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OFVMEB, <br />N"-d 1. 111" <br />City of Mebane and Orange County <br />Joint Meeting Agenda <br />September 18, 2014 <br />Dinner 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 p.m. <br />Mebane City Hall <br />106 East Washington Street <br />Mebane, NC 27302 <br />9 {IN col•'` <br />f� <br />i7 sz <br />`. .,i <br />O, t f1 ❑`� <br />1) Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions ............ ............................... Glendel Stephenson, Mayor <br />Barry Jacobs, Chairman <br />2) Meeting Overview and Jurisdiction Updates .......... ............................... David Cheek, City Manager <br />Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br />3) Economic Development <br />a) Development Activity Update ............................................ ............................... Steve Brantley <br />County Economic Development Director <br />Morinaea America Status Report <br />In September 2013, Orange County, the City of Mebane and the State of North Carolina jointly <br />announced that Morinaga America Foods, Inc. selected a 21 -acre light industrial site where the <br />Company will build a 98,000 square foot candy production facility to make the "Hi- Chew" snack <br />product, employ 90 workers and invest up to $48 million. <br />• The site has been annexed and rezoned by the City of Mebane. <br />• Site work began in March 2014 and the Company plans to be in production by mid -2015. <br />• The site location in the Buckhorn Economic Development District is large enough to <br />accommodate additional plant expansions in the future. <br />• The 3,500 -foot access road is under construction by the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation (NCDOT). <br />