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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Tom Stokely<SPAN
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PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Susan Price<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Announcing My
Retirement</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Susan,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am announcing my
retirement from Trinity County November 1, 2008.
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It has been an honor
and pleasure to serve the people of<SPAN
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u2:st="on"></SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName></st1:placename><SPAN
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u2:st="on"></SPAN><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:placetype></st1:place><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>for over 22 years on the staff of the
Planning and Natural Resources Departments (1986-2008), and a year and a half as
District 3 Planning Commissioner (1985-86). I feel that I have contributed
greatly to restoration of the Trinity River’s fishery and<SPAN
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u2:st="on"></SPAN><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName></st1:placename><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> <st1:placetype
u2:st="on"></SPAN><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:placetype></st1:place>’s economic and
environmental well-being. To the best of my knowledge, the only growth
industries we have are whitewater boating and steelhead fishing- both of which
are directly related to our work on the<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> <st1:place u2:st="on"></SPAN><st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place></st1:place>.<U1:P></U1:P></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I do not consider
myself to be “going into retirement”. I will just be pursuing other career
options as a consultant and with non-profit organizations. I’m way
too young to not work.<U1:P></U1:P></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Respectfully
submitted, <U1:P></U1:P></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom
Stokely<BR>Principal Planner<BR>Trinity Co. Dept of Natural Resources and
L</SPAN></FONT><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Planning<BR><st1:address
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w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street></st1:street><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>1445</st1:address></st1:address><BR><st1:street
u2:st="on"><st1:address u2:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">60 Glen
Rd.</st1:address></st1:Street></st1:address></st1:street><BR><st1:place
u2:st="on"><st1:city u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Weaverville</st1:City></st1:city>,<SPAN
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w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:state><SPAN
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w:st="on">96093-1445</st1:PostalCode></st1:postalcode></st1:place></st1:place></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">530-623-1458,
Extension 3407<BR>FAX 623-1646<BR><A
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