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F t ctrl <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> DRAFT RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT <br /> FOR FIRST CITIZENS BANK BIG SWEEP <br /> STREAMS CLEANUP PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS First Citizens Bank sponsors the Big Sweep Program as a statewide effort to <br /> remove litter from streams, lakes, and waterways by using the efforts of <br /> local citizens, civic and environmental interest group volunteers; <br /> WHEREAS Michael Neal and MANA Environmental, Inc. are volunteering time and <br /> resources to coordinate Orange County's effort in the Big Sweep; <br /> WHEREAS other local jurisdictions including Chapel Hill and OWASA are encouraging <br /> volunteers to participate; <br /> WHEREAS Big Sweep as a volunteer effort is consistent with the Orange County <br /> Commissioners goals to protect the environment; <br /> NOW THEREFORE THE Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby resolve the <br /> following: <br /> ♦ To declare September 18, 1999 as Orange County Big Sweep 1999 Day <br /> ♦ To direct the County Manager to solicit staff members to volunteer as zone <br /> captains to assist and coordinate volunteers on September 18 with the cleanup <br /> ♦ To direct the County Manager to solicit county employees as volunteers in <br /> addition to the general public <br /> ♦ To provide dumpsters at cleanup sites and transport the litter collected to the <br /> landfill at the completion of the event (estimated cost to the County of <br /> $500.00) <br /> This is the 7t`day of September, 1999. <br /> � t <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Chair <br />