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0 69 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS • ACTION AGENDA ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM N0,41 • MEETING DATE- FEBRUARY 4, 1985 SUBJECT: PROPOSED WHITE CROSS FIRE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT: EMERGENCY SERVICES' PUBLIC HEARING: . YES x NO • r-----. ATTACHMENT(S): • INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Baker YES 732-8161, 929-8109 • PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH - 732-8181 . • HILLSBOROUGH 73Z9361 CHAPEL HILL - 967-9251 MEBANE - 227-2031 DURHAM - 688-7331 Or PURPOSE: To consider the petition requesting establishment of a fire district proposed to exist along the north of the Orange-Chatham countyline, south of the Orange GrOve .Fire District, east of the Orange-Alamance countyline; - and west of the South Orange Fire District (further described by attachment) and named the White Cross Fire District; and further, to consider calling an election in White Cross Fire District for the purpose of levying and collecting, a special tax for'the purpose of providing fire protection in said district. • NEED: To prdva!de fire protection to the property owners of this proposed • district. Protection currently provided on a volunteer basis by North Chatham, Eli Whitney, and Orange Grove-Eire Departments will be discontinued July 1, 1985. And, to provide a means for funding such protection by a special tax levy to be collected from the property owners within the proposed district. The 256 petitions received from residential free holders exceeded the 35% legal requirement. (There are 680 residential free holders.) • IMPACT: Would provide fire protection to the property owners of the proposed district; and would further consolidate. county-wide fire protection by 7 . approved method. • • RECOMMENDATION(S): That the Board approve the petition request from the residential freeholders and ask the County Board of Elections to set a date, time, and place to conduct an election within the proposed district.