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Adopted this 26=h day of January 2004. /s/ Robert M. Freeman Robert M Freeman, Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners A~'TEST: /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Frankie F Bonds (F-11) Tablin~ of Consideration for the Namin~ of an Easement off Highway 200 until Further Information Becomes Available (tabled on December 15 to Januaz-/ meeting) The Board held a public hearing on December 1S, 2003 concerning the naming of an easement off Highway 200. There were legal questions regarding the road naming request, and the Board tabled the item until the January meeting. The County Attorney is still working on issues associated with the road-naming petition. Planning staff recommended that the petition be tabled again until further information becomes available. UI:ONMOTION of Co~amlssloner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Carruth with Commissioners Privette and Carruth, Vice Chairman Suggs and Chairman Freeman voting for and Commissioner Carpenter voting against, the Board tabled the Petition for naming an Unnamed Easement off NC Highway 200 as Huggins Road. (F-12) Resolution O~posing the Construction of an Outlyin~ Landing Field in Washington County, North Carollna A number of government agencies, elected leaders, conservation organizations and public interest organizations are opposing the proposed construction of an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) in Washington County, North Carolina They are also seeking a special session of the General Assembly to repeal or amend North Carolina General Statute 104-7 to restore the State's rights regarding the acquisition of property by the Federal Government. The Board of Commissioners has been requested to adopt a resolution opposing the location of the OLF in Washington County and asking the Department of the Navy to seek a more suitable location. U~ON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Co~nissioner Carruth with Commissioners Privette and Carruth and Vice Chairman Suggs and Chairman Freeman voting for and Commissioner Carpenter voting against, the Board adopted the following Resolution. Resolution NO 2004 - 05 Resolution Opposing the Construction of an Outlying Landing Field In Washington County, North Carolina WHEREAS, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Hansford T. Johnson signed a Record of Decision on September 3, ~003, to build an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) on the Washington/Beaufort County line; and WHEREAS, this OLF will accommodate training for the new F / A 18 E/F Super Hornet fighters, the latest and noisiest 3ets ever built; and WHEREAS, pilots will fly from NAS Oceana, Virginia and MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina to simulate landlng on aircraft carriers through repetitive (31,600 annually) touch-and-go practices; and WHEREAS, according to Robert J. Natter, Commander in Chief of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet, in a document dated 30 October 2000 that it is precisely because of community concerns over jet noise in the Norfolk, Virginia area, that the Department of the Na%%, is exploring the establishment of an additional OLF to accommodate Super Hornet training; and WHEREAS, there will be no economic benefit to the citizens of Washington County because no military personnel will be based at the OLF, construction will be contracted to large out-of-county companies; and a large number of jobs related to agriculture will be permanently lost, and WHEREAS, more than 70 families will be forced to sell their homes and farms at market value or taken using eminent domain; and WHEREAS, with the Navy's acquisition of the more than 32,000 acres of prime farmland, Washington County citizens will either live with reduced county services or shoulder a ma]or tax increase to cover the lost revenue in an already economically depressed area; and WHEREAS, the above mentioned losses cannot compare w~th the potential loss of life and aircraft due to the site location's close proximity to the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to over 100,000 migratory birds for six