HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1999-003 Resolution Approving Development of an Ozone Air Quality Action Plan Orange County Board of Commissioners
A Resolution Approving Development of an Ozone Air Quality
Action Plan
WHEREAS, the Triangle region, in which Orange County is located,
has elevated levels of ground-level ozone during the summer and may
not be able to meet new air quality standards for ozone established by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and
WHEREAS, residents, employers, and employees in Orange County
should do their part to help the region meet air quality standards, and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DEN R),Division of Air Quality has developed the
North Carolina Air Awareness Program and regional air quality coalition
to address the problem, and
WHEREAS, an ozone air quality action plan is needed to define action
that Orange County will undertake to address the ozone problem in the
County,
AND WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for the Environment
has requested that Board of Commissioners direct staff to develop an
air quality action plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the Orange County Board of Commissioners directs the County
Manager and staff to prepare an Ozone Air Quality Action Plan for
Orange County, which should include Orange County joining the North
Carolina Air Awareness Program employer coalition.
RESOLVED, this, the 2nd day of February, 199.9
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Alice Gordon, Chair
Board of Commissioners
Witness
Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board
Commissioners