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3 <br /> 1 WHEREAS, Colonel Breeze served a distinguished thirty year career in the United States Air <br /> 2 Force, retiring at the rank of colonel with decorations including the Legion of Merit and <br /> 3 Distinguished Flying Cross; and <br /> 4 <br /> 5 WHEREAS, on returning to Orange County, Colonel Breeze shared his talent for leadership <br /> 6 and public service through his work on numerous committees, boards, and task forces focusing <br /> 7 on agriculture, land conservation, the environment, and rural life; and <br /> 8 <br /> 9 WHEREAS, he was a willing volunteer on County committees including the Orange County <br /> 10 Extension Advisory Board, the Orange County Hunting & Fishing Ordinance Committee, the <br /> 11 Road Naming Advisory Committee, the Orange County Board of Social Services, the Orange <br /> 12 County Planning Board, the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Board, the North <br /> 13 Carolina Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Area Steering Committee <br /> 14 (appointed by Orange County); and <br /> 15 <br /> 16 WHEREAS, the W C Breeze Family Farm Agricultural Extension and Research Center was <br /> 17 bequeathed to the NC State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences by Orange <br /> 18 County farm family patriarch, Colonel William Breeze, with a desire to see the land used to <br /> 19 explore local options for organic and sustainable farming practices; and <br /> 20 <br /> 21 WHEREAS, the Breeze Farm is now home to an enterprise incubator creating farming <br /> 22 apprentices and the annual Farm to Fork Picnic promoting local agriculture in and around <br /> 23 Orange County; and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 WHEREAS, Colonel Breeze was also active in local, state and national electoral politics in a <br /> 26 supportive capacity; <br /> 27 <br /> 28 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Orange County Board of Commissioners, on behalf <br /> 29 of County officials and employees and the residents of Orange County, expresses its deep <br /> 30 appreciation, gratitude and respect for the services rendered by Colonel William Hughes <br /> 31 Breeze to the County over the course of his lifetime. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 This the 6th day of September 2016. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier for the <br /> 36 Board to approve the attached resolution expressing deep appreciation to Colonel William <br /> 37 Hughes Breeze for his service to the people of Orange County and authorized the Chair to sign <br /> 38 the resolution on behalf of the Board. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Bill Breeze, Jr. thanked the Board for its support in honor of his father and the Breeze <br /> 43 Farm. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 b. 2017 Reappraisal Schedule of Values —Submission <br /> 46 The Board received the proposed 2017 Reappraisal Schedule of Values (SOV), <br /> 47 reviewed a statutory-compliant timeline of the proposed adoption process, and scheduled a <br /> 48 public hearing on the SOV for the Board's September 20, 2016 regular meeting. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 BACKGROUND: Per North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 105-317(c)(1), "The [Tax] <br />