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2 <br /> Attachment 1 - Century Center Preliminary Phase Due Diligence <br /> Century Center <br /> r. r` <br /> � 1_ <br /> Background <br /> The .7 acre Century Center is owned by the Town of Carrboro and currently houses the Carrboro Police <br /> Department, Carrboro Parks and Recreation, and the Orange County Cybrary. The two level facility is <br /> approximately 23,540 gross square feet and in area with a net useable flood area of 18,000 square feet. <br /> An adjacent .46 acre parcel, also owned by the Town, contains 39 publically dedicated parking spaces. <br /> An additional 17 spaces are on the east side of the main parcel. <br /> Each level yields approximately 9,000 usable square feet in its current configuration. <br /> Conceptually, the site would be re-purposed in some part to house a Southern Branch Library while <br /> displaced Carrboro staff would relocate, potentially to a refurbished Carrboro Town Hall. Jeff Thompson <br /> and Michael Harvey are working with David Andrews and Patricia McGuire on studying merits of this site <br /> as well as the development variables related to the possible renovation of Town Hall. <br /> Preliminary review of the viability of the Century Center, consistent with adopted site criteria, has been <br /> completed. <br /> Positive characteristics, according to the criteria are as follows: <br /> 1. The site meets the criteria points of location and access; <br /> 2. The parcel is in downtown Carrboro, <br /> 3. The overall facility appears structurally able to be re-purposed for a more open library floor plan; <br /> 4. The facility is zoned appropriately for a library; however the use would need to be re-applied <br /> within the CUP framework; <br />