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croon 15 Pr,~f 82 003 <br />follows: <br />Aye: Dossenbach, Garner, Matthews, Paschal, Stafford and Wicker <br />Nay: Reives <br />The Chairperson ruled the motion had been adopted by a six to <br />one vote. <br />The Board considered a Proclamation from The North Carolina <br />Wildlife Federation asking that Saturday, September 24, 1994, be <br />proclaimed as Hunting and Fishing Day in Lee County. Commissioner <br />Matthews moved to approve the following Proclamation: <br />HUNTING AND FISHING DAY <br />SEPTEMBER 24, 1994 <br />WHEREAS, conserving our state's natural and wildlife resources <br />is one of the most important responsibilities we have to this and <br />future generations of North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, hunters and anglers were among the first to realize <br />this responsibility nearly 100 years ago when they saw firsthand how <br />expanding civilization and unregulated exploitation had caused <br />disastrous declines in wildlife population throughout North Carolina; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, North Carolina hunters and anglers took steps to <br />reverse this trend, helping found the conservation movement, <br />supporting laws to stop uncontrolled exploitation of wildlife and <br />helping establish game and fish laws, enforcement and management <br />practices; and <br />WHEREAS, they also suggested and supported laws to establish <br />special hunting and fishing license fees and special taxes on their <br />equipment to pay for conservation programs; and <br />WHEREAS, in the fiscal year 1993-94, North Carolina's hunters <br />and anglers contributed $25 million to the North Carolina Wildlife <br />Resources Commission's conservation programs. These programs have <br />benefitted hundreds of wildlife and fish species, from deer, quail, <br />wild turkey, striped bass and brook trout to otters, bald eagles, <br />alligators, and songbirds - fish and wildlife that all North <br />Carolinians can enjoy. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Lee County Board of Commissioners do hereby <br />proclaim Saturday, September 24, 1994, as "HUNTING AND FISHING DAY" <br />in Lee County and call upon all the citizens of the county to <br />recognize the roles of these men and women in preserving this <br />important part of our American heritage and in ensuring the wise and <br />proper management of our natural resources. <br />Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />3 <br />