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BARRYJACOBS, CHAIR ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />MARGARET W. BROWN, VICE CHAIR <br />MOSES CAREY JR. POST OFFICE BOX 8181 <br />ALICE M. GORDON 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br />STEPHEN H. HALK /OT /S <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />March 26, 2004 <br />Senator Ellie Kinnaird <br />Representative Gordon Allen <br />Representative Joe Hackney <br />Representative Verla Insko <br />Dear Senator Kinnaird and Representatives Allen, Hackney and Insko: <br />\rh War °t% <br />We write first to express Orange County's gratitude for your past support and assistance with legislative <br />initiatives of importance to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. In past years, Orange County has <br />definitely benefited and appreciated your assistance with various legislative pursuits. Several areas of recent <br />note include: <br />1) Approval during 2003 of Senate Bill 232 — Bikeway Funding; <br />2) Efforts to implement a more significant Cigarette Tax to reduce tobacco use, to reduce premature <br />smoking- related deaths, to provide dedicated funding for farmland preservation, to address budget <br />deficits, and to limit or reverse funding cuts to important programs affecting the health and wellness <br />of North Carolina residents; <br />3) Proposals to implement alcohol tax increases with provisions that would direct a portion of the <br />proceeds to substance abuse treatment; <br />4) Efforts to establish an electronics recycling program; <br />5) Efforts to increase opportunities, incentives, and benefits for the preservation of farmland and open <br />space; <br />6) Pursuit of a Local Option Tax Menu (House Bill 664); <br />7) Efforts to provide for City /County Anti - Discrimination Ordinances. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners appreciates the efforts and energy you've expended in support of <br />these and other initiatives, and trusts that the 2004 legislative session will afford opportunities to further that <br />support. We are forwarding to you the attached documents detailing the Board of Commissioners' legislative <br />priorities for the 2004 General Assembly session. The documents address our Board's positions on issues of <br />importance to our residents. <br />www. co. orange. nc. us <br />Protecting and preserving — People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina — You Count! <br />(919) 245 -2130 • FAX (919) 644 -0246 <br />