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DRAFT <br /> Resolution of Support <br /> for the <br /> Reappointment of Gorman Gilbert <br /> to the <br /> N.C. Board of Transportation <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Gorman Gilbert has served the citizens of Orange County with dedication and <br /> responsiveness from January 1193 through December 1996 as a member of the <br /> North Carolina Board of Transportation , and <br /> WHEREAS,Dr. Gilbert's distinguished career in the field of transportation in his roles as <br /> educator, public servant and Director of the Institute of Traffic Research and <br /> Education,has provided him with a level of experience and insight sufficient to <br /> qualify him to be an outstanding resource person for transportation issues; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Gilbert has been an excellent liaison between the citizens and officials of <br /> Orange County and the North Carolina Board of Transportation and staff of the <br /> North Carolina Department of Transportation, and <br /> WHEREAS,Dr. Gilbert has been diligent in applying his knowledge as a transportation <br /> professional to identifying and addressing the challenges and issues of <br /> transportation in Orange County, and <br /> WHEREAS,Dr. Gilbert has consistently exercised good judgment, collaboration and reason to <br /> address those issues. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby commend Dr. <br /> Gorman Gilbert to the Honorable James E. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina and strongly <br /> request that Dr. Gilbert be reappointed for a second four year term to the North Carolina Board of <br /> Transportation. <br /> This is the 17th day of December. 1996 <br /> William L. Crowther, Chair <br />