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3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PROCLAMATION <br />NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH <br />WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing <br />neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while enhancing livability; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and rural, <br />and for Americans of all ages, all walks of life and all ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and <br />WHEREAS, it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by <br />dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped us as a <br />people; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has become a strong advocate for the protection of cultural and <br />archaeological resources and continues to pursue partnership opportunities to preserve these important <br />and often irreplaceable resources, to seek new and innovative ways to make local history engaging to <br />the public, and to encourage others to do the same; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has demonstrated its commitment to historic preservation by using the <br />restored Alexander Dickson House in Hillsborough as a visitors center, stabilizing the farmsteads at <br />future County parks, reusing the historic Hillsborough High SchooUWhitted Human Services Center, <br />including a cultural resources component to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, and designating important <br />properties with historic and architectural significance as local landmarks; and <br />WHEREAS, "Old is the New Green" is the theme for National Historic Preservation Month 2010, and <br />in Orange County is cosponsored by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, the Orange County <br />Historic Preservation Commission, the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County, the <br />Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the National Trust for Historic Preservation; <br />NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim May <br />2010 as National Historic Preservation Month and call upon the people of Orange County to join their <br />fellow residents across the United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance. <br />This the 6th day of May, 2010. <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />