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force working inside and outside of the home; WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation; WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation; WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement; WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American history, NOW, THEREFORE, do we the Commissioners of Orange county, proclaim the month of March, 1992 as Women's History Month and commend this observance to Orange County citizens. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. ENO MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSING Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Insko to adopt the resolution as stated below which declares the intent of the Board of Commissioners to close a portion of Eno Mountain Road. RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INTENT TO CLOSE A PORTION OF ENO MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEREAS, petitioners Tredmont, Inc. and Resco Products, Inc. have filed a petition before the Board of County Commissioners to close the portion of Eno Mountain Road (S.R. 1148) identified in blue on the map which is part of Exhibit A to this Resolution (hereinafter "the abandoned road "); and WHEREAS, it appears from the petition that the abandoned road, formerly under the control and supervision of the Department of Transportation, has now been abandoned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as evidenced by the notification of abandonment which is part of Exhibit A to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, it appears that no individual, firm or corporation owns property in the vicinity of said road without a reasonable means of ingress and egress to his, her or its property; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County that it intends to close the abandoned road. That prior to a decision on the closing of the abandoned road, a public hearing shall be held in the courtroom of the old Orange County Courthouse, the regular place of meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, on the 4th day of May, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. The Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners is directed to publish this Resolution in the Chapel Hill Herald and the News of Orange County once a week for four (4) successive weeks before said