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BOOK ~9 FacE 6° 7 <br />RESOLUTION <br />TOBACCO ALLOTMEN`f BUY-OUT PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, tobacco production has played a vital role in the economy of Lee <br />County, North Carolina, throughout the history of the region; and <br />WHEREAS, tobacco producers and their families have been important <br />contributors to the family-oriented society which makes our region so desirable; and <br />WHEREAS, the tobacco industry is now under assault on Hoary fronts, as a result <br />of which the continued production of tobacco in the region is seriously endangered; and <br />WHEREAS, the elimination of tobacco production in Lee County, North <br />Carolina, will not prevent the production and consumption of cigarettes, as tobacco will <br />be supplied in the future by importation of less costly tobacco; and <br />WHEREAS, the elimination of tobacco production in this region will cause <br />significant harm to the culture, heritage and economic stability of a region which <br />cherishes its way of life; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed tobacco allotment buy-out program is necessary for <br />those who have worked so hard to create equity in their tobacco allotment. <br />NOW THEREFORE, We the Lee County Board of Commissioners, hereby <br />express our unqualified support for implementation of a tobacco allotment buy-out <br />program, which fairly compensates tobacco producers for their loss of allotment, and <br />urges all federal legislative action required to promptly enact and implement that <br />program. <br />IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />hereby express their pride in tobacco producers and their families, and their appreciation <br />for the important collective contributions they have made through their hardworking, <br />family-oriented lifestyle. <br />Adopted this the 27°i day of October 2003. <br />Herbert A. Hincks, Chairman <br />ATTEST: <br />i <br />G nelI M. Lee, Ale <br />