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igic- te / gi' d" z---- eiii // July 20, 1981 Mr. Donald Willhoit Orange County Commissioners Room No. 12 106 East Margaret Lane Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Dear Don: This is to confirm our approval of the agreement that you reached with the Town of Carrboro for a 1981-82 budget of $65,5W for the South Orange Fire District. Of course, bur approval of this budget is contingent upon the annexation of the areas referred to below into the District; our understanding is that these areas are being annexed. We are aware that Carrboro had been subsidizing the cost of fire protection in the District over the past several years. The budget approved for this year represents a fair distribution of costs between the two juris- dictions. It represents a very substantial increase in fire district taxes for district residents in one year, but we are now paying our way for the fire protection provided by Carrboro. We also approve the incorporation of Fearington Hills, Morgan Creek Hills, and the rest of Heritage Hills, all as petitioned, into the South Orange Fire District. We actually approved these annexations prior to July 1, but this confirms the fact to the county commissioners. We greatly appreciate your looking into fire rating criteria with Bob Swiger and Jerry Grimes. We will want to meet with both Bob and Jerry this summer to learn more about this as well as our general responsibilities as Trustees. We also would like to meet with officials in Carrboro to negotiate a new long term contract between the Town and the District. We would propose a meeting in the early fall.and would like you to be involved in all of these meetings. P7Ar;441E-- e. Thomas P. Mason Dr. Boyd L. Newnam Dr. A. John Vogt Trustees, South Orange Fire District % r 'icts.%. .\\ kt.. .\.1,34■1/4..