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034 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. V. A. <br />Information <br />Meeting Date: November 7, 2016 XX Action Item <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation Farm -City Week <br />DEPARTMENT: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Lee County Center <br />CONTACT PERSON: Bill Stone, County Extension Director <br />REQUEST: 4H member Ashley Guerrero from Magesti 4-H Club <br />will appear before the Commissioners to make a presentation on <br />agriculture and to present 2016 Farm -City Week Activities. <br />SUMMARY: As our society becomes more urban, fewer Americans ever see the <br />connection between the foods they eat, the clothing they wear and the <br />farms where the food and fiber products are grown. Every day we benefit <br />from the American farmer. Their harvest provides food and fiber for this <br />nation and for other countries around the world. In recognition of the <br />importance of agriculture, we are requesting the Lee County Board of <br />Commissioners, Broadway Town Council and Sanford City Council to <br />proclaim November 17 — 24, 2016 as Farm -City Week and invite our <br />elected officials to participate in the many activities highlighting Lee <br />County Agriculture. The local observance is co-sponsored by North <br />Carolina Cooperative Extension and Kiwanis Club of Sanford. <br />BUDGET IMPACT: N/A <br />ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Farm -City Week Activities <br />2) Farm -City Week Proclamation <br />PUBLIC HEARING: No <br />PRIOR BOARD ACTION: N/A <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve Proclamation for Farm -City Week as presented. <br />