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o John M. Link Jr. Government Services Center (The Lints Center): Both the <br />County Manager's office and the Board of Commissioners office would be <br />allocated additional space within this building following completion of the <br />office building. <br />In addition, the Budget, Finance and Information Systems offices would be <br />relocated from the Government Services Center Annex to the Link Center. <br />A large meeting room, similar in size to the Board Boom at the Southern <br />Human Services Center is envisioned for the Link Center. The room could be <br />set up for a variety of functions including, but not limited to: televised <br />meetings for County Commissioners, Town of Hillsborough and the Orange <br />County School Board. The Hillsborough Town Manager has expressed <br />enthusiasm for this alternative, which might enable the Town to limit the size <br />of its new facility at Fairview and therefore eliminate the need to intrude upon <br />an adjacent significant stand of hardwood trees. The study group also <br />discussed possibilities of designing the space such that it could also be used <br />for community performances. Such a development would be a partnership <br />activity with a variety of groups that would likely be called upon to provide <br />assistance with capital funding, should the plan be implemented. <br />Funding to upfit this and other vacated spaces could be provided through the <br />County's CIP during the time appropriate for the work. However, additional <br />funding will likely be required, depending upon the extent of construction for <br />the meeting room /performance space. Partnership funding to support this <br />expense would be pursued as previously referenced. <br />Space vacated in the Government Services Center Annex would be reallocated <br />for Court-related use, consistent with the original Study recommendations. <br />viii <br />