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~~ ~~ <br />~~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A STATE MULTI-COUNTY REGIONAL TERRORISM GRANT <br />TO BE ADMINISTERED B"1( ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, recent events have shown terrorist attacks with large-scale consequences are a <br />reality; and <br />WHEREAS, the effects of those attacks disrupt normal lives of the citizens and the ability of <br />government to carry out its mission; and <br />WHEREAS, those effects may reach across county lines to a regional level; and <br />WHEREAS, the need exists to be able to evacuate Orange County's population or for Orange <br />County to host evacuees from neighboring counties; and <br />WHEREAS, no regional plans exist to address the evacuation, hosting, or caring for of the <br />populations of Orange and neighboring counties; <br />WHEREAS, the evacuation plans for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant are inadequate to <br />address the regionwide health and safety concerns posed by the facility. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby accept the Regional Terrorism Grant from the North Carolina Division of <br />Emergency Management for regional evacuation planning, agree that Orange County will be the <br />lead county in the planning effort, and authorize the County Manager to execute the grant <br />agreement and any related documents necessary for implementation. <br />This, the 19th day of February, 2002. <br />