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• <br /> A16104.4-• a <br /> (County COUNTY <br /> kii0 ttar ante (County �'` „e, ORANGE 4 Val■ 1 <br /> ` ET-; - C fol a olthe county Manager <br /> '; <br /> OFFICE of THE cowry MANnGER � ,�:.� • 20o sa,n, street • <br /> 124 West Elm St,Graham,NC 27253 Poet Office Box 8181 <br /> y� �� I-Msborough,Nolth Carolina 27278 • <br /> '1411i 00,-; DAVID L SMITH TeL (336)228-1312 ����i ea��ti�� Laura E Blackmon Tel.(919)2452300 <br /> County Manager Fax(336)570-6788 County Manger Fax (919)644-3004 <br /> August 12,2008 Map ID: 2 <br /> NAME <br /> ADDRESS <br /> CITY, STATE ZIP <br /> Dear Property Owner, <br /> The Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance County and Orange County have requested that the North <br /> Carolina Geodetic Survey(NCGS),an agency of the State of North Carolina,prepare an initial survey of the <br /> Alamance/Orange County line. The purpose of this undertaking is to correctly map the original 1849 <br /> Alamance/Orange County line using modern survey methods. The State's survey and mapping efforts will not <br /> change the county line,but will establish its physical location on the ground which may vary from the lines <br /> developed by the tax departments over the years. • <br /> There are differences between where county officials believe the line is situated on the ground and on maps and <br /> where it actually is(see the attached map showing where Orange County[orange line]and Alamance County <br /> [purple line]have noted boundaries in their respective land records). With an increase of residential and <br /> commercial development along the Alamance/Orange line,it has become increasingly important to be able to tell <br /> people with certainty in which county all or portions of their property lies. The two Boards of Commissioners are <br /> pursuing a process established in North Carolina law to deal with situations,such as this one,where the location <br /> of a boundary between counties is uncertain. The process will provide a permanent resolution as to the location <br /> of the county line. <br /> An important part of the process for both counties is to receive public input before the two Boards of <br /> • Commissioners take any formal action to legally finalize the physical location of the county line and its mapping. <br /> The Geodetic Survey team worked in the field throughout June and July of this year to place monuments in the <br /> ground to mark critical points along the surveyed line. Once the survey is completed,they will prepare maps and <br /> provide information to both counties. A copy of the preliminary map of the NCGS proposed line in the vicinity of <br /> your property is provided with this letter. Please note,however,the line is not yet finalized and will not be <br /> finalized until after NCGS completes its work,and the Boards receive and consider public input. Property lines <br /> shown are approximations based on data from both jurisdictions. <br /> Two public information meetings will be held regarding the County line and citizens are <br /> encouraged to attend a meeting to learn more and ask questions. The dates,times,and locations <br /> of the public information meetings are as follows: <br /> Wednesday,September 3,2008,6:30 p.m.Hebron United Methodist Church—Fellowship Hall, <br /> 2325 Mebane Oaks Road,Mebane. <br /> Thursday, September 4,2008 6:30 p.m. Mebane Arts and Community Center,622 Corregidor <br /> Street,Mebane. <br /> Additionally,a website has been established to provide responses to anticipated questions. The website address <br /> is:http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/NCGSCountvBoundarv.asn. We also wish to offer you the opportunity <br />