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7 6. OTHER a) White Furniture Update The White Furniture project is a planned multi-use redevelopment of an historic mill located in downtown Mebane, North Carolina. The property will accommodate 149 market-rate apartments and approximately 10,000 square feet of office and commercial space. This space will house small businesses, start-up companies, and entrepreneurs. The property will have amenities such as a business center, pool, and fitness center. The project will use federal historic tax credits and the North Carolina historic mill tax credit. Construction is expected to commence in February 2014. This project received a formal Invitation to Bid from HUD a few months ago. This allows the developer, Mike Hill with D3 Development in Durham, NC, to have 120 days to submit a project. Attachment 6a — White Furniture Company Plan b) Orange/Alamance Line Issues Although the elusive 164-year old boundary location has been re-described, development patterns when employing the county line do not necessarily create efficiency in public service provision and neighborhood character. Two areas remain problematic — Mill Creek in Mebane and the Morrow Mill area in southwest Orange County. Both areas were thoroughly discussed during the years of work with Alamance County, but the line amendment criterion did not fit well with those areas. The process to accommodate a change at this time would be more focused than the earlier processes. The likely option would be a specific sponsored local bill for a defined area. The legislative session would be 2015, but prior work would be necessary. As many are well aware, although this is not an annexation issue, the legislature is sensitive to moving people from one jurisdiction to another (i.e. Orange to Alamance or vice versa). Jointly the staffs will explore the best process for the change with legislators and attorneys. With these matters, the counties are the primary parties because of the changes in county based services (i.e. emergency services, taxes, voting, courts, etc.), but the City of Mebane's role with residents in the Mill Creek area will be paramount. After conducting further research, joint staff will outline the intended process for a county boundary line amendment. No Attachments c) Potential Bond Issuance Over the past few months, the Board of County Commissioners has discussed the need for a future bond referendum to fund some County and school long-range capital needs.