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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK <br /> WHEREAS, the week of April 22-26, 2019 has been designated as National <br /> Community Development Week to recognize and celebrate the <br /> Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME <br /> Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, the theme for the 2019 National Community Development Week is "CDBG <br /> and HOME Make Communities Better Places to Live and Work"; and <br /> WHEREAS, for the past 44 years, the CDBG Program has provided annual funding <br /> and flexibility to local communities to provide safe, decent and affordable <br /> housing, a suitable living environment and affordable housing <br /> opportunities to low and moderate income persons and families; and <br /> WHEREAS, for the past 27 years, the HOME program has provided funding to local <br /> communities to create and preserve safe, decent and affordable housing <br /> for low income persons and families; and <br /> WHEREAS, last year the Orange County HOME Consortium, consisting of Orange <br /> County and the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, received <br /> a total of $401,340 in HOME funds that were used for second mortgage <br /> assistance, acquisition of affordable rental housing and tenant-based <br /> rental assistance; and <br /> WHEREAS, every $1.00 of HOME grant funding leverages more than $4.00 in other <br /> funding to help further expand the critically-needed supply of affordable <br /> housing; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina, do hereby proclaim April 22-26, 2019 as COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> WEEK and commend this observance to all Orange County residents. <br /> This the 2nd day of April 2019. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />