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42 Eleven: Seek more partnerships. The County often tackles challenges without seeking out those that might benefit by participation in efforts having common benefit. (In Cabarrus County, we built parks in partnership with the State, private developers, the towns and YMCA.) Twelve: Look closely at centralizing specific, more costly services. Orange County is fortunate to have an,expanding public transit system. That offers the County the ability to look more closely at attempting to centralize some service functions. A specific example for consideration is the Health Department Dental program. We now have two operations. One exists in rented office space on the second floor of an office building in Carrboro. The other is located in space at the current Health Department offices in Hillsborough. That location is scheduled to move to the old Wal-Mart. To properly equip one of these facilities is very expensive. Neither office is currently properly equipped. Old equipment is in use and some vital dental technology is not available (scanning dental x-ray and other) at either location. IF we want to deliver quality services, then better equipment and facilities is required. If we want two locations, the expense of equipping and staffing quality oriented service doubles. Look for a location somewhere, approximately half way between the two locations; furnish and staff a quality service; and do so in a cost effective manner. (The uniqueness of this issue is that this is not a service the county is required to provide. It is a valuable but not mandated service.) I stay in an apartment complex near I-40 and Hwy 86. There is rental office space or office condominium space readily available located in close proximity to scheduled bus services. It is roughly half way between the two current locations using the shortest 5