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based on various historical maps, extensive field surveys, and interviews with people of that generation that were living during the initial 1849 survey. Next Steps The NCGS has contracted surveyors to perform a preliminary survey and to mark these ten points by physically placing monuments in the ground along the line between the two counties. The plat created from this preliminary survey will then be presented to the Boards of County Commissioners of both Orange and Alamance for review and revision, as needed. Both counties envision a public input process as part of the review, as there will undoubtedly be a number of people and properties that will be affected by the clarification of the location of the county boundary. There may be impacts in relation to tax jurisdictions, school districts, land use planning and permitting, and delivery of emergency services, to name a few. Orange and Alamance County staffs plan to work together closely to address these issues. If both Boards agree to accept the boundary shown on this preliminary plat as the recognized boundary, it can be adopted by resolution of both Boards and recorded at the Register of Deeds of both counties as well as with the Secretary of State. If both Boards jointly agree on adjustments to be made to the preliminary plat (for example, as may be necessary or advisable following the public input process), NCGS will resurvey the requested changes, reset monuments accordingly, and resubmit a final plat recognizing these changes to both boards for approval and recordation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact for Orange County associated with adoption of this resolution. The NCGS surveying and monumenting is to be carried out by the State at no expense to the counties involved. However, NCGS staff have indicated that funds available in the 2007-08 NCDENR budget for surveying and monumenting the Orange County- Alamance County boundary line need to be expended before the end of this fiscal year, as funds to accomplish this work in the next fiscal year may not be available. Depending on the ultimate resolution of the physical location. of the Orange-Alamance line, there will likely be changes in tax revenue received and service expenses incurred if certain properties currently treated as being in one county are determined by the resurvey process to be located in the other county. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the accompanying resolution requesting the NCGS to survey and set monuments for a final preliminary plat of the Orange/Alamance county boundary.