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DRAFT February 21, 2006 Mr. Douglas Hoell, Director Division of Emergency Management North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 Dear Director Hoell, I write on behalf of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners to express our appreciation for your and your staff's support in regards to the Hazard Mitigation Generator Project Grant (HGMP-1490-0005). Our county received this grant to install backup generators at the county's Emergency Operations Center and the primary emergency communications radio tower. The Board has learned from county staff that significant effort went into this initiative at the state level, in dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to get this project approved. The Board understands that North Carolina Emergency Management was denied the use of the Hazard Mitigation funds at one point and had to actively seek an appeal, and we further understand that the appeal was denied as well. While we take issue with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in limiting the use of mitigation funds in this manner, we credit the actions of your department in its success in finding allowable funding for this project. We further are thankful to the state for supplying the matching funds for the grant. In addition to your efforts in assisting our county in this manner, the Board wishes to call attention to the former director of the Division, Kenneth Taylor, and the Hazard Mitigation Grants Manager, Todd Brown, for their performance in determining means to make this grant successful. The County looks forward to working with your staff in implementing this grant project and values your Division as a partner as we continue to provide for the caring and wellbeing of our community's residents. Best, Barry Jacobs Chair, Board of County Commissioners Orange County