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11 <br /> 1 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING <br /> 2 ROBERT DOWLING, <br /> 3 RETIRING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY HOME TRUST <br /> 4 <br /> 5 WHEREAS, Robert Dowling, after serving as a banker in the private sector, moved to Orange <br /> 6 County, North Carolina, with his wife, Bethaney Dale; and <br /> 7 <br /> 8 WHEREAS, in 1995 Mr. Dowling embarked on a second career in community development and <br /> 9 joined Hayti Development Corporation, an affordable housing nonprofit in Durham, and in 1997, <br /> 10 after a brief time on its Board, joined Orange Community Housing Corporation as Executive <br /> 11 Director; and <br /> 12 <br /> 13 WHEREAS, in 2001, under the leadership of Mr. Dowling, Orange Community Housing <br /> 14 Corporation merged with the Community Land Trust in Orange County, which had been <br /> 15 established in 1999 with the support of the Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange <br /> 16 County, and which today is known as Community Home Trust; and <br /> 17 <br /> 18 WHEREAS, throughout his distinguished career, Robert has helped ensure that more than 300 <br /> 19 homes in the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area are permanently affordable to people earning less than <br /> 20 eighty percent of the area median income; and <br /> 21 <br /> 22 WHEREAS, today the Community Home Trust manages a total of 322 affordable single family <br /> 23 ground leases and rental apartments, with a staff of 10 and a budget of nearly $1.1 million; and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 WHEREAS, Mr. Dowling has served as a faithful advocate, representing both Community <br /> 26 Home Trust and the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition at affordable housing tables <br /> 27 and before elected bodies, making the case for such policies and investments as A Penny for <br /> 28 Housing, the Orange County Affordable Housing Bond, and a Pilot Master Leasing program; <br /> 29 and <br /> 30 <br /> 31 WHEREAS, Robert's work in Orange County has ensured that neighborhoods are diverse and <br /> 32 thriving and sustained as such for generations to come; and <br /> 33 <br /> 34 WHEREAS, Mr. Dowling is retiring from Community Home Trust on December 31, 2019, after <br /> 35 22 years in service to our communities, and will be missed; <br /> 36 <br /> 37 NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby recognize <br /> 38 and express deep appreciation and respect for the services rendered by Robert Dowling to the <br /> 39 Orange County community, and wish him well in his retirement. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 This, the 2nd day of December 2019. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner McKee, <br /> 44 for the Board to approve a proclamation recognizing and expressing appreciation to Robert <br /> 45 Dowling for his service to the people of Orange County and wishing him well in his retirement, <br /> 46 and authorized the Chair to sign it. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 49 <br />