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4 <br /> 1 helping on committee for the February 2022 Ag Summit. She said she is glad the BOCC now <br /> 2 has a liaison to this group. <br /> 3 Commissioner Richards said she missed the event on Sunday, due to plans for her <br /> 4 daughter's birthday, but is interested in learning more about the history there. She thanked staff <br /> 5 for continuing to support her as she continues to learn about the work of the BOCC. She said <br /> 6 she is hoping to have a tour of the county soon to get outside of areas with which she is familiar. <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee said, having grown up in the Schley community, he had the honor <br /> 8 of speaking at the event on Sunday. He said he shared regrets for the two Commissioners that <br /> 9 were not able to attend. He said the Schley community had a series of public works projects <br /> 10 that made improvements to areas of the community, and with community support, won a <br /> 11 national contest for the Schley Grange Hall. He said it is quite an accomplishment for a small <br /> 12 community like that. He said Commissioner Greene mentioned the update on broadband, and <br /> 13 the commitment of the BOCC to broadband really showed when it allocated $5 million toward <br /> 14 the effort, and attracted a lot of interest amongst bidders. <br /> 15 Chair Price said she missed the event on Sunday, but knows it was a wonderful event <br /> 16 and the Grange is an amazing building, and is one of the few remaining Granges in North <br /> 17 Carolina. She said she had a meeting with the Hillsborough-Orange County Chamber of <br /> 18 Commerce about promoting economic development in northern Orange County. She said one <br /> 19 of the concerns was the permitting process and realizing that it is onerous and unfriendly to a lot <br /> 20 of people. She said this group is intending to get in touch with the Commissioners and the <br /> 21 Economic Development Department to come up with a strategy for working together with <br /> 22 Hillsborough, and some of the businesses in northern Orange, to push economic development. <br /> 23 She said this will involve the unified development ordinance (UDO) as well. <br /> 24 Chair Price said tonight's information items include Commissioner McKee's petition <br /> 25 about advisory boards that receive funding being required to allow public comment. She said <br /> 26 this petition should hopefully be discussed in an upcoming business meeting. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> 29 <br /> 30 a. National 4-H Week Proclamation <br /> 31 The Board considered approving a proclamation the week of October 3 through 9, 2021 <br /> 32 as National 4-H Week in Orange County. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 BACKGROUND: <br /> 35 October 3 through 9, 2021, is National 4-H Week. National 4-H Week is promoted by both the <br /> 36 National 4-H Council and North Carolina 4-H and is celebrated in states and counties from <br /> 37 coast to coast. The overall goals of National 4-H Week are to promote the methods in which 4-H <br /> 38 serves families and youth in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade and to promote the 4-H <br /> 39 "learn by doing" experiential model to education that sparks youth interest in future careers and <br /> 40 learning. Orange County boasts eight community-based clubs from Cedar Grove to Carrboro <br /> 41 and continues to grow to meet the needs of Orange County residents. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Orange County Cooperative Extension, a partnership between Orange County Government, <br /> 44 North Carolina State University, and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, <br /> 45 continues to promote 4-H youth development as the premier vehicle for inspiring youth interest <br /> 46 in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and more. Orange County <br /> 47 4-H offers a wide variety of programming across the county, employing the following modes of <br /> 48 delivery: day and residential camps, school enrichment, afterschool, and community-based <br /> 49 clubs. Considerable research has been published demonstrating the benefits of 4-H youth <br /> 50 development to past and present generations of young people. Examples include: <br /> 51 0 Harris Poll- 2020 Teen Mental Health Survey <br />