HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-09-2004 - 6aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 9, 2004
Action Agenda
Item No. 6 - q,
SUBJECT: Resolution - To Declare Saturday, September 11, 2004 as a Day of
Remembrance in Orange County
DEPARTMENT: Board of County PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S):
Yes -Resolution
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clerk's Office - 245-2130
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough
Chapel Hill
Durham
Mebane
732-8181
968-4501
688-7331
336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To declare Saturday, September 11, 2004 as a Day of Remembrance in Orange
County.
BACKGROUND: On September 11, 2001, the world watched as terrorism struck on American
soil. Lives were lost at the World Trade Center in New York, The Pentagon in Washington, DC,
and a remote field in Pennsylvania.
The Board of County Commissioners wishes to remember those who lost their lives that day,
both the innocent victims and the heroic rescue workers who raced into the face of danger to
save the lives of others.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE
RECOMMENDATION(S): The County Manager recommends the Board approve the
resolution and authorize the Chair to sign.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
TO DECLARE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 AS A DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, the attacks of September 11, 2001 were a grievous blow struck
against individuals, the people of the United States, and against life,
freedom, and religious tolerance; and
WHEREAS, no words or deeds can bring back the people who were killed or
hurt that day, or restore them to their families and friends; and
WHEREAS, the events of September 11, 2001 tested the resolve of all people
and nations who believe in the sanctity of life and in the peaceful resolution of
conflicts; and
WHEREAS, in the intervening days, amid threats of further terrorist
violence, a threat hardly new to modern experience, and despite heightened
attention to domestic security, we have nonetheless returned to normal
pursuits; and
WHEREAS, we should resist any exploitation of the memory of that day, those
events, and their lasting meaning for political or other purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE /T RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners does hereby declare Saturday, September 11, 2004 as a day of
remembrance, and calls upon all Americans to pause to reflect on the
sacrifice made that day and every day so that we and others may live as
free people.
This the 9th day of September 2004.
Barry Jacobs
Chair