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Attachment 3 <br />CARRBORO <br />DEPARTMENT <br />CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA <br />May 17, 2013 <br />To: Paul Laughton, Orange County Finance Department <br />From: Barbara Steckler, South Orange Fire District Board Member <br />Re: Use of South Orange Fire District Fund Balance <br />The South Orange Fire District Board would like to respectfully request the use part of the fund <br />balance in the South Orange Fire District budget. We understand that there is approximately <br />$60,000 currently in the fund balance, The Carrboro Fire - Rescue Department recently received <br />a grant from FEMA to install a fire sprinkler system in the Headquarters Fire Station located at <br />301 West Main Street, Carrboro. This FEMA grant was a 90/10 agreement, where FEMA would <br />pay 90% of the engineering, installation, materials and testing costs. Ten percent must be <br />provided by the department. <br />The total cost of the sprinkler system was $65,072.48. The board is requesting permission to use <br />$6,507 from the fund balance as our 10% share as required by FEMA. To the best of our <br />knowledge this is the first time in over a decade that a request has been made to tap into the <br />South Orange Fire District fund balance. <br />Sincerely, <br />Barbara Steckler <br />301 West Main Street, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510 Phone (919) 918 -7347 Fax (919) 932 -5359 <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />