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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No V-A
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 6, 1994
SUBJECT: Proclamation - Hunting and Fishing Day in Orange County
DEPARTMENT County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X
ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT
Proclamation County Manager, ext 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
PURPOSE: To consider proclaiming September 24, 1994, as "Hunting and
Fishing Day" in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Wildlife Federation has requested that
the Board of Commissioners proclaim the fourth Saturday in September as
"Hunting and Fishing Day" in Orange County.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the
attached proclamation.
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PROCLAMATION
HUNTING AND FISHING DAY
SEPTEMBER 24, 1994
WHEREAS, Conserving our state's natural and wildlife
resources is one of the most important
responsibilities we have to this and future
generations of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Hunters and anglers were among the first to realize
this responsibility nearly 100 years ago when they
saw firsthand how expanding civilization and
unregulated exploitation had caused disastrous
declines in wildlife population throughout North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina hunters and anglers took steps to
reverse this trend, helping found the conservation
movement, supporting laws to stop uncontrolled
exploitation of wildlife and helping establish game
and fish laws, enforcement and management practices;
and
WHEREAS, They also suggested and supported laws to establish
special hunting and fishing license fees and special
taxes on their equipment to pay for conservation
programs; and
WHEREAS, In the fiscal year 1993-94 , North Carolina's hunters
and anglers contributed $25 million to the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commission's conservation
programs. These programs have benefitted hundreds
of wildlife and fish species, from deer, quail, wild
turkey, striped bass and brook trout to otters, bald
eagles, alligators, and songbirds--fish and wildlife
that all North Carolinians can enjoy.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do
hereby proclaim September 24, 1994 as "HUNTING AND
FISHING DAY" in Orange County and call upon all the
citizens of the county to recognize the roles of
these men and women in preserving this important
part of our American heritage and in ensuring the
wise and proper management of our natural resources.
Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair
Board of Commissioners
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PROCLAMATION
HUNTING AND FISHING DAY
SEPTEMBER 24, 1994
WHEREAS, Conserving our state's natural and wildlife
resources is one of the most important
responsibilities we have to this and future
generations of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Hunters and anglers were among the first to realize
this responsibility nearly 100 years ago when they
saw firsthand how expanding civilization and
unregulated exploitation had caused disastrous
declines in wildlife population throughout North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina hunters and anglers took steps to
reverse this trend, helping found the conservation
movement, supporting laws to stop uncontrolled
exploitation of wildlife and helping establish game
and fish laws, enforcement and management practices;
and
WHEREAS, They also suggested and supported laws to establish
special hunting and fishing license fees and special
taxes on their equipment to pay for conservation
programs; and
WHEREAS, In the fiscal year 1993-94 , North Carolina's hunters
and anglers contributed $25 million to the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commission' s conservation
programs. These programs have benefitted hundreds
of wildlife and fish species, from deer, quail, wild
turkey, striped bass and brook trout to otters, bald
eagles, alligators, and songbirds--fish and wildlife
that all North Carolinians can enjoy.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do
hereby proclaim September 24, 1994 as "HUNTING AND
FISHING DAY" in Orange County and call upon all the
citizens of the county to recognize the roles of
these men and women in preserving this important
part of our American heritage and in ensuring the
wise and proper management of our natural resources.
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Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair ,
Board of Commissioners