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26 Orange County Board of Commissioners RESOLUTION In Support of a "Campus on Senior Wellness and Longevity" Concept Plan for the Southern Orange Senior Center WHEREAS, According to the latest population figures, there are more than 16,200 persons over 60 years of age in Orange County, a number which may more than double by the year 2020; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners approved, on March 6, 2001, a Master Aging Plan (M.A.P.), the purpose of which was to anticipate and begin to prepare a response to the service needs of this growing older population over the life span; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners through its Department on Aging is now initiating planning phases for developing two new multipurpose Senior Centers for the 21St Century -one in Chapel :Kill (Southern Orange) and one in Northern-Central Orange County; and WHEREAS, the University of North Carolina, UNC Hospitals, Carol Woods and other groups have expressed an interest in identifying unique and mutually beneficial ways to partner with the County to provide services to seniors; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners concurs with the concept that senior programs can be offered most effectively if facilities can be co-located in a campus environment as envisioned for the Southern Human Services- Carolina North site and expressed in "Report on Senior Wellness and Longevity";