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hearing notice, with the understanding that the final text will come back to the Board of County <br />Commissioners with the added language. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />6. Resolutions or Proclamations <br />a. Resolution Honoring Allen Lloyd and Evelyn Lloyd <br />The Board considered recognizing Allen Lloyd and Evelyn Lloyd for their role in <br />protecting a highly important natural area on Occoneechee Mountain. <br />Land Conservation Manager Rich Shaw said that Occoneechee Mountain is one of the <br />most important landmarks of Hillsborough and all of Orange County. The summit of the <br />mountain is the highest point in the Triangle region at 867 feet above sea level. It also has <br />unusual plants and animals, which make it one of the most important natural areas in the <br />Triangle region. Efforts to protect the mountain began in the early 1960's, when concerned <br />citizens thought that some mining and forestry activities would cause irreparable damage to the <br />mountain. Allen Lloyd and his wife Pauline Lloyd purchased 66 acres located adjacent to the <br />western summit of Occoneechee Mountain. Their actions were followed by other efforts to <br />protect critical sections of the mountain - 28 acres by the Town of Hillsborough, 96 acres by the <br />State of North Carolina, and 14 acres by the Eno River Association. For over 40 years the <br />Lloyds protected their land and resisted many offers to sell it so that it would remain <br />undeveloped. He said that this past December, Allen Lloyd and his daughter Evelyn Lloyd sold <br />their land to the Eno River Association for its eventual conveyance to the State of North <br />Carolina to become an addition to the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area. He said that <br />he was saddened at the passing of Allen Lloyd. He read the resolution. <br />RESOLUTION HONORING ALLEN AND EVELYN LLOYD <br />For Their Protection of Occoneechee Mountain <br />WHEREAS, Occoneechee Mountain is one of the most important landmarks in Orange County - <br />with its summit rising 350 feet above Hillsborough and the Eno River, the 867-foot summit is the <br />highest point in the Triangle Region; and <br />WHEREAS, Occoneechee Mountain has long been respected and enjoyed by generations of <br />Native Americans and more recent settlers and residents of Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, Occoneechee Mountain's unusual assemblage of plants and animals makes it one <br />of the most important natural areas in the Triangle Region; and <br />WHEREAS, despite the proximity of a burgeoning population, a railroad, and an interstate <br />highway, most of Occoneechee Mountain has remained wild and undeveloped over the 250- <br />year history of Orange County; and <br />WHEREAS, protection of Occoneechee Mountain began over 40 years ago through the far- <br />sighted efforts of Allen and Pauline Lloyd who, in the early 1960s, purchased 66 acres located <br />adjacent the Eno River and the mountain summit; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lloyd's actions led to the donation of 28 acres on Occoneechee Mountain by <br />Cone Mills to the Town of Hillsborough, the donation of 14 acres by Elizabeth Matheson to the <br />Ena River Association, and the sale of 96 acres to the State of North Carolina; and <br />