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<br />TOM' , III I R-11 ME
<br />WHEREAS, Orange County Board of Commissbriers has the aiultholrity to adopt ordinances and
<br />resoMions with respect to county affairs and the abaternent of public healith nuisances in
<br />Orange County, North Carolina, pursuant to NC, Gen, Stat. Ann, § 153A-121;
<br />WHEREAS,, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hias the authority to tale action to
<br />protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and citizens of Orange County;
<br />WHEREAS, there exists a serious public health and safety crisis involving opi,oid abuse,
<br />addiction, morbidity, and mortadlity in Orange County;
<br />WHEREAS, the diversion of legally produced controlled substances into the illicit market causes
<br />or contributes to the serious public health and safety crisis involiving opi!oid abuse, addiction,
<br />morbidity, and mortality in Orange County;
<br />WHEREAS, the olpioid crisis unreasonably interferes with rights common to the general public, of
<br />Orange County; involves a significant interference with the public health, safety, peace,
<br />comfort, and convenience of citizens and residents of Orange County; includes the delivery of
<br />controlled substances in violation, of State and Federal law and regLflations; and therefore
<br />constitutes a public nuisaincel;
<br />W'HEREAS, the opioid crisis is having an extended and far reaching irnpact of the general public,
<br />health, and safelty, of residents and citizens of O, ran lge County and must be ablated;
<br />WHEREAS, the violation of any laws of the State of North Carolina, or of the United States of
<br />America controlling the ' distribution of a controlled substance is inimical, (harmful, and adverse
<br />to the pubfic welfare of the residents and citizens of Orange County constitutes a public
<br />nuisance;
<br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has the authority to abate, or cause to
<br />be abated', any public nuisance including those acts that unreasonably interfere with rights
<br />common to the general public of Orange County and/or involve a significant interference with
<br />the public health, safety, peace, comfort, and convenience of citizens and residents of Orange
<br />County;
<br />WHEREAS, Orange County has expended, is expending, and will continue to expend in the
<br />flulture County, funds to respond to the serious public health and safety crisis involving opiolid
<br />abuse, addiction, morbidity, and mortality within Orange County; and
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