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the buyer was would have to fit the terms and conditions of the contract. It would still be subject to the Hillsborough Historic District conditions, but they would be administered by NC Preservation Foundation. Commissioner McKee said that he thought that the reason the bids had been withdrawn was that the Board came back and applied some other conditions. Frank Clifton said that this was the original occasion. The Board rejected the bids and put the building back out for sale, but with the preservation easements on the properties. Commissioner McKee asked about the difference in Option 3 in the conditions as applied to the original bids before the Board applied new conditions. Frank Clifton said that the big difference is that there was a preservation easement on the property, but it goes to the Town of Hillsborough. Before, this did not exist. John Roberts said that one of the differences is going to be that there will not be an internal presenration easement, which is what caused a lot of the hesitation. A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to approve the Resolution, as shown below, requesting the Town of Hillsborough accept a preservation easement for properties at 112 and 118 N. Churton Street, which would indefinitely delay the removal of the buildings by future owners; and authorize the County Attorney to work in concert with the Town Attorney to craft the easement; and authorize staff to being the bidding process for divestiture of these properties, with the established minimum bid limits of$450,000 for 112 N. Churton Street and $130,000 for 118 N. Churton Street, as soon as the town has accepted the preservation easement. VOTE: Ayes, 5; No, 1 (Commissioner Jacobs) RESOLUTION REGARDING THE LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF PROPERTIES AT 112 AND 118 NORTH CHURTON STREET, HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, Orange County owns the properties at 112 N. Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC (PIN # 9874065497-TMBL# 4.30.B.12) and 118 North Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC (PIN # 9874066435-TMBL#4.30.B.11; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has identified no long-term use for the properties for County business and desire to offer the properties for sale pursuant to General Statutes; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners desires to ensure the properties are maintained by future owners in a manner that will preserve their historic significance to the community; and WHEREAS, the Town of Hillsborough through its Historic District Commission has the autho�ity to ensure historic properties are preserved in such manner;