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- TOWN OF CHAIM, HILL :�/, n(III,II t.nLtlpllaA snaa:r CIIAPIA, 1111.1., NORM CAROLINA 17514 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TCJf��)(3C (919) 929.1111 June 14, 1979 ' Orange County Board of Commissioners 106 E. Margaret Lane Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Board of Commissioners: I have been requested by the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen to convey to you its request for further funding consideration. The Board feels it extremely important that the County Commissioners demonstrate their support for Human Services and Parks and Recreation funding at a level higher than recommended in the County Manager's 1979-80 Operating Budget. The following Human Service agencies have requested that the Town of Cl- pel Hill . provide financial assistance during fiscal. year 1979-80 in the abount o, 76,833: Joint Orange--Chatham COM-unity A,-.Lion ACCESS (Switchboard) OASIS Rape Crises Center Volunteers for People Meals on Wheels Women's Health Counselors Orange/Durham YO CA Coalition for Battered nolcer. The formal applications for each agency's dollar requests were previously submitted to the Country Manager under a separate cover. These agencies have made and should continue to make significant contributions to the delivery of health and social services to County residents. While the majority of these services are designed to meet urban problems and concerns, the recipients are nonetheless citizens of Orange County. it is believed that these services are Within the realm of those health and social services that the County should provide. Therefore, this is a formal request of the Chapel lull Board of Aldermen that the Orange County Com- missioners consider funding each request in the amounts sought from the Town o1: Chapel Hill. In the past, the Town has accepted the responsibility of funding these special agencies and of providing, services to specific population groups through the Town's Human Services Department. To the previous budget year, the Cow issioners increased their funding of some of rhese agencies and have indicated that this was to be interpreted as an indication Ot their commitments to Meet. the needs of Southern Orange citizens. The Baird strongly supported this stance and would encourage much greater SUpport. than hers been r,com:acnl._rd in the Cuunty Manager's budget.