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i JAIL 2 Orange Community Housing Corporation Post Office Box 307 - 116B West Main Street - Carrboro, NC 27510-0307 Donna L. Dyer Telephone: 919/967-1545 Executive Director FAX: 919/968.4030 January 18, 1994 Moses Carey, Jr., Chairman Orange County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. Carey: Orange Community Housing Corporation began operations in January, 1991, with FY 90-91 grants from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. In the three years of operation, we have learned a lot about the housing situation in Orange County and we have worked on several projects. In 1993, OCHC has two major projects funded and awaiting construction, Dobbins Hill and Magnolia Place, as well as several smaller projects throughout the county. In January or February, OCHC would like the opportunity to report to the County Commissioners our progress and plans for increasing the supply of decent affordable housing. At that time, we would also request an additional operating contribution of $15,000, to supplement the County's original allocation of $35,000. The additional contribution is needed to assure a balanced budget for the corporation this year. In our first year of operations, FY 90-91, we received $100,000 from various funding sources and only expended about $50,000, since the Executive Director was not hired until January, 1991. Because of the $50,000 surplus in FY 90-91, we were able to request the same operating contribution, $35,000, from Orange County and Chapel Hill in FY 91-92 and FY 92-93. During those two years, our annual budget increased to approximately $140,000 to accommodate the Homebuyer Education Program, in addition to the regular operating budget to support the Executive Director and pre-development activities. In FY 93-94, knowing our workload for Magnolia Place and Dobbins Hill would be substantial, OCHC requested a $70,000 allocation from Orange County and Chapel Hill, double our previous allocation. The carryover of funds from the first year of operations was down to $20,000, and we wanted to add a part-time construction manager and a part-time office assistant to the staff. Because local government budgets were constrained this year, we received $50,000 from Chapel Hill and $35,000 from Orange County. We never got the opportunity to talk with you or the Administration further about our allocation.