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guide was sent to all of the farms in the County and has received good feedback. The guide is also being distributed at the farmers market. Commissioner Brown suggested making the guide available at the libraries. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that the Chair, the Manager, and the Economic Development Director get together and nominate this guide for a State award or a NACo award. 5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS a. Resolution Supporting the Triangle Greenprint The Board considered a resolution of support for the Triangle Greenprint "Regional Open Space Assessment." Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil said that on February 25`h the County Commissioners received a presentation on the Triangle Greenprint Regional Open Space Assessment. This project has been ongoing for a couple of years to try and identify the most important natural and cultural lands in the Triangle region and to try and protect the lands. At this point in time, Triangle Greenprint has moved into phase II, which is asking different advisory and elected boards to look at the open space assessment and provide comment as well as a resolution of support for the Triangle Greenprint. He said that comments from several advisory boards have been incorporated into the resolution. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution as stated below: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE TRIANGLE GREENPRINT WHEREAS, the preservation of open space provides many benefits to Orange County residents including parks, historic and scenic landscapes, habitat for wildlife and native plants, farmland and rural character, water and air quality protection; and WHEREAS, Orange County implemented a Lands Legacy program in April 2000 to protect important natural areas, parklands, watershed buffers, farmland and cultural and historic sites in the County, working with other public and private partners; and WHEREAS, the Lands Legacy program has protected or preserved over 800 acres of land in its two years of operation — including joint initiatives with other entities; and WHEREAS, in November 2001, voters in the County approved an additional $7 million for the Lands Legacy program as part of the parks and open space bonds; and WHEREAS, Orange County is currently updating its 1988 Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat to examine the status of the existing 64 sites identified in 1988, and explore the existence of other previously- unidentified sites; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law making it the State's goal to permanently protect an additional one million acres of open space (G.S. 113A-241); and WHEREAS, the Triangle J Council of Governments, Triangle Land Conservancy, and NC Division of Parks and Recreation have formed the Triangle GreenPrint Project and have released a Regional Open Space Assessment; and WHEREAS, the Regional Open Space Assessment documents important open space areas in the six-county Triangle region that were identified by 140 professional and citizen open space experts; and WHEREAS, the Regional Open Space Assessment identifies many open space areas that may offer opportunities for Orange County to collaborate with other government jurisdictions to protect them; and WHEREAS, the likelihood of protection of these open space areas will be enhanced through awareness of their significance and adoption of formal plans for their protection;