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, . 3L /� SiRUYAllre County ``•dt "er ORANGE COUNTY office orthe County Manager OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER rr ` $ 200 South Carireran Street _ 124 West Elm St„Graham.NC 27253 Post Office Bar 8181 HMsboroug,Nodh Carolina 27278 DAVID L SMITH Tel. MM 228-1312 �•,r ��i•• Laura E Blackmon TaL(919)245-23W County Manager Fax(336)570.8788 i RAT county Manger Fax (919)614.9004 August 12,2008 Map ID: 2 NAME ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP Dear Property Owner, The Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance County and Orange County have requested that the North Carolina Geodetic Survey(NCGS),an agency of the State of North Carolina,prepare an initial survey of the Alamance✓Orange County line. The purpose of this undertaking is to correctly map the original 1849 Alamance/Orange County line using modem survey methods. The State's survey and mapping efforts will not change the county line,but will establish its physical location on the ground which may vary from the lines developed by the tax departments over the years. There are differences between where county officials believe the line is situated on the ground and on maps and where it actually is(see the attached map showing where Orange County[orange line]and Alamance County [purple line]have noted boundaries in their respective land records). With an increase of residential and commercial development along the Alamance/Orange line,it has become increasingly important to be able to tell people with certainty in which county all or portions of their property lies. The two Boards of Commissioners are pursuing a process established in North Carolina law to deal with situations,such as this one,where the location of a boundary between counties is uncertain. The process will provide a permanent resolution as to the location of the county line. An important part of the process for both counties is to receive public input before the two Boards of Commissioners take any formal action to legally finalize the physical location of the county line and its mapping. The Geodetic Survey team worked in the field throughout June and July of this year to place monuments in the ground to mark critical points along the surveyed line. Once the survey is completed,they will prepare maps and provide information to both counties. A copy of the preliminary map of the NCGS proposed line in the vicinity of your property is provided with this letter. Please note,however,the line is not yet finalized and will not be finalized until after NCGS completes its work,and the Boards receive and consider public input. Property lines shown are approximations based on data from both jurisdictions. Two public information meetings will be held regarding the County line and citizens are encouraged to attend a meeting to learn more and ask questions. The dates,times,and locations of the public information meetings are as follows: Wednesday,September 3,2008,6:30 p.m.Hebron United Methodist Church—Fellowship Hall, 2325 Mebane Oaks Road,Mebane. Thursday,September 4,2008 6:30 p.m. Mebane Arts and Community Center,622 Corregidor Street,Mebane. Additionally,a website has been established to provide responses to anticipated questions. The website address is:hM://www.co.orano.nc.W Rlanning-/NCGSQ0ptyBoundarv,M We also wish to offer you the opportunity