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': _ ~W, • ~ ~ `~ not desire to have the property. The Board also needs to authorize the Chairman s,~ ~' to execute the deed to the Housing Authority under the conditions the Board wishes to impose. Today, the Board should resolve whether to convey the property and authorize the Chairman to execute the deed. The conditions set forth 6v the € School Board are as follows: 1) The tract be put to public use that receives fin-.-.-- ancial support from Orange County. '. The County Manager said the Housing Authority does receive indirect financial support from Orange County at this time under the contract with Section 8. _ .. _ _•_ , ,~~•Commi ssi oner Whitted•_aai d -he_was _ concerned i f the._coun~y shout d.-_termi:nate _,__•~ __. • its-agreement on -the= Secti cm...g. program; i t somehow -twoul d .6e _res~otisi bl a for financial support to the Chapel Hill Housing Authority. - - • The County Attorney said, if the county transfers the property and gives the Chapel Hill Housing Authority a deed, the county will be relieved of the legal requirement to provide financial support. Once the county receives permission from the Chapel Hill-Carrbaro School Board to convey the property, then the only legal requirement would be the to see that the property remains used for public purpose. There should be a provision in the deed that the land would revert back to the county if it were used for other than public purpose. Condition No. 2 from the School Board is, if the•land is not 'developed for --~ public use in three years, it will revert to grantor. Condition Pto. 3 is the tract shall not be used for private development. Condition tlo. 4 states, in case Orange County should choose to divest itself of the tract within 50 .nears from the date of the deed, Orange County shall, without charge, convey the property to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro.Board of Education unless the Board of Education gives written notice to Orange County that it does pat desire to have the property. Dr. Hanes said the intent of the Board of Education was to see the property be available for county-wide use so that it would not revert to Chapel Hill City use. The Board of Education felt the Ghanel Hi11~Housing Authority an appropriate use. • Commissioner Gustaveson said he would like to have more specific wording in•the county's deed to the Chapel Hill Housing P.uthority than "public purpose" to assure county use rather than municipal use. Commissioner Walker said, some provision should assure the property vrould revert back to.the county if there were no longer a Housing Autfority or a Section 8. The County Manager said, if the Authority ceases to use the property for other than public offices - the purpose for which the property was convened - _a,