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AGENDA ITEM 11 OFFICE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY , NORTH CAROLINA March 20, 1979 Date (Resolution Requesting the State of North Carolina and the United States Department of Commerce to designate Orange, Wake, Durham, Johnston, Chatham, and Lee Counties as an Economic Development District.) Upon motion by Commissioner Norman Custayeson and seconded by Commissioner Norman Walker_, the Orange County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the following Resolution: WHEREAS, these six counties comprise multi-county planning Region J as designated by the Governor of North Carolina, working together through the jointly created Triangle J Council of Governments, have demon s€rated their ability to cooperate in many vital areas of regional concern; WHEREAS, THE Triangle J Council of Governments was created, pursuant to North Carolina G.S. 160-20, -and is Lead Regional Organization (LRO) for Region J; and WHEREAS, the six counties desire to further their joint efforts toward economic development and development of the potential of their natural, human, and man-made resources in keeping with wise long-range planning concepts; and WHEREAS, it is understood that the United States Department of Commerce is in the process of developing regulations which will allow regional councils of government to be designated as Economic Develop- ment Districts without changing their board membership by adding per- sons who are not local elected officials;