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RE,SOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF <br />ORANGE COUNTY'S GRANT APPLICTION FOR <br />CONGESTION MANAGEMENT /AIR QUALITY GRANT FOR <br />AN IN-TOWN TRANSIT ROUTE <br />WHEREAS, Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County and benefits from a variety of <br />county services being located within the city limits; and <br />WHEREAS, Hillsborough and Orange County serve together on the Durham Chapel Hill <br />Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and its municipalities have been designated as an air quality non- <br />attainment area for ozone, and is therefore eligible to apply for Congestion <br />Management/Air Quality funds; and <br />WHEREAS, Churton Street, the primary north south route through Hillsborough, currently <br />experiences congested conditions during most of the day; and <br />WHEREAS, many residents of Hillsborough do not drive because of age, finances, health, or <br />personal choice, but still have a need to conduct business in Hillsborough; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County operates a public transportation system that provides general <br />transit and para -transit services in the Hillsborough area; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hillsborough Town Board of <br />Commissioners supports Orange County's grant application to initiate in -town transit service, <br />and agrees �o` pAiglpp yig the match requirement and the marketing campaign for the new route. <br />1(2 r' <br />cQ <br />roan '� <br />Of G7 <br />Ist <br />w � 1 <br />ATTEST�T� �t� '� /� fiiJ,c- _✓�l //1,_ <br />on F. Arnrbrister, Town Clerk <br />o Phelps, ayor <br />