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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING <br /> RODERT DOWLING , <br /> RETIRING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , COMMUNITY HOME TRUST <br /> WHEREAS , Robert Dowling , after serving as a banker in the private sector , moved to <br /> Orange County , North Carolina , with his wife , Bethaney Dale ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 1995 Mr . Dowling embarked on a second career in community <br /> development and joined Hayti Development Corporation , an affordable housing <br /> nonprofit in Durham , and in 1997 , after a brief time on its Board , joined Orange <br /> Community Housing Corporation as Executive Director ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in 2001 , under the leadership of Mr . Dowling , Orange Community Housing <br /> Corporation merged with the Community Land Trust in Orange County , which had been <br /> established in 1999 with the support of the Town of Carrboro , Town of Chapel Hill , and <br /> Orange County , and which today is known as Community Home Trust ; and <br /> WHEREAS , throughout his distinguished career , Robert has helped ensure that more <br /> than 300 homes in the Carrboro - Chapel Hill area are permanently affordable to people <br /> earning less than eighty percent of the area median income ; and <br /> WHEREAS , today the Community Home Trust manages a total of 322 affordable single <br /> family ground leases and rental apartments , with a staff of 10 and a budget of nearly <br /> $ 1 . 1 million ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Mr . Dowling has served as a faithful advocate , representing both <br /> Community Home Trust and the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition at <br /> affordable housing tables and before elected bodies , making the case for such policies <br /> and investments as A Penny for Housing , the Orange County Affordable Housing Bond , <br /> and a Pilot Master Leasing program ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Robert ' s work in Orange County has ensured that neighborhoods are <br /> diverse and thriving and sustained as such for generations to come ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Mr . Dowling is retiring from Community Home Trust on December 31 , <br /> 2019 , after 22 years in service to our communities , and will be missed , <br /> NOW THEREFORE , we , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , do hereby <br /> recognize and express deep appreciation and respect for the services rendered by <br /> Robert Dowling to the Orange County community , and wish him well in his retirement . <br /> This the 2nd day of December 2019 , <br /> Penny Rich , Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />