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~~ NORTH CAROLINA GEO®ETIC SURVEY Roger Barnes, PLS County Boundary Surveyor 20323 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-9323 Subject: Requesting NCGS to resurvey an uncertain county line The North Carolina Geodetic Survey ("NCGS") has been designated and funded by the North Carolina General Assembly to assist with the resurvey of ambiguous or uncertain county boundaries as per N.C. General Statute 153A-18a. Note: NCGS conducts this survey work only upon the formal request of the counties adjoining each uncertain county line and does so at no cost to the affected counties. & 153A-18a. Uncertain or disputed boundary (a) If two or more counties are uncertain as to the exact location of the boundary between them, they may cause the boundary to be surveyed, marked, and mapped. The counties ma~ppoint special commissioners to supervise the surve~g, marking, and mapping. A commissioner so appointed or a person surveyin~; or marking the boundary may enter upon private property to view and survey the boundary or to erect boundary markers. Upon ratification of the survey by the board of commissioners of each coon , a map showing the surveyed boundary shall be recorded in the office of the re istg er of deeds of each county in the manner provided by law for the recordation of maps or plats and in the Secretary of State's office. The map shall contain a reference to the date of each resolution of ratification and to the page in the minutes of each board of commissioners where the resolution maybe found. Upon recordation, the map is conclusive as to the location of the boundary. :_ To formally request the NCGS County Boundary Program to resurvey an ambiguous or uncertain county boundary, the Board of County Commissioners of each county adjoining the particular county line must: 1. Pass a resolution recognizing that the county line is uncertain or ambiguous 2. Appoint one or more special commissioners or designate a contact agent to assist NCGS 3. Submit a written request to NCGS for the line to be resurveyed and include the county document issued for item #1 and list the contact agent or special commissioner selected for item #2. Note: Each Board of County Commissioners may appoint a special commissioner or designate a county employee to be the contact agent with NCGS. The contact person is necessary to assist NCGS by providing deeds, maps, and other archived information in the county records. Throughout each county line resurvey project, NCGS and the respective affected counties will work in partnership to produce a product that will supply the needs of each county as well as meet the requirements of GS 153A-18a. Furthermore, the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners of each affected county need to be informed of the project's progress.