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WHEREAS, Lee County has a population of approximately 60,000 citizens, of <br /> whom just 92 citizens have tested positive with the COVID-19 virus as of April 24, <br /> 2020 (just .15% of the county population), 7 of whom who have fully recovered;X--" and <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County has yet to suffer any fatalities from COVID- <br /> 19, while businesses and employees continue to suffer irreparable economic damage; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the CDC indicates 20 states are already planning to reopen beginning on <br /> or before May 1, 2020, including our neighboring states of Tennessee, Georgia, and <br /> South Carolina (which has a higher per capita incidence rate of disease and death from <br /> COVID-19 than North Carolina) diverting important business activity from North Carolina <br /> to neighboring states."XX <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> that: <br /> 1. The North Carolina Governor should allow Executive Order 135 to expire on schedule <br /> (May 8, 2020) and immediately grant county governments the authority to plan and <br /> execute a phased reopening for business, education and social activities, beginning <br /> May 9, 2020, compliant with the Executive Order of the President of the United States. <br /> 2. The County Clerk is directed to forward copies of this resolution to Governor Roy <br /> Cooper, Senator Jim Burgin, and Representative John Sauls. <br /> Adopted this a?f}` day of A[k;\ , 2020. <br /> f f' <br /> 7...-'---- <br /> . : <br /> 7,fr(� <br /> r. _. tv. <br /> t ,4 j>e,_______ <br /> �( � <br /> ril <br /> ) Wit :i �_; A\ „ .j Amy M. Dalrymple, <br /> Chair <br /> tl ` 5 ,I,-/- ) <br /> / Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> r <br /> f h <br /> i <br /> fi <br /> 741-1\1N <br /> ATTEST: / <br /> e nifer eifle, Clerk to the Board <br />