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RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SMART START FOR CABARRUS COUNTY WHEREAS, Smart Start is a comprehensive initiative designed to provide every child in North Carolina access to affordable, high quality early childhood education, health care and other crucial services for young children and their families; and WI:rEREAS, 55 of the 100 counties in North Carolina currently participate in the Smart Start program and the remaining 45 counties, including Cabarrus County, are being given the opportunity to apply for funding at this time; and WI:rEREAS, Cabarms County has experienced a tremendous increase in residential growth over the past five years and the increasing pressures of this rapid population growth have intensified the burden of providing services to young children and their families; and wm~.REAS, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners recognizes that access to a high quality early childhood education, affordable child care and health care is fundamental to the success of the children of Cabarrus County; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners understands the importance of developing a comprehensive service delivery system to improve the quality of life for the young children and their families in Cabarms County and to ensure that all children enter school ready to learn; and WHEREAS, representatives from business, government, education, health care, churches, child care, non-profit groups, parents and concerned citizens have joined together in a broad-based collaborative effort to develop Cabarrus County's application for Smart Start. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners unanimously endorses the application for Cabarms County to participate in Smart Start and commits its support for the successful implementation of Smart Start in Cabarms County. Adopted this the 21st day of April, 1997. ATTEST: Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board Sue B. Casper, Chair Cabarms County Board of Commissioners