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FUNDING REQUESTS <br />Feasibility Study Funding for Regional Shared Use Value-Added Processing Center <br />For the 2006 General Assembly session, the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />adopted a resolution requesting funding from the General Assembly for a feasibility study <br />for a potential Regional Shared Use Value-Added Processing Center. The County also <br />made contact with five other area counties (Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham and <br />Person) and three food markets (Weaver Street, Whole Foods, and Earthfare) regarding <br />their interest in a possible processing center and sharing in the cost of a feasibility study. <br />To date, Weaver Street and Whole Foods have made commitments of $1,000 each, and <br />Alamance County has committed $2,500. Orange County has received a preliminary <br />estimate of $15,000 from Mars Hill College to conduct a potential Feasibility Study. <br />Orange County requests $15,000 during the 2007 General Assembly session and, if that <br />funding is received, the County will work with the other partners to address other issues <br />related to a potential Center utilizing their previously-committed funds for accessory <br />studies, marketing assessments, etc. <br />Funding for Establishment of a Model Community Historical Documents <br />Preservation Effort/Orange County Heritage Center <br />Discussions during the last several years regarding future library planning for Orange <br />County have included a proposal for the establishment of an Orange County Heritage <br />Center to preserve, catalog, and house historical documents that otherwise would be lost <br />due to age/deterioration or misplacement. Orange County requests $112,000 in matching <br />funds from the General Assembly to establish an Orange County Heritage Center. The <br />Heritage Center would serve as a model for future duplication by other local <br />governments/entities across the state for the preservation of historical documents. All of <br />the funding would be used for the establishment of and equipment for the Heritage Center <br />and for the actual preservation/digitizing/archiving/cataloging/etc. of historical materials. <br />Transportation Funding For Orange County <br />There are two related transportation funding issues the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners would like to bring to the attention of our legislative delegation. <br />Right now, Orange County is getting relatively little in funding for transportation, <br />compared with other counties in this region and in the state. Therefore, it would be <br />helpful if the county could receive some assistance from our legislative delegation in <br />obtaining more money for Orange County transportation needs. <br />Funding for Alternative Modes of Transportation <br />Compared to highways, the funding for alternative modes of transportation is quite <br />restricted. If the legislature could provide additional funding for alternative modes of <br />transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian projects, transit projects, and park and