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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 4, 2004 <br />Action Agen~a <br />Item No. ~ -p <br />SUBJECT: Recognition of Orange County Courthouse Mural Project <br />DEPARTMENT: BOCC PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Resolution David Hunt, ext 2126 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a resolution to officially recognize the work involved to commission, <br />create and display the six mural panels representing 250 years of Orange County history, now <br />on display in the Orange County District Courtroom. <br />BACKGROUND: Chief District Court Judge Joe Buckner, the District Bar of Orange and <br />Chatham Counties and the Orange County Bar Association provided primary concept, funding <br />and spirit for a public art mural created by Michael Brown and on display in the Orange County <br />District Courtroom, The six panel mural depicts, in almost a scrapbook manner, 250 years of <br />the diverse history of Orange County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The adoption of the resolution has no financial impact on Orange <br />County, The $35,000 cost of the six mural panels was addressed as noted above. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the resolution and <br />authorize the Chair to sign, <br />