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Town <br />of <br />ills <br />~~~ <br />December 29, 2009 <br />Mr. Frank Clifton <br />Orange County Manager <br />P.O.Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Frank, <br />Our respective board members have discussed the need for navigational signage in downtown for both <br />visitors and government customers. The Town recently completed a comprehensive Wayfinding Sign <br />Plan to cover all destinations within and near town. The full plan is available on our website using the <br />following link http://www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us/content/wayfinding-si ngnage-plan . A summary of the <br />document that details the overlapping interests of the Town and County is enclosed. <br />A majority of the proximity and trailblazing signs have at least one Orange County facility listed and <br />some are solely for County facilities. We are hopeful that Orange County will be able to participate in <br />this important infrastructure improvement that will benefit its customers. Any assistance would be <br />appreciated as the town intends to move forward with this project as soon as full funding is identified. <br />The full project implementation contains many signs that are Hillsborough specific and the Town does <br />not expect County participation in those aspects. The total project budget is estimated at $312,000 <br />including funds already spent on design and funds that will be spent on fabrication and installation. The <br />summary document shows a County contribution of approximately $48,000 to support the signage with <br />County facilities. <br />The Town is pursuing full implementation rather than a phased approach to provide maximum benefit and <br />impact. This allows us to offer the County an option to make contributions over time to this important <br />project. For example, if the County was interested in participating, it could make annual payments to the <br />Town towards its portion of the signage over a five year period. Hopefully, spreading the cost out over <br />time would make it easier to fund this project. <br />Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to meet to discuss this <br />concept further. Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />fi'"~ - <br />~=~, ~ L_, <br />Eric J. Peterson <br />Town Manager <br />Cc: Mayor Tom Stevens <br />Hillsborough Town Board members <br />3 <br />101 East Orange Street • P.O. Box 429 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />919-732-1270 Fax 919-644-2390 <br />®19D4 Twm of HiAsboragh <br />