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9 <br />• Moving forward, the Visitors Bureau is working with Hillsborough Town <br />Board Member Eric Hallman on possible future promotions. Board Member <br />Hallman is the tourism liaison in Hillsborough. <br />The Town of Hillsborough also provided an attachment with updates on Town <br />tourism activities. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss <br />issues related to these items as necessary. <br />Attachment 2d — Hillsborough Tourism Summary <br />3. Planning /Development <br />This subject area provides the opportunity for the two governing boards to discuss the following <br />items: <br />a) Hillsborough Vision 2030 Plan <br />Efforts have continued on work begun in 2013, and the town has adopted Vision <br />2030 to replace the Vision 2010 policy document. The plan is available at <br />http : / /www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us / sites /default /files /Vision2030.pdf. The town <br />received comments from Orange County Planning staff and considered them <br />during development. The plan was adopted on March 9, 2015. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss <br />issues related to this item as necessary. <br />No Attachments <br />b) Town Development Updates <br />UNC Hospital — The hospital is proceeding with the plan to be open in July. <br />Construction has begun on the water tank needed to have sufficient pressure in <br />the vicinity as development continues. <br />Durham Technical Community College — The town is not aware of any activity <br />related to the Community College. <br />Historic Mills — The town designated both the Bellevue and Eno Cotton Mills (aka <br />Hillsborough Business Center) as local historic landmarks at the end of 2014 to <br />allow the owners the local landmark tax reduction. There is an active contract to <br />purchase the Bellevue Mill and implement its conversion to apartments with the <br />state mill tax credit still available to this site. The Eno Cotton Mill continues its <br />efforts to renovate its spaces and make them available for a wider variety of uses. <br />Former Colonial Inn — The town has contracted with the Development Finance <br />Initiative (DFI) through the UNC School of Government for technical assistance <br />