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Orange County Space Study Work Group Progress Update <br />SPACE STUDY WORK GROUP PROCESS <br />The work group's iterative process is illustrated in Figure 1. This process is intended to <br />continually review and update the County's use of existing space, as well as identifying "needs" <br />and "wants" for new or renovated space, which can and does change over time. <br />Facility <br />Inventory & <br />Assessment <br />CIP Budget <br />Process <br />Demand <br />Analysis <br />Work Group Projected <br />Consensus Space Need <br />FIGURE 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BUILDINGS <br />3 <br />Current progress point in <br />Group's work <br />Growth and development of new buildings in Orange County has occurred over time in keeping <br />with County growth and development, and changes in the programs and services provided by <br />the County. In addition to buildings occupied by Orange County employees and facilities used <br />to deliver services to Orange County residents, County governments in North Carolina also <br />provide facilities for judicial system functions. Indeed, one of the oldest and certainly the most <br />recognized buildings in Orange County is the Historic Courthouse, dating to 1845. <br />Much development in more recent times has corresponded to previous space studies that were <br />performed when needs were identified. Most recently, this included the addition of several <br />new or expanded facilities during the mid to late 2000s. <br />Figure 2 shows the growth from 1980 through 2014 in gross square footage of County buildings. <br />While a number of County and Court system buildings were added or expanded during this time <br />period, two key impacts on the increase in gross square footage were the addition of the <br />2 <br />