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3 Chapel Hill Fire Chief and North Chatham Fire Department Chief concerning possible fire and insurance solutions for this area. Attachment 2 includes a map of the proposed new Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District. The North Chatham Fire Chief has indicated that he is willing to recommend to the North Chatham Board of Directors that the 112 homeowners currently in the Southern Triangle Fire District would be better served by the Town of Chapel Hill. With a property tax increase from five (5) cents to 8.8 cents and a reduction of property covered by the district, the net impact for the new Southern Triangle Fire Service District is a revenue increase of $31,441 from $213,325 to $244,766. The North Chatham Fire Department provides fire service for both the Damascus and Southern Triangle Fire Districts. Attachment 3 is the proposed New Southern Triangle Fire District. Both the Damascus and New Southern Triangle Fire District make up the New North Chatham Fire Insurance District shown in Attachment 4. Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District Attachment 2 includes a map of the proposed new Greater Chapel Hill Fire Insurance District that includes not only the area proposed to be deleted from South Orange, but additional property included in the Southern Triangle Fire District. With a proposed property tax increase from 7.5 cents to 15 cents and additional property covered by the district, the net impact for the new North Chatham Fire Insurance District is a revenue increase of $276,025 from $1,706 to $277,731. At its November 13, 2012 work session, the Board reviewed information regarding the possibility of establishing three (3) new Fire Service Districts and instructed staff to proceed with the steps necessary to establish the new Fire Service Districts. Listed below are actions taken to date concerning the possible creation of three (3) new Fire Service Districts: • On December 3, 2012 Orange County petitioned the Town of Chapel Hill to consider modifications to the existing Greater Chapel Hill Fire Insurance District as discussed in the background. • On December 4, 2012 the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted to approve a resolution to modify the existing South Orange Fire Insurance District. • On January 14, 2013 the Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously not to provide Fire Protection for a proposed Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service and requested Orange County Government's assistance in encouraging the residents of the proposed Chapel Hill Fire Service District to seek annexation into the Town of Chapel Hill. • On February 11, 2013 the Chapel Hill Town Council again considered the County petition to the Town to consider modifications to the existing Greater Chapel Hill Fire Insurance District as discussed in the background. Several members of the Town Council still consider annexation as the preferred method of providing fire protection and all other Town services to these residents. There was discussion about the 15 cent rate being the maximum rate allowed and the Town Council discussed how the tax rate could be increased. The Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously to enter into a service agreement to extend the Town's current fire district into the affected neighborhoods for a period of two (2) years and initiate conversations with