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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO TRISH AND LEE RAFALOW
WHEREAS, the success of Orange County's Lands Legacy Program is due in large
measure to the environmental ethic and conservation interests of many Orange County
citizens, and
WHEREAS, the Lands Legacy Program has protected 1,600 acres of critical natural and
cultural resource lands since its first Action Plan was adopted in 2001, and
WHEREAS, Lee and Trish Rafalow, as longtime residents of Orange County, have
given of their time and energy in conservation and planning efforts in the County for
many years, serving on advisory boards and other planning groups, and
WHEREAS, Trish and Lee Rafalow made a generous contribution in December 2005 to
the Lands Legacy Program, to enable the acquisition of additional resource lands, and
wrote letters to the editors of local newspapers encouraging other citizens to support
Lands Legacy as well;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners thanks Lee and Trish Rafalow for their generous donation to the Lands
Legacy Program, as well as for their many years of service in conservation and planning
matters.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board also thanks the Rafalows for following
up their donation with letters to the editor of local newspapers encouraging other citizens
to contribute to the program, which has already generated additional interest in donations
to help fund Lands Legacy acquisitions.
This the 9`h day of February, 2006.
ATTEST
Dorma S. Baker, Clerk to the Board