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STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF LAKE Resolution #9/23/2009 1211 SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE STATE FAIR WHEREAS, the Michigan State Fair opened in 1849 and has been located at is present site on the border between Wayne County and Oakland County since 1905; and WHEREAS, the Michigan State Fair is the oldest state fair in our nation; and WHEREAS, the Michigan State Fair has long provided unique, affordable, and family- oriented entertainment to residents throughout the Metro Detroit area; and WHEREAS, the Michigan State Fair has long educated young people throughout the Metro Detroit area who live in urban and suburban communities about Michigan’s important $64 billion agricultural industry; and WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of people visit the Michigan State Fair every year; and WHEREAS, the Michigan State Fair is an especially important state recreational resource for southeastern Michigan due to the fact that only 11 of Michigan’s 98 state parks are located in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, and , while the three counties only have 11.2% of Michigan’s states parks, they comprise 40.7% of Michigan’s population according to the 2000 census; and WHEREAS, the State of Michigan has long appropriated money to cover any budget shortfalls experienced by the Michigan State Fair; and WHEREAS, the State of Michigan’s long- standing policy of covering budget shortfalls is critically important to providing long-term stability to the Michigan State Fair in order to help it to solicit private sponsorships and to obtain its long-term goals of financial independence and self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, in some recent years the Michigan State Fair has turned a profit and not experienced any budget shortfall; and WHEREAS, last year, the Michigan State Fair received $360,000 from the State of Michigan to cover a budget shortfall; and WHEREAS, Governor Jennifer Granholm is proposing that the State of Michigan eliminate its long-standing practice of covering any budget shortfalls of the Michigan State Fair; and WHEREAS, Governor Granholm is further proposing to permanently shut down the Michigan State Fairgrounds; and WHEREAS, Governor Granholm’s proposals would deprive families in southeastern Michigan of unique, important, and affordable entertainment; and WHEREAS, Governor Granholm’s proposals would likely result in a vacant eyesore along the border of Wayne County and Oakland County. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lake County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the continuation of the State of Michigan’s financial support of the Michigan State fair and opposes any and all proposals to end such support. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lake County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the continued existence and operation of the Michigan State Fair and opposes any and all proposals to permanently shut down the Michigan State Fair. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to Governor Jennifer Granholm and to all members of Michigan’s legislature. STATE OF MICHIGAN) )SS COUNTY OF LAKE ) I, Shari Gibbs, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lake, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting on September 23, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Lake this 23rd day of September, 2009 at Baldwin, Michigan. ___________________________________________ Shari Gibbs, Deputy Clerk of the Board STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF LAKE Resolution #9/23/2009 1212 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTRURE REMAINING A STAND-ALONE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN Moved by Commissioner Randall and seconded by Commissioner Collier to go on record strongly opposing any effort that may attempt to merge the Michigan Department of Agriculture with any other State Department and that the Oceana County Board of Commissioners emphasizes that the Michigan Department of Agriculture should remain a stand-alone department of the State of Michigan. Further, copies of this Resolution are to be forwarded to Governor Granholm, Senator Michelle McManus, Representative Geoff Hansen, the Michigan Association of Counties, and the County Clerks of all Michigan Counties. Roll call vote 7 yes, one absent and excused, Commissioner Wenzel, one absent Chairman Clark. STATE OF MICHIGAN) )SS COUNTY OF LAKE ) I, Shari Gibbs, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Lake, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting on September 23, 2009. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Lake this 23rd day of September, 2009 at Baldwin, Michigan. ___________________________________________ Shari Gibbs, Deputy Clerk of the Board .