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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CARRBORO GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS
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URGING DUKE POWER TO ADOPT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE
TREE REMOVAL POLICIES
WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County rely on utility corporations to provide electric
power; and
WHEREAS, electricity is a necessity of modern life, essential to a community's health,
safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, electric utilities and their employees doing business in Orange County pride
themselves on being part of the community; and
WHEREAS, responsiveness to the concerns of the public is a key component to
community involvement and an increasingly important trait to cultivate as the state
moves toward electric deregulation; and
WHEREAS, citizens and the government of Carrboro implore Duke Power to reconsider
its policies with regard to removal of trees within and proximate to its right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, individuals whose property is crossed by Duke Power lines should not be
forced to bear an undue burden in maintaining the lines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of
Commissioners calls upon Duke Power to work with Carrboro elected representatives
and citizens to achieve a more environmentally sensitive resolution of tree removal
issues in order to insulate the landowners from the expense of tree removal and
expresses its intention to work with all electric utilities operating within the County to
improve communication and coordination regarding environmental concerns.
This the 20th day of January, 2000.
Moses Carey, Jr., hair
Orange County
Board of Commissioners
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BARRYJACOBS HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. 27278
I, Beverly A. Blythe, County Clerk of Orange County, North
Carolina, does hereby certify that the attached is a true and
correct copy of a document entitled "Orange County Board of
Commissioners Resolution Supporting Carrboro Government and
Citizens in Urging Duke Power to Adopt Environmentally Sensitive
Tree Removal Policies" as approved by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners on January 20, 2000.
This the 24th day of January, 2000.
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Beverly A. Blythe
County Clerk
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(919)245-2130 . FAX(919)644-0246