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9 <br /> 1 Commissioner Dorosin said he felt like the Board had already voted on this <br /> 2 issue, even though it was not unanimous. He said he is looking forward to the policy <br /> 3 discussion, but felt that the request for a discussion arose out of this item coming to the <br /> 4 fore. He said he does not find that this item puts the cart before the horse. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Dorosin's recollection. He <br /> 6 said there was concern voiced by some of the Farmer's market people, and he and <br /> 7 Chair McKee met with this group, who are now comfortable with this item moving <br /> 8 forward. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs read the resolution: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 13 <br /> 14 RESOLUTION RE-NAMING THE FARMERS' MARKET PAVILION FOR DAVID PRICE <br /> 15 <br /> 16 WHEREAS, in 2002, Congressman David Price secured federal grant funds for Orange <br /> 17 County in the amount of $90,000 to help local officials build a shelter for <br /> 18 the Hillsborough Farmers' Market; and, <br /> 19 <br /> 20 WHEREAS, the grant funds were used for the construction of the Orange County Public <br /> 21 Market House in the River Park area behind the Orange County <br /> 22 Courthouse in Hillsborough; and, <br /> 23 <br /> 24 WHEREAS, Congressman Price continued his efforts to support Orange County and, in <br /> 25 2003, secured funds for Orange County totaling $900,000 from the <br /> 26 Environmental Protection Agency Special Appropriations Grant funds <br /> 27 program for the construction of the Central Efland and North Buckhorn <br /> 28 sewer improvements; and, <br /> 29 <br /> 30 WHEREAS, in 2005 Congressman Price secured $500,000 for additional water and <br /> 31 sewer improvements to the Northern Center and the Mebane-Efland <br /> 32 corridor in the economic development district serving the middle school, <br /> 33 soccer complex and the community of Buckhorn Road; and, <br /> 34 <br /> 35 WHEREAS, in 2009 Congressman Price assisted Orange County in efforts to secure a <br /> 36 $237,500 Economic Development Initiative grant from the US <br /> 37 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support the <br /> 38 establishment of the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center <br /> 39 in Hillsborough; <br /> 40 <br /> 41 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 42 does hereby recognize Congressman David Price for his steadfast <br /> 43 advocacy for Orange County and his efforts to improve the way of life for <br /> 44 Orange County residents by re-naming the Orange County Farmers' <br /> 45 Market Pavilion to the David Price Farmers' Market Pavilion. <br /> 46 <br />