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'e ~ rA STATEMENT ON EXTRATERRITORIAL PLANNING dURISbICTION _..._ BY ORANGE COUNTY BOARO OF COMMISSIONERS Because of recent developments, it is important that the Orange County Board of Commissioners issue this brief history and statement of its position on extraterritorial planning jurisdiction for Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill's request for a 3-mile extension was carefully reviewed by the County Commissioners, the Orange County Planning Board and Staff, the Chapel Hill Township Advisory Council, and the public in public hearing. The Commissioners adopted a resolution on October 24, 1978 to transfer to Chapel Hill's jurisdiction that portion of the requested land classified "Transition" on the County's Land Classification Map. The decision was based on sound con- siderations including annexation projections, practicality of extending urban- i~ype services (the area is bordered on the north by a drainage divide}, pending commercial re-zoning requests, protection of mobile home dwellers, citizens' basic right of political recourse (the areas lie outside town voting district}, recognition of the County's planning responsibilities and confidence in its planning ability, and the County's hope for initiating a coordinated county/town planning effort for the areas of concern. The proposed transfer was accompanied by a request for a meeting as soon as possible with the Chapel Hill Town Council to explain this reasoning, to discuss implementation of the transfer, and to initiate a joint planning effort with Chapel Hill to identify the concerns and to devise suitable mechanisms for addressing those needs. This invitation was not acc'~pted, and the Commissioners received no response to the transfer proposal. At its meeting an December 4, the Board of Commissioners once again officially requested such a joint meeting to no avail..