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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />HOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.=-A <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: Community Development Week <br />---------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing /Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: x <br />---------------------------- - - - - -- <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes <br />Proclamation <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />------------------------------------ <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim April 20 - 26, 1992 as Community Development <br />Week in Orange County to recognize the significant <br />contribution the Community Development Block Grant Program <br />has provided to the low and moderate income residents of <br />Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: The National Community Development Association, the U.S. <br />Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities and the <br />National Association of Counties are continuing efforts in <br />support of National Community Development Week - April 20 - <br />26, 1992. They are urging all cities and counties to <br />support this week by proclaiming Community Development Week <br />in their respective localities. <br />Orange County will celebrate Community Development Week on <br />Thursday, April 23, 1992 at 12 noon. At that time the <br />County and the Hillsborough Affordable Housing Corporation <br />will hold a press conference regarding the development of <br />the proposed Whitted Forest apartment complex in <br />Hillsborough. The press conference will be held in the <br />Library Conference Room of the Richard Whitted Human <br />Services Center, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): <br />The Manager recommends approving the proclamation <br />designating April 20 - 26,1992 as Community Development <br />Week, authorizing the Chair to sign the proclamation on <br />behalf of the Board. <br />