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198 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in regular session at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 4500 Rimer Road, Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 6, 1994, at 6:30 P.M. The meeting had been rescheduled from Monday, September 5, due to the Labor Day holiday. Present - Chairman: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Vice-Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Sue B. Casper Arne L. Fennel Kenneth F. Payne Also present were Mr. John V. Witherspoon, County Manager; Mr. Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr., County Attorney; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Barnhart called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. The Presentation of Colors ceremony was conducted by Boy Scout Troop 84 of the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Scouts participating included Ron Hopkins, Jeff Hopkins, Nicholas Gray, and David Pless. The invocation was given by Reverend Paul Cooper of the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Approval of Minutes UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Payne and unanimously carried, the minutes of August 15, 16, and 22, 1994 were approved as written. NEW BUSINESS CONSENT Proclamation Hunting and Fishing Day UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following Proclamation. 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.