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' 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 10, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. 4 _ SUBJECT: Alamance County/Orange County Boundary Line NCGS Survey DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No County Commissioners, Planning, GIS ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Example of Varying Boundary Line Willie A. Best 245-2308 Locations Craig Benedict 245-2592 2. Letter to Residents Steve Averett 245-2501 3. Notes from Meetings 4. Tables and Charts 5. Maps Illustrating Areas of Concern PURPOSE: To provide a report on the results of the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS) and the public outreach and to discuss strategies to resolve Alamance/Orange Boundary line issues. BACKGROUND: MEN= In 1849, Alamance County was established from part of Orange County. Over the years, the line between the two counties has become less descript and more of a tax operational agreement. In addition, the exact field location of the 1849-described line has been disputed as new developments sought to understand the clear location and differentiation of county services. Prompted by a lawsuit, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance County and Orange County requested in the spring of 2008 that the NCGS, an agency of the State of North Carolina, prepare an initial survey of the Alamance/Orange county line. The purpose of this undertaking was to correctly map the original 1849 Alamance/Orange county line using modern survey methods. The State's survey and mapping efforts would not change the county line, but would establish its physical location on the ground, which may vary from the lines developed by the tax and GIS departments over the years. The two Boards of Commissioners pursued this process, established under North Carolina law to deal with situations such as this one, where the location of a boundary between counties is uncertain.