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ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br />RESOLUTION <br />to Discontinue the Spraying of Herbicides <br />on Roadsides and Utility Rights -of -Way in Orange County, NC <br />WHEREAS the roadsides and utility rights -of -way of Orange County support <br />numerous plant species that occur in these open habitats; and <br />WHEREAS many of these plant species occur no where else in the county except for <br />roadsides (such as Indian paintbrush and yellow- fringed orchid); and <br />WHEREAS this particular vegetation assemblage embodies much of the remnant <br />Piedmont prairie flora and represents a historical pre - European settlement <br />vegetation; and <br />WHEREAS the roadsides of Orange County also create habitat for numerous animal <br />species, possess tremendous aesthetic value, and provide and a sense of place; and <br />WHEREAS vegetation management using herbicides is causing loss of this <br />distinctive vegetation and detracting from the aesthetic value of our colorful and <br />extraordinary roadsides; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Commission for the <br />Environment recommends to the Orange County Commissioners that all roadside <br />and rights -of -way management with herbicides be stopped and that mowing be <br />reinstalled as the sole means of management: <br />This the 10th day of November, 2008. <br />J nny dall, Co -Chair <br />ommission for the Environment <br />-%gIchelleKe m inski, Co -Chair <br />Commission for the Environment <br />0 <br />