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<br />E. PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS <br />Motion was made by Chair Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Walker to <br />proclaim the Week of September 21-27 as Emergency Medical Services Week.. <br /> EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK <br /> A PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, Governor James G. Martin has proclaimed the week of September <br /> 21-27, 1986, as Emergency Medical Services week in North <br /> Carolina, and <br />WHEREAS, the dedicated employees of the Emergency Medical Services <br /> provide professional, life--saving care to the citizens of our <br /> County and persons in needs from other areas of our Country, <br /> and <br />WHEREAS, the devoted volunteers provide basic and advanced care to <br /> sick and injured persons in our County through their many <br /> unselfish hours of training and service, and <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County have unanimously supported the <br /> Emergency Medical Services through both taxes and generous <br /> donations, now <br />THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim <br /> the week of September 21-27, 1986, as Emergency Medical <br /> Services Week and encourage all citizens of Orange County to <br /> continue to support their E.M.S. program. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />2. BRITISH ISLES GATEWAY AT RALEIGH DURHAM AIRPORT <br />Motion was made by Chair Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner <br />Marshall to approve a resolution in support of a British Isle Gateway at <br />the Raleigh-Durham Airport. <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A <br />'-"' ' BRITISH ISLE GATEWAY AT <br />RALEIGH--DURHAM AIRPORT <br />WHEREAS, the economy of North Carolina and of the Triangle Region is <br />strongly tied to international markets; and <br />WHEREAS, the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina is the U.S. <br />headquarters for several major firms with parent companies in <br />the United Kingdom employing hundreds of United Kingdom <br />citizens; e.g. Glaxo and Burroughs Wellcome; and <br />WHEREAS, in the Triangle Marketing Region (eleven counties) and the <br />__ Eastern half of N.C. served by the Raleigh-Durham Airport are <br />located approximately twenty five British owned firms; and <br />WHEREAS, there exists a well staffed Customs Service at the Port of <br />Durham, RDU Airport to process international freight and <br />passenger flights, it is a logical next step for the Triangle <br />area to be provided with international passenger service; <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners urgently endorses the designation of the Raleigh-Durham <br />Airport as a British Isle Gateway. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />REPORT GIVEN BY JOHN WRAY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER <br />RESOURCES <br />John Wray gave a report about the drought situation. He noted that <br />because of the rain received in August that the water supply has <br />increased. After considerable evaluation the yield before going into the <br />drought exceeded 3mgd and the draft was 3.25mgd. There is an allowance <br />for Piedmont Minerals and there are still items to be resolved in <br />