HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 04-20-1999 - 5aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. ~~
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 20, 1999
SUBJECT: NATIONAL DRINKING WATER WEEK PROCLAMATTnN
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTACHMENT(S):
yes -proclamation
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair Alice M. Gordon
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 2130
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: Proclaim the week of May 2-8 as National Drinking Water Week.
BACKGROUND: OWASA is planning public awareness events to inform citizens on the
importance of a good drinking water supply. An important part of their program has been
the elected officials' willingness to sign a proclamation in support of Drinking Water Week.
Last year, Commissioner Brown asked that this proclamation acknowledge the contributions
of water utility employees from the Town of Hillsborough, the Orange-Alamance Water
System, Graham-Mebane Water System and Orange County. This proclamation has been
revised to honor this request.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE
RECOMMENDATON(S): Proclaim the week of May 2-8 as Drinking Water Week in Orange
County and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation on behalf of the Board of County
Commissioners.
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PROCLAMATION
DRINKING WATER WEEK
IN
ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, water is one of the few basic and essential needs of human-kind; and
WHEREAS, our health, comfort and standard of living depend upon an abundant
supply of safe water; and
WHEREAS, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Town of Hillsborough, Orange-
Alamance Water System, Graham-Mebane Water System and Orange
County have insured that facilities and systems provide Orange
County citizens with a safe, dependable quality and quantity of water both
now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, dedicated men and women have made significant contributions
developing, operating and maintaining these systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby proclaim
the second through the eighth of May, nineteen hundred and ninety-
nine as
OR/NK/NG WATER WEEK
in Orange County and urge all citizens to recognize the contributions and service of
Orange Water and Sewer Authority Board members and staff to our community.
Alice M. Gordon, Chair
Board of Commissioners