens may learn more about community needs and resources <br /> through community outreach efforts provided by County <br /> officials. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, We the Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim the week <br /> of April 7 through April 13, 1991, as Orange County <br /> Government Week, and further urge all citizens to become <br /> more familiar with county government. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> C. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Gordon to adopt and authorize the Chair to sign a <br /> resolution designating April 1 - 7, 1991 as Community Development Week <br /> as stated below: <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK <br /> APRIL 1-7, 1991 <br /> WHEREAS, the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has operated <br /> since 1974 to provide local governments with the resources <br /> required to meet the needs of persons of low and moderate <br /> income; <br /> WHEREAS, community development block grant funds are used by <br /> thousands of neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations <br /> throughout the nation to address pressing neighborhood and <br /> human services needs; <br /> WHEREAS, in the last several years the Federal Government has reduced <br /> Federal assistance to local governments and nonprofit <br /> organizations; <br /> WHEREAS, during this time of constricted Federal contributions to the <br /> task of meeting the needs of low and moderate income <br /> persons, the problems have grown as evidenced by the <br /> dwindling supply of affordable housing and the massive rise <br /> in homelessness; <br /> WHEREAS, during this time of Federal withdrawal from responsibility, <br /> the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has assumed <br /> increasing importance for meeting pressing community <br /> problems; <br /> WHEREAS, the Congress and the Nation has often overlooked the <br /> critical value of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br /> PROGRAM and the significant number of organizations and <br /> projects that rely on its funds for support; <br /> WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared April 1-7, <br /> 1991 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners proclaim April 1 - 7, 1991 COMMUNITY <br /> DEVELOPMENT WEEK and call upon all citizens of our County <br /> to support the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />