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A RESOLUTION REGARDING SCHOOL MERGER <br /> WHEREAS the citizens of Orange County have long distinguished <br /> themselves by their commitment to public education, and <br /> WHEREAS they have been well served in this commitment by <br /> Boards of Commissioners, Boards of Education and professional <br /> staffs who have provided the leadership and organization necessary <br /> to secure excellence in education, and <br /> WHEREAS both school systems in Orange County have demonstrated <br /> their readiness to cooperate in the best interests of students and <br /> taxpayers throughout the county, and <br /> WHEREAS this Board does now reaffirm its own dedication to <br /> equal opportunity and quality education for all of the citizens, <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NOW THEREFORE IMPLORE <br /> the legislative delegation from this district, and all North <br /> Carolina legislators, to fully fund the state's Basic Education <br /> Plan so that we may have the necessary resources, and to leave <br /> administrative questions such as the merging of our school <br /> districts to the judgment and discretion of Orange County and its <br /> citizenry. <br /> This the 24th day of February , 1987 . <br /> Shirl Marshall, Chair <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Cler <br />