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District and the Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District. Staff was instructed to proceed with the necessary steps to establish three new Fire Service Districts. North Chatham Fire Service District Orange County has received a letter from North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department (Attachment 5) indicating that the Department will charge a tax rate of 8.8 cents beginning July 1, 2013. This is the same rate currently charged in Chatham County and a 76% increase over the existing 5 cents. Attachment 6 is a map of the existing North Chatham Fire Insurance District. Included on Attachment 2, in yellow, are 112 homeowners located more than six (6) road miles from the nearest North Chatham Station, but less than three (3) road miles from Chapel Hill Fire Station #5. These homeowners have an insurance rating of 10 (see Attachment 7 for an example of insurance premiums related to fire insurance ratings). Several homeowners in this area have indicated that they cannot get fire insurance or that the rate has more than doubled. Michael Talbert said the Town of Chapel Hill is better positioned and may be willing to provide fire protections for this area in gray. The Town Manager is prepared to make a recommendation to the Chapel Hill Town Council on January 14, 2013. The Town of Chapel Hill is a municipal fire department which relies on hydrants as its water source to fight fires. Discussions have occurred involving the Town of Chapel Hill Fire Chief and North Chatham Fire Department Chief concerning possible fire and insurance solutions for this area. Attachment 8 is a map of the existing Greater Chapel Hill Fire Insurance District. Attachment 9 is 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 also 112 homeowners from Attachment 2 and additional property included in the Southern Triangle Fire District that have hydrants. The Town of Chapel Hill staff is prepared to make this recommendation to the Chapel Hill Town Manager and the North Chatham Fire Chief has indicated a plan to make this recommendation to the North Chatham Board of Directors. Michael Talbert said Attachment 10 shows a potential new Chapel Hill Fire Service District which includes hydrants. Michael Talbert said Attachment 11 is a projection of property values and revenues for the New North Chatham Fire Insurance District. Attachment 12 is a map of the proposed New North Chatham Fire Insurance District. With a property tax increase from 5 cents to 8.8 cents and a reduction of property covered by the district, the net impact for the new district is a revenue increase of$31,441 from $213,325 to $244,766. Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District Michael Talbert said Attachment 13 is a projection of property values and revenues for the New Greater Chapel Hill Fire Insurance District. A map of Southern Orange County, attachment 15, shows zoning, ETJ and the Rural Buffer as it relates to the proposed fire service districts. 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.