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~LS.-aooG -016 <br />x- a 9 -off <br />~~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO TRISH AND LEE RAFALOW <br />WHEREAS, the success of Orange County's Lands Legacy Program is due in large <br />measure to the environmental ethic and conservation interests of many Orange County <br />citizens, and <br />WHEREAS, the Lands Legacy Program has protected 1,600 acres of critical natural and <br />cultural resource lands since its first Action Plan was adopted in 2001, and <br />WHEREAS, Lee and Trish Rafalow, as longtime residents of Orange County, have <br />given of their time and energy in conservation and planning efforts in the County for <br />many years, serving on advisory boards and other planning groups, and <br />WHEREAS, Trish and Lee Rafalow made a generous contribution in December 2005 to <br />the Lands Legacy Program, to enable the acquisition of additional resource lands, and <br />wrote letters to the editors of local newspapers encouraging other citizens to support <br />Lands Legacy as well; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners thanks Lee and Trish Rafalow for their generous donation to the Lands <br />Legacy Program, as well as for their many years of service in conservation and planning <br />matters. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board also thanks the Rafalows for following <br />up their donation with letters to the editor of local newspapers encouraging other citizens <br />to contribute to the program, which has already generated additional interest in donations <br />to help fund Lands Legacy acquisitions. <br />This the 9`h day of February, 2006. <br />ATTEST <br />Dorma S. Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />