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Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> A Resolution Approving Development of an Ozone Air Quality <br /> Action Plan <br /> WHEREAS, the Triangle region, in which Orange County is located, <br /> has elevated levels of ground-level ozone during the summer and may <br /> not be able to meet new air quality standards for ozone established by <br /> the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and <br /> WHEREAS, residents, employers, and employees in Orange County <br /> should do their part to help the region meet air quality standards, and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Environment and <br /> Natural Resources (DEN R),Division of Air Quality has developed the <br /> North Carolina Air Awareness Program and regional air quality coalition <br /> to address the problem, and <br /> WHEREAS, an ozone air quality action plan is needed to define action <br /> that Orange County will undertake to address the ozone problem in the <br /> County, <br /> AND WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> has requested that Board of Commissioners direct staff to develop an <br /> air quality action plan, <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED <br /> that the Orange County Board of Commissioners directs the County <br /> Manager and staff to prepare an Ozone Air Quality Action Plan for <br /> Orange County, which should include Orange County joining the North <br /> Carolina Air Awareness Program employer coalition. <br /> RESOLVED, this, the 2nd day of February, 199.9 <br /> W-_� Y"- ble�� <br /> Alice Gordon, Chair <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Witness <br /> Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board <br /> Commissioners <br />