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1~~ The Board of Commissioners of Cumberland County respectfully urge every properly concerned official commission, committee, and concerned organization to carefully study and evaluate the economic plight of County and City governments to the end that: a. Revenue Sharing be continued. b. Certain additional sources of taxes be made available to the Counties and Cities (such as a 50-50 division on sales taxes). As the State and Federal Governments reduce taxation, the authority of Counties and Cities to tax can be extended. c. New sources of tax revenue be made available to ~. Counties and Cities (on local option basis) for designated purposes." The Board reviewed the letter and Resolution and upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustave.son, the Board moved and adopted that the Resolution for Study of Local Tax Revenue be sent to the Senators, Congressmen and members of the General - Assembly. The Chairman referred to Item #4 on the Agenda: Request of Caswell Center far a Christmas contribution. The County Manager advised the Board that citizens of the Orange County area were not served by the Caswell Center but by the Murdock Center. The letter received from Mr. Rouse was a form letter sent to all counties. The Board did not take any action on this matter. The Chairman referred to Item #2 on the Agenda: A Resolution to convey to the Town of Carrboro two parcels of land on Starlight Drive for the sum of $2,755.65. Mrs. Garrett informed the Board that these two parcels of land had been obtained through tax foreclosure and the Town of Carrboro had indicated an interest in purchasing the _ land for recreational purposes. Through an agreement between the County and Town Managers and the County and Town Boards, it had been i decided to convey the two parcels of land to the Town of Carrboro for the sum stated. The County Administrator presented to the Board a Resolution to this effect. "IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Orange County through and by its governing unit pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 160A-274 (b) will sell and convey to the Town of Carrboro, North Carolina, two tracts of land lying and being in the Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: I. Bounded by lands of George Durham, Joe Durham, and a new street unnamed, and BEGINNING at an iron stake on said unnamed street, Joe Durham's Southwest corner; running thence North 3 degrees 42' West 164 feet with the said Joe Durham's line to an iron stake; thence South 3 degrees 42' East 165 feet to an iron stake on North side of said street; thence South 89 degrees East 50 feet to the BEGINNING, same being part of the George Durham tract of land. 22. All that certain lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, situated lying and being on the South side of a new street in the Town of Carrboro, North Carolina; BEGINNING at a _' stake in the South property line of the said street in the East line of the property formerly belonging to Herbert Lloyd and running thence along the South property line of the said street South 89 degrees 00' East 50 feet to a stake, a corner of George Durham property; running thence with the line of the George Durham Iieirs line property South 3 degrees 42' East 182 feet to an iron stake and North 89 degrees 99' West 50 feet to an iron stake in the said Lloyd's line; running thence with the line of the Lloyd property North 3 degrees 42' West 182 feet to the BEGINNING, and being the same property conveyed by George Durham Heirs to Green Durham.