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and Child Support Enforcement. This construction would come on line as quickly as can be accommodated by regulatory approvals and funding availability. • Estimated completion of the upfit for DSS: end of calendar year 2008. Whitted Building As a result of the development of an alternative human services campus in the central part of the County, the Whiffed Building may be reallocated for other non-County uses. County staff will prepare options for the alternative uses, which the Board may consider at a future date. Potential alternatives include, but are not limited to the following activities or combination of activities: • Administrative offices for the Recreation and Parks Department; • Location for non-profit agencies to lease space at an affordable rate; • Performing Arts Center; • Heritage Center; • Condominium/lofts for affordable housing; • Arts School; • Studio space for artists in the Hillsborough arts community; • Office space for the Orange County Arts Commission, currently located at the Court Street Annex; • Administrative offices for other governmental bodies, including, but not limited to the Orange County Board of Education and/or the Town of Hillsborough. Potential Divestiture of Properties County Commissioners have also discussed the possible divestiture of some properties owned by the County which may be vacated as a result of the completion of the Downtown Hillsborough campus and the Central Orange Human Services Campus in Hillsborough. Smaller properties in Downtown Hillsborough that were acquired to meet pressing space needs in the past are likely candidates. The properties would be declared as surplus by the Board of Commissioners and sold in accordance with surplus laws regulating the sale of public properties. Park Construction Projects • Fairview -Completed and submitted grant application on January 31 to NC Parks & Recreation Trust Fund for funds to develop Fairview Park (authorized by BOCC on December 3). Engineering consultant working on cost estimates and preliminary permit issues. Prepared Site Plans and Cost Estimates for the PARTF grant application. • West Ten Phase 11- Phase I has been completed. Official notice to proceed for Phase 2 issued 1/29. Rough grading in progress on Phase 2, with approximately 20% completion of project to date. • Northern Park -Construction underway and on schedule. Project approximately 20% complete. • Future Northeast Park (Kirby) Property -Site analysis study underway. Development of preliminary concept plan on-going. 5