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Spread over two years allocation of reimbursement of impact fees for First Baptist <br />housing project, not expected to be completed in fiscal year 2000 $60,000* <br />*Deferral of entire cost to fiscal 2001 saves $120,000. Could be used to restore .25 <br />percent of COLA for county employees <br />Reduction of county's undesignated fund balance to approximately 11.5 percent. <br />$300,000 <br />1 cent = $681,000 <br />Under this scenario, with no cuts in school spending, the savings to the county <br />would be approximately $711,000 or a decrease of a little better than a cent in the <br />proposed tax rate. Even if we add approximately $63,500 for items identified below to <br />address concerns expressed at public hearings and identified by commissioners, the cut <br />would still be $647,000 or just under one cent, yielding a property tax increase of about <br />1.75 cents. <br />Possible add -ons: <br />Freedom House& $7,500 <br />Orange County Historical Museum $1,000 <br />Burwell School $2,000 <br />Land Trust $8,000 <br />(prefer commit to. pay property tax) <br />IOG Construction $3,000* <br />Commission for Women& $5,000 <br />Literacy Council& $2,000 <br />Solid -Waste Convenience Centers <br />(extend Sat. /Sun. hours) $35,000* <br />TOTAL $63,500 <br />* Approximate <br />& Half difference between request and manager's recommendation. <br />Others to consider: <br />Chapel Hill Library <br />Day Care Services <br />Increase hours of volunteer <br />coordinator <br />La Fiesta del Pueblo <br />