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Information Item <br /> BERIVADET7EREUE&SWER,CHWR ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RAN HOKMINGER,VIC�-CHWR <br /> MXRIER FOUSHEr POST OFFIcE Box E31 E31 <br /> Aucc Al.GORDON 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET <br /> BARRYJACOSS <br /> EARL MCA HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> STEVE YUMA---' NZ6 cats <br /> October 31, 2012 <br /> Chancellor Holden Thorpe <br /> Office of the Chancellor <br /> 103 South Building <br /> Campus Box 9100 <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-9100 <br /> Dear Chancellor Thorpe, <br /> On behalf of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, I want to express our gratitude for UNC for <br /> allocating 107.6 acres of environmentally sensitive land to be administered and managed by the North <br /> Carolina Botanical Garden as part of the Mason Farm Road Biological Reserve. We understand that this land <br /> is part of the Parker property that was conveyed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by William <br /> and Athena Parker in 1976. <br /> This property is very valuable to our community and it will now be preserved in its undeveloped state <br /> but will still be able to be accessed and enjoyed by the students at UNC as well as interested residents <br /> of/visitors to, Orange County,for generations to come. <br /> The Board of Commissioners recognizes the significance of this allocation of land to the Mason Farm <br /> Reserve and commends UNC for their foresight in this conservation effort and in preserving our environmental <br /> heritage. <br /> Best Regards, <br /> Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> CC: Board of Commissioners <br /> www.co.orange.nc.us <br /> Protecting and preserving-People,Resources, Quality of Life <br /> Orange County,North Carolina-You Count! <br /> (919)245-2130 t, FAX(919)644-0246 <br />