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He said the landowners could not be here tonight, but this is a long term project that has come to fruition. A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to approve the acceptance by Orange County of a conservation easement to protect portions of the Bliss-Dobyns property and authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Pelissier asked that the Board write a letter of thanks to this family on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. b. Resolution Urging the Governor and General Assembly to Expand Medicaid The Board considered adoption of a Resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor McCrory to reconsider its decision not to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage for poor and low-income adults. Commissioner Rich said several counties have adopted a similar resolution. She worked with Colleen Bridger, Director of Health Department, to create the resolution. She said the numbers do not lie; 13 percent of Orange County residents are uninsured. Colleen Bridger said if the situation stays as is and N.C. does not expand Medicaid there will be 7500 people in Orange County who will not be able to get healthcare through subsidies in the exchange program. She said expansion of Medicaid would provide these 7500 people with access to insurance. She said without this expansion these people are stuck in the Medicaid hole. Chair Jacobs thanked Colleen Bridger and Commissioner Rich for their work on this resolution. RES-2013-095 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Resolution Urging the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor McCrory to reconsider their decision not to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act to provide coverage for poor and low-income adults WHEREAS, an estimated 13 percent of Orange County residents (approximately 18,000 people) are uninsured; and WHEREAS, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") expands health insurance coverage for poor and low-income adults by raising the threshold for Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of the poverty line ($26,951 for a family of three); and WHEREAS, the federal government would pay almost the entire cost of expansion — 93 percent over the first nine years (2014-2022) according to estimates prepared by the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office; and WHEREAS, the expansion of Medicaid would provide health insurance coverage to nearly 500,000 low-income residents of North Carolina and would save the State of North Carolina