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1. OVERVIEW This report focuses on a 34 -acre tract of land owned by Orange County, and represents a bridge between planning and implementation regarding construction of needed government facilities. Orange County has a rich history and a strong track record of effective and efficient governance. One of the reasons that the County has been successful in providing the services and facilities needed by residents is a strong emphasis on planning ahead - - monitoring trends, preparing projections of population and demand for services, and purposeful planning for facilities that will be needed in the future. In keeping with that tradition, Orange County purchased this 34 -acre tract in Chapel Hill in 1992, anticipating the growth that would be occurring in southern parts of the County, and anticipating the need to be building government facilities to provide services in this growing area, rather than requiring that all residents needing to access county services would need to travel to the County Seat in Hillsborough. An aerial view of this property and its surroundings appears below. The 33.24 acre Southern Orange Campus lies on the south side of Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, just west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and abutting UNC property to the south. Existing facilities on this site include Project HomeStart operated by the Interfaith Council for Social Services, and two county buildings: a Senior Center and a multi - purpose Human Services Center. Most of the site remains undeveloped, and there is significant capacity here in this strategic location to construct additional facilities without need to purchase additional property. This report describes the process to date of planning for additional use of this property, and begins an implementation phase to get the needed facilities on the ground. Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I Implementation Report Page 1