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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 1, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No: ,~ -- c~ <br />SUBJECT: Presentation -New Hope Preserve <br />DEPARTMENT: BOCC, ERCD <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />April 8 Event Flyer <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Barry Jacobs, BOCC Chair <br />David Stancil, 245-2590 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a special presentation of artwork displayed at a recent Durham County <br />celebration of the acquisition of property for the New Hope Preserve. <br />BACKGROUND: On April 8, the Durham County Board of Commissioners held a celebration in <br />Durham to commemorate the acquisition of 43 acres for the New Hope Preserve. This property <br />was acquired from Duke University and straddles the Durham-Orange county line. The 11-acre <br />portion in Orange County will be deeded to Orange County. Durham County and the Town of <br />Chapel Hill will also own portions of the land. <br />This land is part of a larger 72-acre area that connects Duke Forest and Erwin Road to open <br />space in Durham County. A master plan for a portion of the site -which includes the 43 acres <br />acquired on April 8 - is currently underway. <br />As part of the April 8 event, artwork depicting a scene along New Hope Creek was displayed. <br />The artwork will be displayed as part of this presentation. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this presentation. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation. <br />