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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION A nt rA <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO •. <br /> MEETING DATE 6-5-86 <br /> 0 <br /> SUBJECT: Fire District Boundary Lines <br /> DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: YES x NO <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Baker <br /> NO PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732-8161 <br /> CHAPEL HILL 929-8109 <br /> PURPOSE: To allow for the Orange County Board of Commissioners to make changes in <br /> fire district lines between South Orange Fire District and White Cross Fire <br /> District. <br /> NEED: To honor a petition request by the property owners on highway 54 West to <br /> be removed from the White Cross Fire District and included in the South <br /> Orange Fire District. This property joins the South Orange Fire District <br /> and the property owners are all within the South Orange Insurance Rated <br /> District and outside the White Cross Insurance Rated District. <br /> 1 <br /> IMPACT: At 10 cents per $100.00 evaluation, the White Cross Fire District would <br /> lose approximately $1,960. from $60,000. fire tax revenue per year. At <br /> 7 cents per $100.00 evaluation, South Orange Fire District would gain <br /> approximately $1,325. per year. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Orange County. Board of Commissioners request the Legislative <br /> Delegation to pass a local Act to General Statute 69-25.11 <br /> (changes in area of fire district boundaries) to allow the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners to change these fire <br /> district lines. <br />