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lW' <br />NOTICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendments and <br />Zoning Atlas (Map) Amendments <br />Orange County 16, DURHAM City of Durham <br />Planning and Inspections Department ` City- County Planning Department <br />131 W. Margaret Lane I Suite 201 n 101 City Hall Plaza I Durham, NC 27701 <br />P O Box 81811 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919.560.41371 f 919.560.4641 <br />(919) 245 -25751 f (919) 644 -3002 www.durhamnc.gov <br />1869 <br />www.co.orange.nc.us 'tb cats �� an <br />February 10, 2012 <br />Dear Property Owner: <br />This letter is to notify you of two upcoming events pertaining to proposed changes to the <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and Zoning Atlas (Map), <br />and the Durham Future Land Use Map in the area near the Interstate 85 /US Highway <br />70 interchange in eastern Orange County. Your property is not impacted, however <br />falls within the required notification area. The proposed changes, summarized <br />below, are intended to support the goals and objectives of the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners and the Durham City Council. <br />Nelahborhood Information Meetin <br />The first event is a neighborhood information meeting to learn about and provide input <br />on proposed land use and zoning map changes for the area. The meeting will be jointly <br />hosted by the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department and the Durham <br />City - County Planning Department and will take place on Wednesday, February 22, <br />2012 at 6 :00 pm at the Murphey School (3717 Murphey School Rd., Durham, NC <br />27705). Interested persons are encouraged to attend this neighborhood meeting to <br />learn more about this proposal. A map of the area to be addressed is included. <br />Orange County Joint Public Hearing <br />The second event is a Joint Public Hearing of the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners and Orange County Planning Board on the proposed changes on <br />Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Department of Social Services, located <br />at 113 Mayo Street (Hillsborough Commons Shopping Center) in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. Interested persons are invited to address the boards with their comments <br />regarding the proposed land use and zoning map changes at this Joint Public Hearing. <br />Background & Purpose of Proposed Changes <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted the Eno Economic Development <br />District Small Area Plan in June 2008. ' This Plan endorsed the establishment of an <br />interlocal agreement between Orange County and the City of Durham that would allow <br />the extension of Durham's water and sewer services into a portion of Orange County <br />within Durham's Urban Growth Area. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to <br />implement recommendations in the Eno Economic Development District Small Area <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />